Exhibited Animals Act 2015

This section applies if—

a person is convicted of an animal offence; and

someone else (the owner) owns the animal the subject of the offence; and

the court considers—

an act done, or omission made, by the owner contributed to, or allowed, the commission of the offence; and

the owner is, and will continue to be, incapable of discharging the owner’s general exhibition and dealing obligation for exhibiting or dealing with the animal.

The court may make an order of the type mentioned in section 231 or 232 against the owner as if the owner had been convicted of the animal offence.

An order under subsection (2) must state whether it is a disposal order or a prohibition order.