Possession of things intended to inflict cruelty
31 Possession of things intended to inflict cruelty
A person must not be in possession of any thing with the intention of using the thing to inflict cruelty on an animal.
Penalty: $20 000 and imprisonment for one year.
It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for a person to prove that the thing was a prescribed thing and that the person was a prescribed person, or was in a prescribed class of persons, in respect of the thing.
It is a defence to a charge under subsection (1) for a person to prove that if the person had used the thing on or in relation to an animal the person would have had a defence to a resulting charge under section 19.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed person
, prescribed class
). Made under this Act:
- Animal Welfare (General) Regulations 2003
- Animal Welfare (Pig Industry) Regulations 2010
- Animal Welfare (Poultry) Regulations 2024
2 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
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