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ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992 - SECT 13 Electrical devices

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992 - SECT 13

Electrical devices

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person administers an electric shock to an animal; and

        (b)     the person administers the shock using an electrical device that is not prescribed by regulation for use on that kind of animal.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person places a device on, or attaches a device to, an animal; and

        (b)     the device is able to administer an electric shock to the animal.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (3)     In this section:

"able"—a device is able to administer an electric shock even if something needs to happen or be done to administer the shock.

Examples

1     a collar that is able to administer an electric shock by remote control or if the collar nears a boundary fence

2     a collar that has a variable setting that can be turned off and on