ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 19
Unreasonable abandonment or release
ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 19
Unreasonable abandonment or release
19 Unreasonable abandonment or release
(1) A person in charge of an animal must not abandon or release an animal
unless the person has a reasonable excuse or the abandonment or release is
authorised by law.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units or 1
year’s imprisonment.
Note—
If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an
executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 209A, to
have also committed the offence.
(2) A person must not, unless the person
has a reasonable excuse, release an animal from the custody of the
person in charge of it.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units or
1 year’s imprisonment.
Note—
If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an
executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 209A, to
have also committed the offence.
(3) For subsection (1), an animal may be abandoned by a person in charge of the animal regardless of whether the animal is provided with food or water by a person who is not in charge of the animal.
Example—
a person providing food and water to a dog that has been abandoned
near the person’s premises
