POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 149 Offence to interfere with seized animals
POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 149
Offence to interfere with seized animals149 Offence to interfere with seized animals
(1) This section applies if an animal is seized under this Act.
(2) A person, other than a police officer or a person authorised by a police officer for the purpose, must not—(a) interfere with the animal; or(b) enter or be on the place where the animal is being kept; or(c) move the animal from where it is being kept; or(d) attempt to do anything mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) ; or(e) have the animal in the person’s possession or under the person’s control.Penalty—Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.