Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 - SECT 11A

Further prohibited procedure offences

11A. Further prohibited procedure offences



(1) The owner or person in charge of an animal must not allow a prohibited
procedure to be carried out on the animal.

Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, in the case of a
natural person. 600 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.

(2) The owner or person in charge of an animal on which a prohibited procedure
has been carried out must not-

   (a)  show or exhibit the animal; or

   (b)  allow another person to show or exhibit the animal-

unless the prohibited procedure was carried out-

   (c)  before the commencement of section 80 of the Animals Legislation
        Amendment (Animal Care) Act 2007; or

   (d)  in a jurisdiction other than Victoria, in accordance with the law of
        that jurisdiction, and the animal was not, at any time on or before
        the procedure was carried out, resident in Victoria.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) In this section-

exhibit, in relation to an animal, means the general or public display of the
animal (whether or not for sale purposes); show, in relation to an animal,
means causing the animal to participate in any competition, performance or
entertainment.