Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · s 31

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s 31Moving or disposal of diseased or suspected animal

(1)

No person shall move or dispose, whether by sale or otherwise, of —

(a)

any animal —

(i)

diseased;

(ii)

reasonably suspected of being diseased; or

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(iii)

being a contact of any diseased animal or of the carcase of such an animal; or

(b)

the milk, dung or blood of such an animal, except with the written permission of an authorised officer.

(2)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.