Miscellaneous Offences Act (Formerly Known as Minor Offences Act) · s 13

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s 13Animals damaging property

(1)

Whoever being the owner or a person in charge of any horse, cattle, sheep, goat or pig allows such animal to stray upon any public road or upon any public or private property is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000 in respect of each animal, and all damages done by such animal shall be assessed by a Magistrate, and shall be recoverable in the manner provided by law for the recovery of fines before

Magistrates, together with any amount to be levied as fines, from the owner of the animal.

(2)

In the case of damage to private property, the amount of damages recovered shall be paid to such person as the Magistrate may direct.