New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1979 - SECT 31AC

31AC Prohibitions for persons convicted of serious interstate animal offences

(1) A person convicted of a serious interstate animal offence must not--

(a) purchase or own an animal, or

(b) engage in work, whether paid or unpaid, involving direct contact with, or care of, an animal.

: Maximum penalty--400 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year, or both.

(2) Subsection (1) extends to a conviction that occurred before the commencement of this section.