Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person in charge of an animal must not abandon or release an animal unless the person has a reasonable excuse or the abandonment or release is authorised by law.
Maximum penalty--300 penalty units or 1 year's imprisonment.
(2) A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, release an animal from the custody of the person in charge of it.
Maximum penalty--300 penalty units or 1 year's imprisonment.
(3) In this section--
abandon, an animal, includes leaving it for an unreasonable period.