Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 27

27 Docking tail of cattle or horse

(1) This section applies for an animal as follows—

(a) cattle;

(b) a horse.

(2) A person, other than a veterinary surgeon, must not dock the animal’s tail.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—300 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.

(3) A veterinary surgeon must not dock the animal’s tail unless the surgeon reasonably considers the docking is in the interests of the animal’s welfare.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —300 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.