Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 36

36 Prohibitions

(1) A person must not, with the intention of injuring or killing an animal, administer to, or feed, the animal a substance the person knows is harmful or poisonous to the animal.

Penalty—

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

Note—

If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 209A , to have also committed the offence.

(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a person authorised to administer the substance to the animal under the Medicines and Poisons Act 2019 .

(3) A person must not, with the intention of injuring or killing any animal, lay a bait or a substance that is harmful or poisonous to any animal.

Penalty—

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

Note—

If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 209A , to have also committed the offence.

(4) In this section—

"lay" includes deposit, distribute, leave and throw.