Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 10.21B

10.21B Unlawfully killing or injuring police dog or police horse

(1) A person must not unlawfully—

(a) kill, maim, wound or otherwise injure a police dog or police horse; or

(b) attempt to kill, maim, wound or otherwise injure a police dog or police horse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.

(2) A court that finds a person guilty of an offence against subsection (1) may, in addition to any penalty that may be imposed, order the person to pay to the commissioner a reasonable amount for—

(a) the treatment, care, rehabilitation and retraining of the police dog or police horse concerned; or

(b) if it is necessary to replace the police dog or police horse—buying and training its replacement.