s.77Penalties for offences under sections 70 to 75
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Section 77Part 9 — Protection of Animals and Wild Life

Penalties for offences under sections 70 to 75

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A person who commits an offence contrary to sections 70 to 75 is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for six months.
A person who is convicted under subsection (1) may, in addition to the penalties prescribed therein, be ordered to pay the expenses incurred in the care, maintenance, destruction and removal of the animal or the carcass thereof.
If the owner of any animal commits the offence of cruelty to the animal within the meaning of this Act, the court, upon that owner's conviction, may, if it thinks fit, in addition to any other punishment, deprive the convicted person of the ownership of the animal and disqualify that person from having custody of any animal for such period as is specified in the order.
No order shall be made under subsection (3), unless it is shown by evidence as to a previous conviction, or as to the character of the owner, or otherwise, that the animal, if left with the owner, is likely to be exposed to further cruelty.
A person who is disqualified from having custody of an animal by virtue of an order made under subsection (3) may, at any time after the end of the period of one year beginning with the date of the order, apply to the court for a direction terminating the disqualification.
On an application under subsection (5), the court may —
having regard to the applicant's character, the applicant's conduct since the disqualification was imposed and any other circumstances of the case, grant or refuse the application; and
order the applicant to pay all or any part of the costs of the application,
and where an application in respect of the order is refused no further application in respect of that order shall be heard if made before the end of the period of one year beginning with the date of the refusal.

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