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B-3.1 - Animal Welfare and Safety Act

Section 76
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76. If a person is found guilty of an offence under section 5, 6, 9, 12 or 58 or a regulation made under paragraph 3, 4, 12, 13, 16, 17 or 20 of section 64, the judge may, on an application by the prosecuting party, make an order prohibiting the person from
(1)  owning or having the custody of animals; or
(2)  owning or having the custody of a certain number or type of animals, for a period that the judge considers appropriate.
The prohibition may apply in perpetuity in the case of a natural person or of a legal person controlled by a natural person.
When making the order, the judge confiscates any animals held in contravention of the order and determines how they are to be disposed of.
2015, c. 35, s. 7.
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