The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

of such horse, mare, gelding, ass, mule, camel, bull, cow, ox, ram, ewe,
wether, goat, or pig, or the young of any such animal, either temporarily
QI- permanently.
As amended by Criminal Code (Prohibition of Secret Comranissims) and
Further Amendment Act of 1931, 22 Geo. 5 No. 40, s. 15; Act of 1961, 10 EBiz.
2 No. 11, s. 20.
Decimal currency reference substituted ~ursua~t to section 7 of Decimal
Currency Act of 1965.
e. When any horse, mare, gelding, ass,
el, bull, cow, ox, ram, ewe, wether, goat, or pig, or the young
5f any such animal, is suspected, on reasonable grounds, to have been
stolen, any person in whose possession or custody the animal OH the skin
or carcass, or any part of the skin or carcass, of the animal s
to have been stolen, is found, is guilty of an ofience, unless he
110 came lawfully by the thing in question; and he is liablei on summary
conviction to a fine of two hundred dollars for every animal or skin OF
carcass or part of skin or carcass so found, or to imprisonmmt with
hard labour for oae year, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
It is a defence to a charge of the offence defined in this section to
prove that the accused person came lawfully by the thing in question.
As amended by Act of 1961, 10 Eliz. 2 No. 11, s. 21; Act of 1973, No. 88, s. 7.
447.
ing. Any person who, knowing that he is not the o
of an animal, brands or marks it, or knowingly permits it to be branded
or marked, with his registered brand or his registered mark, Hs guilty
of an offence, and is liable on s u ~ conviction a ~ to a fine of two
hundred dollars for every animal so branded or marked, to imprison-
ment with bard labour for one year, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
As amended by AG~ of 1961, 10 Eliz. 2 No. 11, s. 22; Act of 1973, No. 88, s. 8.
mmds. Any person who-
( 1 ) Alters, defaces, or otherwise renders undist~n
registered brand or registered mark upon an animal; or
(29 Knowingly permits any such act to be done by any person.
over whom he has control;
is guilty of an. offence, and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of
two hundred dollars for every animal with respect to which the act is
done or to imprisonment with hard labour for one year, or to both such
fine and imprisonment.
As amended by Act of 1961, 10 Eliz. 2 No. 11, s. 23; Act cd 1973, No. 88, s. 9.
Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal
Currency Act of 1965.
ch any registered
brand or registered mark has been altered, defaced, or otherwise rendered
indistinguishable, or reasonably suspected to have been altered, defaced,
or otherwise rendered indistinguishable, is found, is guilty of an offence,
unless he proves that he came lawfully by the animal in qu
he is liable on summary conviction to a fine of two hundred
every animal SQ found or to imprisonment with hard labour for one
year, or to both such fine and imprison~ent.