Malaysia legislation

Section 86

of *WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACT 2010

Section 86

(a)

beats, kicks, infuriates, terrifies, tortures, declaws or defangs any wildlife;

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(b)

neglects to supply sufficient food or water to any wildlife which he houses, confines or breeds;

(c)

keeps, houses, confines or breeds any wildlife in such manner so as to cause it unnecessary pain or suffering including the housing, confining or breeding of any wildlife in any premises which is not suitable for or conducive to the comfort or health of the wildlife;

(d)

uses any wildlife for performing or assisting in the performance of any work or labour which by reason of any infirmity, wound, disease or any other incapacity it is unfit to perform;

(e)

uses, provokes or infuriates any wildlife for the purpose of baiting it or for fighting with any other wildlife or animal, or manages any premises or place for any of these purposes; or

(f)

wilfully does or wilfully omits to do anything which causes any unnecessary suffering, pain or discomfort to any wildlife, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than five thousand ringgit and not more than fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

(2)

This section shall not apply to any person who wounds any wildlife in the course of lawfully hunting it under this Act.

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