Section 20
Administration of poisons
of Animal Welfare Enactment 2015
State EnactmentIn forceProvision 20 of 55
Section 20
(1)
Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse -
(a)
administers any poisonous or injurious drug or substance to any animal; or
(b)
causes any poisonous or injurious drug or substance to be taken by any animal, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, "poisonous or injurious drug or substance"
includes a drug or substance which, by virtue of the quantity or manner in which it is administered or taken, has the effect of a poisonous or injurious drug or substance.