Criminal Code
Version of section 444 from 2008-04-17 to 2018-12-12:
Marginal note:Injuring or endangering cattle
444 (1) Every one commits an offence who wilfully
(a) kills, maims, wounds, poisons or injures cattle; or
(b) places poison in such a position that it may easily be consumed by cattle.
Marginal note:Punishment
(2) Every one who commits an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of
(a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or
(b) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of not more than eighteen months or to both.
- R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 444
- 2008, c. 12, s. 1
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