Bill 209 (Legislature 30, Session 4)

L30 S4 12004

Alberta — Bills

2023 Bill 209 Fourth Session, 30th Legislature, 1 Charles III TH E LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 209 ANI MAL PROTECTION (PREVENTION OF ANIMAL NEGLECT) AMENDMENT ACT, 2023 MR. WALKER F irst Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S econd Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ommittee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T hird Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R oyal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Bill 209 Mr. Walker BILL 209 2023 ANIMAL PROTECTION (PREVENTION OF ANIMAL NEGLECT) AMENDMENT ACT, 2023 (Assented to , 2023) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 2000 cA-41 1 The Animal Protection Act is amended by this Act. 2

Section 12(1) is repealed and the following is substituted: Offence 12(1) Except as provided for in subsection (1.1), a person who contravenes this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not more than $20 000.

(1.1) A person who contravenes

section 2, if the contravention is causing or permitting an animal to be or continue to be in distress as a result of abuse or undue hardship, privation or neglect, is guilty of an offence and liable to the following: (

a) for a first offence, a fine of not more than $25 000; (

b) for a second offence, a fine of not more than $35 000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both; (

c) for a third or subsequent offence, a fine of not more than $50 000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both.

1 Explanatory Notes Explanatory Notes 1 Amends

chapter A-41 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. 2

Section 12(1) presently reads: 12(1) A person who contravenes this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of not more than $20 000.

Record of Debate STAGE DATE MEMBER FROM TO TOTAL CUMULATIVE TOTAL Title: 2023 (30th, 4th) Bill 209, Animal Protection (Prevention of Animal Neglect) Amendment Act, 2023

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L30 S4 12004
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L30 S4 12004
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c69a48ef4f749d1df8a008e171264e3c2f4ae79e

Source file is stored in the law ingest library (json).