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Cattle Trespass Act (Cap. 15).

Country/Territory
Vanuatu
Document type
Legislation
Date
1941 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, Consolidated Edition of 2006.
Long title
An Act to provide penalties for trespass by cattle.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Cattle Sheep/goats Equine-animals Swine Grazing Pastoralism
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act aims at preventing the straying of cattle on public land or private grounds other than those of the owner of the cattle. Any person who is the owner or who is in charge of any cattle shall cause or permit any such cattle to stray or trespass on any public highway or on any land the property of any other person shall be guilty of an offence, and shall on conviction be liable to a fine or imprisonment. The Public Prosecutor shall act on the complaint of the owner, lessee or person in charge of the property on which the cattle have strayed or trespassed. For the purposes of this Act, "cattle" shall mean any animal of equine, bovine, asinine, porcine, ovine, caprine or cervine breed and any cross thereof.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org