Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/008/00353
Timestamp: 2020-07-13 06:11:55
Document Index: 776041472

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 353', '§ 2', '§ 10', '§ 4', '§ 20', '§ 238', '§ 12', '§ 10', '§ 1']

(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 353)
(3) An offense committed under subdivision 352(5) or (6) of this title shall be punishable by a sentence of imprisonment of not more than five years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(5) A person who violates subdivision 352(1) of this title by intentionally killing or attempting to kill an animal belonging to another or subdivision 352(2) of this title by torturing, administering poison to, or cruelly harming or mutilating an animal shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(3) Forfeit any future right to own, possess, or care for any animal for a period that the court deems appropriate.
(c) Upon an order of forfeiture of an animal under this section or section 354 of this title, the court shall order custody of the animal remanded to a humane society or other individual deemed appropriate by the court, for further disposition in accordance with accepted practices for humane treatment of animals. A transfer of rights under this section constitutes a transfer of ownership and shall not constitute or authorize any limitation upon the right of the humane society, individual, or other entity, to whom rights are granted to dispose of the animal. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1997, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2003, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2007, No. 51, § 20; 2009, No. 154, § 238; 2013, No. 67, § 12; 2017, No. 62, § 10; 2017, No. 112 (Adj. Sess.), § 1a, eff. May 1, 2018.)