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LAWS OF KENYA
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT
CAP. 360
- Assented to on 31 December 1962
- Commenced on 31 December 1962
- [Amended by Kenya (Amendment of Laws) (Written Laws) Order, 1963 (Legal Notice 2 of 1964) on 12 December 1963]
- [Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1969 (Act No. 10 of 1969) on 27 June 1969]
- [Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous)(Amendments)(No. 2) Act, 1979 (Act No. 18 of 1979) on 7 September 1979]
- [Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012) on 12 July 2012]
- [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
Part I – PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—"anaesthetic" does not include the substance known as urari or curare;"animal" means a living vertebrate animal including any mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian and fish;"authorized officer" means a person appointed as an authorized offer under section 36;"experiment" means any experiment performed on an animal and calculated to give pain, but does not include an operation;"licensee" means a person licensed under the provisions of section 16;"operation" means an operation performed on an animal by a person legally permitted to operate for the purposes of—Part II – OFFENCES IN RELATION TO ANIMALS
3. Acts and omissions which amount to cruelty and penalties therefor
4. Fighting and baiting of animal an offence
A person who—5. Offences relating to poisoned grain and flesh, etc.
6. Offences relating to the use of traps and other devices
7. Hunting of injured captive animal an offence
8. Cruel slaughtering of animals an offence
9. Training of animals in cruel manner an offence
10. Prohibition of certain public contests, performances and exhibitions with animals
11. Prohibition of films involving cruelty to animals
12. Hawking of animals in cruel manner prohibited
Part III – CONTROL OF EXPERIMENTS
13. Experiments only to be performed by licensed persons
Any person, other than a licensee, who performs any experiment shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand shillings or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months, or to both.14. Prohibition of performance of experiments subject to certain conditions
15. Restrictions upon performance of experiments by licensee
16. Grant of licence
17. Teaching permits
18. Special permits
19. Revocation of licence or permit
Every licence or permit granted under this Act may be revoked at any time by the Cabinet Secretary on being satisfied that such licence or permit ought to be revoked.[L.N. 2/1964.]20. Records
21. Inspections
22. Absolute prohibition of public exhibition of experiments
23. Consent to prosecution
A prosecution under this Part of this Act against a licensee shall not be instituted except by or with the written consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.[L.N. 2/1964, Act No. 12 of 2012, Sch.]Part IV – MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
24. Liability of owners
25. Destruction of injured animals by authorized officer or police officer without consent of owner
26. Custody of animals pending proceedings
27. Power of court to order destruction of animals
28. Power of court to deprive person convicted of offence of ownership of animal
29. Compensation in certain cases
30. Any person authorized to prevent cruelty
If any person has reason to believe that any offence is being or is about to be committed under this Act or against any regulation made thereunder in relation to any animal it shall be lawful, where to summon an authorized officer or a police officer will occasion unreasonable delay and unnecessary suffering to such animal, for such person to take such reasonable steps as are necessary to prevent the commission of such offence.31. Power to enter and inspect land, premises or vehicle
32. Power to seize animal or vehicle
33. Employers and owners to produce drivers or animals if so required
34. Awards
Where in any proceedings under this Act or against any regulation made thereunder any fine is imposed, the court may award any sum or sums not exceeding half the total fine to the person, not being a public officer, who shall complain, or to such other person as to the court seems fit or proper.35. Obstruction of authorized officer or police officer
Any person who resists, hinders or obstructs an authorized officer or police officer in the exercise of his powers under this Act or conceals any animal with intent to defeat the exercise of such powers, or who on any requisition under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 31 of this Act wilfully withholds information or gives any information knowing or having reason to believe it to be false or misleading, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand shillings or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months or to both.36. Appointment of authorized officer
The Cabinet Secretary may, after consulting with the East African Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals by notice in the Gazette, appoint such persons as he thinks fit to be authorized officers for the purposes of this Act.[L.N. 2/1964.]37. Regulations
The Cabinet Secretary may make regulations generally for the better carrying out of the objects of this Act, and more particularly, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, for—38. [Spent]
History of this document
31 December 2022 this version
Revised by
24th Annual Supplement
12 July 2012
07 September 1979
27 June 1969
12 December 1963
31 December 1962
Assented to
Commenced
Documents citing this one 5
Judgment 3
Legal Notice 2
1. | The Statutory Instruments (Exemption from Expiry) Regulations | 1 citation |
2. | The Statutory Instruments (Exemption from Expiry) Regulations |
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The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Transport of Animals) Regulations | Legal Notice 119 of 1984 | 31 December 2022 |