(a) A person commits the offense of Animal Neglect if, except as otherwise authorized by § 70.65 of this Article, the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly fails to provide minimum care for an animal in the person’s possession. (b) Animal Neglect is an offense punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500) per offense. (c) Each act or omission in violation of Subsection (a) of this Section shall constitute a separate offense.
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SOURCE: Renamed and added as § 70.10.2 by P.L. 35-144:2 (Jan. 22, 2021), renumbered to § 70.20 by the Compiler pursuant to 1 GCA § 1606. 2021 NOTE: P.L. 35-144:2 (Jan. 22, 2021) added this provision as § 70.10.2, apparently implicitly repealing former § 70.10.2 entitled “Animal Abandonment,” which had been added by P.L. 31-005:3 (Mar. 9, 2011). The offense of Animal Abandonment is now codified at § 70.50. This provision was formerly entitled “Creation of Hazards on Land: Penalty”; it was renumbered to § 61.60 by the Compiler as part of the reorganization of Chapter 70.