Animal Abuse Penalty Amendment Bill

A bill to increase the maximum penalty of animal cruelty.

BE IT ENACTED by The Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1: Amendment to Animal Welfare Act 2006

(1) Section 32 (1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 shall now read as follows:

"(1)A person guilty of an offence under any of sections 4, 5, 6(1) and (2), 7 and 8 shall be liable on conviction to—

(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or

(b) a fine of an amount not exceeding £20,000

or to both"

2: Commencement and Short Title

(1) This Act shall apply from 1st of March 2016.

(2) This Act may be referred to as Animal Abuse Penalty Amendment Act 2016.

This Bill was written by /u/GhastlyFrog and submitted by the Rt. Hon. /u/tyroncs MP on behalf of the UK Independence Party.

The voting period for this bill will end at 10PM BST on the 18th of September.

Vote Aye, No or Abstain. Comments with anything else will be deleted. Comments that are edited will be void and not counted.

If a member is voting by proxy, they must have gained permission from the speaker prior to this vote. If no permission was sought and granted, their vote will not be counted.

For full clarifications on the voting system see this post