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Animals Act (No. 29 of 1958) - Sect 21

Driving of animals by persons into private lands, irrigation works, aerodromes, salterns, lines of railway or land appertaining thereto, public roads, public parks or Crown lands and not taking steps to prevent damage, an offence

21. Any person who without any lawful right-
(a) drives any animal into or upon any land in the occupation of, or cultivated by, another person and who does not take steps to prevent that animal from feeding upon or damaging any growing crop or produce of that land; or
(b) drives any animal into or upon any irrigation work, aerodrome, saltern, line of railway or land appertaining thereto, public road, public park or Crown land and who does not take steps to prevent that animal damaging such work, aerodrome, saltern, line of railway or land appertaining thereto, road, park or Crown land,
shall be guilty of an offence.

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