Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

443.   Stealing cattle or part thereof

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    (1)   A person who steals any cattle, carcass, skin or any part of any cattle is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for one year.

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    (2)   The Court may, on a second and subsequent conviction of the person under subsection (1), sentence him or her to imprisonment for 3 years.

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    (3)   A police officer may seize and detain any vehicle used for the conveyance of any cattle, carcass, skin or any part of it which he or she has reasonable cause to suspect has been stolen or unlawfully obtained.

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    (4)   Where a person has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) or of the offence of dishonest receiving or unlawful possession with respect to any cattle, carcass, skin or part of it the magistrate may order any vehicle detained under subsection (3) which he or she finds to have been used to convey such cattle, carcass or part of it, to be sold by public auction conducted by a police officer and the proceeds paid into the Treasury.

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