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==Order==
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; Order of prohibition or restitution
447.1 (1) The court may, in addition to any other sentence that it may impose under subsection 445(2)  {{AnnSec4|445(2)}}, 445.1(2) {{AnnSec4|445.1(2)}}, 446(2) {{AnnSec4|446(2)}} or 447(2) {{AnnSec4|447(2)}},
:(a) make an order prohibiting the accused from owning, having the custody or control of or residing in the same premises as an animal or a bird during any period that the court considers appropriate but, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, for a minimum of five years; and
:(b) on application of the Attorney General or on its own motion, order that the accused pay to a person or an organization that has taken care of an animal or a bird as a result of the commission of the offence the reasonable costs that the person or organization incurred in respect of the animal or bird, if the costs are readily ascertainable.

; Breach of order
(2) Every one who contravenes an order made under paragraph (1)(a) {{AnnSec4|447.1(1)(b)}} is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

; Application
(3) Sections 740 to 741.2 {{AnnSec7|740 to 741.2}} apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to orders made under paragraph (1)(b) {{AnnSec4|447.1(1)(b)}}.

{{LegHistory00s|2008, c. 12}}, s. 1; 
{{LegHistory10s|2018, c. 29}}, s. 54.
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==See Also==
* [[Animal Cruelty (Offence)]]