BUKIT MERTAJAM – A goat breeder was fined RM5,000 after pleading guilty to moving 25 animals without the permission of the Veterinary Services Department.
C.C. Soma Sumdaram, 62, pleaded guilty after the charge was read before magistrate Mohd Harith Mohd Mazlan.
Aside from the fine, the court ordered for proceeds from the sale of the animals amounting to RM7,500 be forfeited.
“But the lorry will be returned to the accused,” said Harith.
Soma paid the fine.
The offence was allegedly committed on the side of the road in front of a salon in Machang Bubok here at 5.40pm on March 2.
The charge, under Order 4(1)(a) Animals (Contagious Abortion With Foot and Mouth Disease Control and Eradication) Order 2003 under Subsection 36(1)(c)(i) of the Animals Act 1953, carries a maximum fine of up to RM15,000 upon conviction.
The prosecution was represented by state Veterinary Department prosecuting officer Roziman Awang Tahrin, while the accused was unrepresented. – The Vibes, April 7, 2022
