L’alinéa 182.4(1)b) proposé ajoute également un nouvel élément aux dispositions relatives à la cruauté envers les animaux : le tribunal peut, à la demande du procureur général ou d’office, ordonner à l’accusé de rembourser à la personne ou à l’organisme qui a pris soin de l’animal les frais raisonnables engagés par suite de la perpétration de l’infraction, si ceux-ci sont faciles à déterminer.
Proposed section 182.4(1)(b) adds a new feature to the provisions dealing with cruelty to animals by authorizing a court to order, on application by the Attorney General or on its own motion, that the accused pay reasonable costs incurred to take care of an animal that were incurred as a result of the commission of the offence. Payment could be made to any individual or organization that cared for the animal and would include any costs that were readily ascertainable.