Offences

(1) Subject to this section, any person who slaughters or stuns, or attempts to slaughter or stun, any animal in contravention of section 5 or 6 of this Act or knowingly makes any false statement for the purpose of obtaining a licence under this Act, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment. (2) A person shall not be guilty of an offence in respect of any contravention under subsection (1) of this section if he proves that by reason of an accident or other emergency the contravention was necessary for preventing physical injury or suffering to any person or animal.