Police v Taylor - [1965] NZLR 87

Animals — Impounding animals — Stock wandering on road — Owner having taken all reasonable precautions to prevent their straying — Whether guilty of offence — Whether mens rea an ingredient of offence — Impounding Act 1955, s. 33 (1).

Criminal law — Principles of criminal liability — Stock wandering on road — Owner having taken all reasonable precautions to prevent their straying — Whether guilty of offence — Whether mens rea an ingredient of offence — Impounding Act 1955, s. 33 (1).