PARAGRAPH VIII: DAMAGE TO CROPS , DOMESTIC ANIMALS,
FORESTS AND WATERING PLACE
ARTICLE 316: Whoever wilfully, excluding the cases provided for in the previous articles of this section, destroys
crops or plants, fells one or several trees, destroys agricultural equipment, breaks down fences, removes or
moves hydrants and without any tangible reason poisons fish in ponds, breeding grounds or reservoirs, or kills a
domestic animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of between eleven days to three months and fine of
between 10,000 to 100,000 francs. Whoever cuts, uproots, mutilates or damages in any way whatsoever
protected trees or plant species, or precious or valuable plants or trees, shall be punished with imprisonment of
between one month to five years and a five of between 20,000 to 300,000 francs or only one of the following
penalties.
An attempt to commit this crime shall be liable to the same punishment as the commission of the crime
itself.
PARAGRAPH IX: STRAY ANIMALS
ARTICLE 317:
Whoever allows domestic animals to roam around freely and in built-up areas untethered,
making it likely for them by this fact alone to cause damage to other people or to obstruct road traffic on the road,
shall be punished with imprisonment of between eleven days to six months and a five of between 20,000 to
1,000,000 francs.
When stray animals cause damage to others or public property, the penalties stated in the previous article
shall be applied.
PARAGRAPH X: INTENTIONAL DAMAGE TO MOVABLE PROPERTY
ARTICLE 318: Any intentional damage to another person's movable property shall be punished with imprisonment
of between eleven days to three months and a fine of between 20,000 to 100,000 francs, or only one of these two
penalties.
An attempt to commit this crime shall be liable to the same punishment as the commission of the crime
itself.
SECTION VIII - ROAD TRAFFIC MISDEMEANOURS
(Law number 99-004 of 02 March 1999)
ARTICLE 319: A penalty of imprisonment of between eleven days to three months and a fine of 20,000 to
200,000 francs, or only one of these two penalties, shall
apply to any one of the following:
1° Any driver of a vehicle who, knowing that his/her vehicle has caused or is involved in accident, does not
stop and consequently attempts to escape from civil or criminal liability that he/she may face;
2° Whosoever drives or attempts to drive a vehicle while he/she is drunk or under the influence of alcohol, or
a narcotic drug;
3° Whosoever drives a vehicle without a licence or the approved authorisation for the vehicle category
considered or while the said licence or authorisation has been duly suspended, withdrawn or cancelled;
4° Whosoever, given that he/she is the owner or before using or watching over a vehicle, has or allows a
third party to drive it whereas he/she knows that this party does not have the required licence.
If it is necessary to apply articles 203 and 210 of this code, the penalties shall be
doubled
.
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