in a condition of natural liberty in Uganda, which are the property of any
person and which are usually kept in a state of confinement, are capable of
being stolen, whether they are actually in confinement or have escaped from
confinement.
(5) Animals wild by nature, of a kind which is ordinarily found in a
condition of natural liberty in Uganda, which are the property of any person,
are capable of being stolen while they are in confinement and while they are
being actually pursued after escaping from confinement, but not at any other
time.
(6) An animal wild by nature is deemed to be in a state of
confinement so long as it is in a den, cage, sty, tank or other small enclosure,
or is otherwise so placed that it cannot escape and that its owner can take
possession of it at pleasure.
(7) Wild animals in the enjoyment of their natural liberty are not
capable of being stolen, but their dead bodies are capable of being stolen.
(8) Everything produced by or forming part of the body of an animal
capable of being stolen is capable of being stolen.
254. Definition of theft.
(1) A person who fraudulently and without claim of right takes
anything capable of being stolen, or fraudulently converts to the use of any
person other than the general or special owner thereof anything capable of
being stolen, is said to steal that thing.
(2) A person who takes or converts anything capable of being stolen
is deemed to do so fraudulently if he or she does so with any of the following
intents—
(a) an intent permanently to deprive the general or special owner of
the thing of it;
(b) an intent to use the thing as a pledge or security;
(c) an intent to part with it on a condition as to its return which the
person taking or converting it may be unable to perform;
(d) an intent to deal with it in such a manner that it cannot be
returned in the condition in which it was at the time of the taking
or conversion;
(e) in the case of money, an intent to use it at the will of the person
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