Man sentenced in Krugersdorp for trying to sell chameleon
The accused was sentenced to a R6 000 fine or imprisonment of six months.
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) reports that a man was sentenced in the Krugersdorp Magistrates’ Court on 12 March, for the illegal sale of a chameleon at the intersection of the N14 and R24.
This intersection is infamous for the illegal trade in indigenous and wild-caught animals.
On 13 January, an off-duty NSPCA senior inspector was travelling towards Johannesburg where she saw someone displaying a chameleon on a stick to passing motorists. She was able to engage with the person and obtain vital evidence such as his name, his telephone number and photographs of him in the act.
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She immediately laid charges at the Tarlton Police Station in terms of the Animals Protection Act 71 of 1962 as well as Nature Conservation Ordinances for illegal activities with wildlife. Swift action by the Tarlton Police resulted in the arrest of the suspect on the same day.
The accused was sentenced to a R6 000 fine or imprisonment of six months but because he chose to plead guilty and is a first-time offender, the sentence was suspended for five years on condition that he does not commit an offence again.
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