A person who intentionally contaminates:
Penal Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues this English expression as an unofficial translation; Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation.
Article 253
Contamination or Distribution of Contaminated Drinking Water, Food, Medicine or Consumable Goods · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
water in wells, rivers, reservoirs or other sources of drinking water for people or distributes same;
food or goods destined to become foods for people or distributes same; or
medicine, medical equipment or other goods for consumption by people,
is guilty of contamination of water, food, medicine or consumable goods, a Class 9 serious offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 1 year and not more than 3 years.
A person who intentionally distributes these substances knowing that they have been contaminated,
is guilty of distribution of contaminated water, food, medicine or consumable goods a Class 8 serious offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years.
A person who intentionally contaminates:
water in wells, reservoirs or other sources of drinking water for animals, or distributes same;
food or goods destined to become foods for animals or distributes same;
medicine, medical equipment or other goods for consumption by animals or distributes same; or
any one of the above or other media by application of contaminated substances or chemicals,
is guilty of contamination of water, food, medicine or consumable goods, a Class 1 petty offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 6 months and not more than 12 months, or a fine of 20,001 – 50,000 Nakfas, to be set in intervals of 2,500 Nakfas.
A person who intentionally distributes these substances knowing that they have been contaminated, is guilty of distribution of contaminated water, food, medicine or consumable goods, a Class 9 serious offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 1 year and not more than 3 years.