Swiss Criminal Code

1. Any per­son who wil­fully pro­duces or treats an­im­al feed or feed­stuffs for do­mest­ic an­im­als in such a way that they con­sti­tute a danger to the health of an­im­als shall be li­able to a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing three years or to a mon­et­ary pen­alty.

If the of­fend­er car­ries on a com­mer­cial op­er­a­tion to pro­duce or treat an­im­al feed that is harm­ful to an­im­als, the pen­alty is a cus­todi­al sen­tence not ex­ceed­ing three years or a mon­et­ary pen­alty of not less than 30 daily pen­alty units. A cus­todi­al sen­tence must be com­bined with a mon­et­ary pen­alty.²⁵⁸ In such cases, pub­lic no­tice is giv­en of the con­vic­tion.

2. If the per­son con­cerned acts through neg­li­gence, the pen­alty is a fine.

3. The products are for­feited. They may be rendered harm­less or des­troyed.