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 of from one month to three years or a mon­et­ary pen­alty of not less than 30 daily pen­alty units. In such cases, pub­lic no­tice shall be giv­en of the con­vic­tion.³¹⁵

2. If the of­fence is com­mit­ted through neg­li­gence, a mon­et­ary pen­alty shall be im­posed.³¹⁶

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