Section 298B — Crimes Act 1961: Contaminating food, crops, water, or other products

298B Contaminating food, crops, water, or other products Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who contaminates food, crops, water, or any other products, without lawful justification or reasonable excuse, and either knowing or being reckless as to whether the food, crops, water, or products are intended for human consumption, and— (a) intending to harm a person or reckless as to whether any person is harmed; or (b) intending to cause major economic loss to a person or reckless as to whether major economic loss is caused to any person; or (c) intending to cause major damage to the national economy of New Zealand or reckless as to whether major damage is caused to the national economy of New Zealand. Sections 298A and 298B were inserted, as from 17 November 2003, by section 5 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2003 (2003 No 105). See clause 3 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2003 Commencement Order 2003 (SR 2003/316).