Section 3 of the Stock Theft Act prescribes the following punishments:

1.    Any person who steals stock or produce, or receives any stock or produce knowing or having reason to believe it to be a stolen stock or produce, shall be guilty of an offence and, notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, shall be sentenced for a first offence to a term of imprisonment for not less than five years or more then 10 years without the option of a fine, and for a second or subsequent offence to a term of imprisonment for not less than seven years or more than 14 years without the option of a fine.

2.    Where, for the purpose of stealing any stock or produce, or in the course of stealing any stock or produce, violence or the threat of violence is used, the penalty shall be a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years or more than 15 years without the option of a fine, and if the violence used or threatened involves the use of a firearm or other offensive weapon the penalty shall be a term of imprisonment for not less than 12 years or more than 20 years without the option of a fine. (Section 3(2) of the Stock Theft Act).