Article 522 — Infringement of Preventive and Protective Public

Health Measures. (1) Whoever intentionally disregards the measures prescribed by law for the prevention, limit or arrest of a communicable human disease, is punishable with .simple imprisonment not exceeding two years, or fine. (2) Where the crime is committed negligently, the punishment shall be simple imprisonment not exceeding six months, or fine not exceeding three thousand Birr. (3) In cases of intentional infringement of rules for preventing, limiting or arresting the spread of an animal disease, or of agricultural or forest parasites or germs, the punishment shall be simple imprisonment not exceeding one year, or fine. (4) Where the crime under sub-article (3) is committed negligently, the punishment shall be simple imprisonment not exceeding three months, or fine not exceeding one thousand Birr.