Facts
The appellant [A.] was found guilty by the High Court of the Canton of Aargau: - Multiple offenses against the Water Protection Act (GSchG): From August 6, 2018 to June 11, 2019, [A.] stored manure from his cow barn on his unpaved property in a water protection zone on nine occasions, which was specifically capable of polluting the groundwater. - Violation of the Animal Welfare Act (TSchG): Between early 2017 and July 16, 2019, [A.] kept six dairy cows and two bulls tethered in his barn without maintaining the required grazing log. Furthermore, the High Court revoked a suspended prison sentence of seven months and a suspended fine of 20 daily rates imposed by the District Court of Baden on March 24, 2017, as well as a suspended fine of 80 daily rates imposed by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Brugg-Zurzach by penal order on July 17, 2017.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant: - Regarding the conviction for multiple offenses against the GSchG: The lower court correctly established the facts. The appellant was unable to demonstrate that the findings were arbitrary or manifestly incorrect. The storage of manure on unpaved ground in a water protection zone was specifically capable of polluting the groundwater. - Regarding the conviction for violation of the TSchG: Cows and bulls fall under the…