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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JUNE, 1893.
Short title,
Interpreta 1ion.
Importatiou.
Pog licence.
Regulations.
Offences
thetructing officers, &c.
A BILL
EXTITLED
An Ordinance to make provision for regulating the keeping of dogs and for the prevention of the importation and spread of rabies.
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HEREAS it is expedient that the conditions under which dogs may be kept in this Colony should be duly regulated and that the importation and spread of rabies should be prevented :
Be it cuncted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinanec may be cited for all purposes as Dogs Ordinance, 1893,”
"The
2. In this Ordinance the following terms shall have or shall include the respective meanings hereinafter assigned to them, that is to say :-
Victoria" shall mean the City of Victoria bounded
as defined in the Rating Ordinance, 1888. "Hill District" shall mean any part of the Island of Hongkong above the 600 feet contour, except Chinese Villages.
"Owner" shall include the person in charge or apparently in charge of any dog whore the real owner is not in the Colony or cannot be readily ascertained.
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'Dog" shall include the male and female animal but shall not include puppies under the age of 6 months.
‘Landing” shall not include relanding.
3. No dog shall be landed in this Colony without a permit from the Captaiu Superintendent of Police, for which permit the sum of $5 shall be paid.
4. No dog shall be kept in this Colony without a licence from the Captain Superintendent of Police. The fee pay- able for such licence shall be as specified in the Schedule herete.
5. The Governor in Council may from time to time make, and when made revoke or vary, such Regulations as may seem to the Governor in Conncil necessary or expedient For enforcing under penalties not exceeding ten dollars prompt report being made to the Police of all cases of rabies or suspected rabies and for prescribing the conditions under and in accordance with which dogs may be kept in this Colony or allowed to go abroad in the public thorough- fares or elsewhere, and for seizing, detaining, destroying or otherwise dealing with, or disposing of any dogs kept or allowed to go abroad, otherwise than under and in accord- ance with such conditions.
6. The contravention of any enactment of this Ordi- auce or of any Regulation made thereunder shall be au offence punishable on summary conviction before a Magis- trate by a fine not execeding
dollars and with im- prisonment in default of payment.
7. If any person obstructs or impedes or assists in ob- structing or impeding any coustable or officer of Police in the enforcement of this Ordinance or any Regulations made thereunder he may be apprehended by such officer or cou- stable without warrant.
8. This Ordinance shall come into force on and from such date as shall be named in a Proclamation by the Governor to be published in the Government Gazette.
SCHEDULE OF FEES
under section 4.
3
Victoria,
The Hill District,
Kowloon (except in Chinese Villages),.. Elsewhere,
$
Reasons and objects.
The reason for this Bill is the recent increase of rabies in the Colony, and the objects are sufficiently stated in the bill itself.