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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
All maimed or ailing animals shall be separately
10. Any basket, crate or cage in which any pig, bird, dog or cat is carried or kept shall be so constructed as to prevent any such animal from being injured.
PART II.
Import and Export of Live Stock, Cattle, etc.
11. The master, owner, or agent of every vessel leaving any port of the Colony carrying more than ten head of cattle for export shall provide suitable food and fresh water for all cattle carried in the said vessel sufficient for the intended voyage, and in addition shall provide
(a) for voyages of less than three days average duration, one day's extra ration for each head of cattle;
or
(b) for voyages of more than three days average duration, two days' extra rations for each head of cattle.
He shall also cause all the cattle carried in the said vessel to be provided with a sufficient quantity of food and water in every twenty-four hours from the time of embarkation till the time of final disembarkation, and shall carry such number of men as shall, in the opinion of the Senior Veterinary Officer, be requisite to attend to the cattle on board. Such men shall not be employed on any other duties during the voyage.
12. No cattle carried on board any vessel shall be secured by the nose, but all such cattle shall be tied by a halter of a length sufficient to permit the animal to lie down, and of a strength sufficient to bear the weight of the animal.
13. Every vessel carrying more than ten head of cattle shall be provided with secure footholds for the use of the cattle on board, and shall be fitted with weather boards or other protection for such cattle from sun and rain and sea, and with a sufficient number of pens. No pen shall be constructed of bamboo, and no pen shall accommodate
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