Public Health (Animals and Birds).

health inspectors on duty and the attendants of the animals or birds shall enter an infected place without a special permit. No attendant shall leave an infected place without a special permit.

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occupier to

facilities for

and

33. The owner or occupier and the person in charge of an infected place shall give all reasonable facilities for inspection and for the cleansing and disinfection of the place and of any pens, hurdles, utensils or other things used for or about the animals or birds in such place, and shall ensure that the requirements of or consequent on any notice, affecting such place and given under the Ordinance or by-laws made thereunder, are observed.

34. The Council may order the removal of any animal or bird from an infected place to any segregation place appointed by the Council.

Removal of birds by

animals or

order of the Council.

Power of to cause

Council

slaughter of

contacts.

35. If in the opinion of the Senior Veterinary Officer any animal or bird is suffering from or has been in contact with an animal or bird suffering from infection or contagious disease, the Council may cause such animal or bird to be slaughtered and the carcase thereof to be disposed of in such manner as the Council may think fit.

36. No carcase of an animal or bird shall be buried, or, after burial, be dug up, except under the supervision of the Senior Veterinary Officer or of a health inspector acting under his instructions.

Depots for Cattle, Swine, Sheep and Goats. General.

37. In the following regulations-

"depot" means one of the depots specified in by-law 9 or any other depot for animals provided by the Government;

"officer in charge" means the person appointed by the Council to superintend and have the charge of any or all of such depots or of part of any such depot.

38. All cattle, swine, sheep and goats brought into the Colony for the purpose of being slaughtered shall be kept in a depot: Provided that no such animal shall be...

Burial or of carcases except under

exhumation

prohibited

supervision.

Interpretation.

Animals for be housed in

slaughter to

Government

depots.

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