Public Health (Food).
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45. Carcases shall be conveyed from the slaughter-houses to the markets by government transport. The following transportation fees shall be payable-
(a) cattle (including calves) (b) sheep, goats and swine $1.50 per head; $0.60 per head:
Provided that in respect of each special transportation trip made from a slaughter-house to a market at the request of any market stall-holder, the following additional transportation fees shall be payable-
(i) Hong Kong Island to Causeway Bay to Central District Elsewhere $5.00 $7.50 $10.00
(ii) Kowloon $5.00
46. If any food officer or officer of the Sanitary Department at any time discovers any carcase or part of a carcase of beef, mutton, or pork not bearing the official mark aforesaid, he is authorized to seize it, and the Senior Veterinary Officer may order it to be destroyed and no compensation shall be payable to any person in respect of such destruction.
Penalty.
47. Any person who acts in contravention of by-laws 2, 6 to 11, 14 to 35, and 38 to 42 shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months.
Citation.
48. These by-laws may be cited as the Slaughter-houses By-laws.
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