Dogs to be licensed.
Tece for dog licences.
Validity of licences.
Doga to ba inoculated
once every
12 months.
No dog ficence unless dog
3. No person shall keep a dog over the age of three months except under and in accordance with a licence from the Licensing Authority: Provided that this regulation shall not apply to any dog under the temporary care of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or any other budy recognized and approved by the Licensing Authority,
The following licence fees are hereby prescribed for each dog, whether male or female :---
(4) The island of Hong Kong, Kowloon
and New Kowloon
$10.00
(5) The urban areas of the New Territories,
(c) Local vessels
$10.00
$10.00
(d) The remainder of the New Territories. $ 2.00
Provided that only half fees shall be charged in the area (v) for dogs which are licensed for the first time during the months of October and November.
5. Licences shall be renewable during the months of December, January, February and March of each year and shall be valid for a period of twelve months. Licences issued after the 31st March and before 1st December in any year shall automati- cally expire on 31st March in the following year : Provided that licences under paragraphs (5), (c) and (d) of regulation 4 shall be valid for one year from the date of issue.
6.
(1) Every owner or person having the custody, control or care of any dog shall ensure that such dog is inoculated against rabies at least once in every 12 months.
(2) Inoculation shall be carried out by or under the direction of such persons or classes of person as the Licensing Authority shall notify by notification in the Gazelle.
(3) Where inoculation is carried out by persons employed by Government or otherwise at Government expense there shall become due and payable to Government such fees as the Governor may by notification in the Gazette prescribe.
7. No licence shall be issued in respect of any dog unless such dog has been, to die satisfaction of the Licensing Authority,
in inoculat-inoculated against rabies in accordance with regulation 6, within
one month prior to the issue of such licence.
ed.
8. (1) With each licence the Licensing Authority shall, Metal
badges to without extra fee, issue for each dog included in such licence a be noted metal hadge duly numbered, and the owner of the dug shall in respect ensure that such badge is worn by the dog either attached to its of and
worn by collar or otherwise fastened to its neck. Any dog found without licensed such badge may be captured and detained or may be shot by dogs. any police officer or by any person authorized by the Licensing Authority.
(2) No person shall allow any such badge to be worn except by the dog in respect of which the badge was issued,
(3) If the Licensing Authority is satisfied that a badge has been lost he may issue another badge in respect of the same dog on payment of a fee of one dollar.
9. (1) Every person having the custody, control or care Dog and of any dog or cat which has bitten any person shall report the cat bites to be reported fact to the nearest police station without delay and a police to police. officer shall forthwith remove such dog or cat to the Government Observation Kennels.
(2) Every such dog or cat shall be detained in an approved observation kennel for such period as a veterinary officer may decide.
Pespect of
10. (1) The fees payable by the owner of any dog or cat Fees pay. white in the Government Observation Kennels shall be in able in accordance with such scales as the Governor may by notification detention in in the Gaselle from time to time prescribe.
(2) All fees shall be payable on demand to the District Commissioner, New Territories, in the case of the New Territories and in all wher cases to the Treasury, and in any case before the removal of the dog or cat from the Government Observation Kennels. A veterinary officer may destroy or allerwise dispose of any dog or cat in respect of which the fees duc remain unpaid within two days of the expiry of the observation period without prejudice to the recovery from the owner of all fees and other sums thun due.
Governmen Observation Kennels.
11. Every person having the custody, control or care of any Duty to dog or cat which has or may reasonably be suspected of having report to
police rabies, or of any dog or cat which has been or may reasonably rabies or be suspected of having been in contact with any case of rabies suspected ruhies of or suspected rabies, shall report the fact to the nearest police dog or cat. station without delay.