Hours of admission.
Power of manager to prohibit entry to parts of abattoir.
Animals which
may be brought
into abattoir.
Animals to be
inspected on admission.
Animals Dol to
be removed
alive from
abattoir without
consent of
61anager.
Power of manager 10
refuse to admit
animals if
Insufficient
accommodation
available.
Admission form to be completed.
Third Schoḍate, Ford 1.
PART II
ADMISSION OF ANIMALS TO ABATTOIRS.
5. The manager of an abattoir may fix the hours during which it shall be open each day for the admission of animals.
6. (1) If in the opinion of the manager of an abattoir il is expedient to do so for its efficient operation or maintenance, be may by order in writing prohibit, either permanently or for such period as he thinks fit, the coury of persons without his consent to any part of the abattoir specified in the order.
(2) A copy of an order under paragraph (1) shall be posted in a conspicuous place outside the part of the abattoir to which it relates.
(3) Any person who enters a part of an abattoir in contraven- tion of an order under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one month.
7. (1) No person shall bring into or keep in an abattoir any animal other than a live bovine, goat, horse, pig or sheep except with the consent of the manager.
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
8. (1) Any person who wishes to bring a live animal into an abattoir shall apply to an authorized officer to have the animal inspected at the time that it is admitted to the abattoir,
(2) Any person who brings into an abattoir a live animal in contravention of paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
9. (1) No person shall, except at the direction or with the consent in writing of the manager, remove alive from an abattoir any animal which is lawfully in the abattoir.
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
10. The manager of an abattoir may refuse to admit an animal if in his opinion there is insufficient accommodation avail- able in the abattoir for the animal.
11. (1) When a live animal is admitted to an abattoir, a statement in the prescribed form in respect of the animal shall be delivered to the manager within twenty-four hours thereafter.
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(2) If a statement is not delivered to the manager in accord- ance with paragraph (1), then-
(a) the owner of the animal, and
(b) the person who was in charge of the animal at the time
of its admission,
shall be guilty of an offence.
12. (1) An authorized officer may affix to an animal which bas been admitted to an abattoir a tag or mark for the purpose of recording its admission and disposal in the abattoir.
(2) Any person in an abattoir who, without the consent of the manager, removes, alters or interferes with a tag or mark affixed to an animal under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars and to imprisonment for one mouth.
13 (1) An authorized officer may give to...
(a) the owner of an animal in an abattoir, and
(b) any person appearing to the authorized officer to be in
charge of an animal in an abattoir,
such directions as be thinks fit as to-
(i) the placing or tying of the animal in any stall, pen, or
lairage in the abattoir; and
(ii) the movement of the animal from any place to any other
place in the abattoir.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with a direction given
to him under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
14. (1) (@) Every animal which has been lawfully admitted to an abattoir shall be delivered within five days there- after to a waiting lairage to be slaughtered unless previously removed under by-law 9.
(6) The manager may if he thinks fit extend the time limit referred to in sub-paragraph (a) in respect of any animal,
(2) Any person who, being the owner or person in charge of an animal, fails to comply with paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) In the event of a contravention of paragraph (1), the manager of the abattoir may cause the animal to be delivered to a waiting lairage and thereafter slaughtered.
Power of authorized officer to affix tags or marks to animals.
Power of authorized officer to give directions as
to bandling of animals.
Animals to be delivered to waiting lairage within five days
of admission.
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