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119. The guard of any train which shall bring any entering the animal into the Colony shall report the fact to the Station Master on arrival of the train who shall without delay inform the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
train to be
reported
by guard.
Landing of animals
prohibited
between
6 p.m. and
6 a.m.
Animals
to be
landed at
authorised
landing
places.
Permittee responsible.
Authorised
landing
places.
Veterinary Surgeon may cause destruction
of diseased
animal.
Animals imported to be housed at
depôt.
120. Except in accordance with a special permit, no animal shall he landed from any vessel between 6 p.m. and
6 a.m.
121. Except in accordance with a special permit, no animal shall be landed from any vessel at any place other than an authorised landing place.
Special Permits.
122. The permittee named in a special permit shall ensure that the terms of the special permit are strictly complied with.
123. The following are hereby declared to be authorised landing places :-
(a) Kennedy Town Cattle Wharf.
(6) Ma Tau Kok Government Wharf.
124. If any animal brought into the Colony be sea or by land is found to be suffering from disease the Veterinary Officer may, if necessary, cause the same to be destroyed at once and its carcase disposed of in such a manner as may be best calculated to prevent the spread of infection.
Segregation.
125. Subject to the terms of any special permit, every animal landed shall forthwith be taken or driven to the Government Government Depot at Kennedy Town or Ma Tau Kok as the case may be, and every animal which is brought into the Colony by land shall forthwith be taken or driven to the Government Depot at Yaumati Railway Station by the most direct route. Every such animal, unless intended for immediate slaughter and slaughtered accordingly, shall be detained in segregation in such depot, at the risk and expense of the owner, for such period as may be decided by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
Animals
126. Animals landed, or brought into the Colony by landed under land, under special permit shall be :-
special permit.
Provision regarding dung and
litter.
(a) landed only at the time and place stated in the permit, and
(b) taken on driven forthwith to the segregation place stated in the permit by the route stated in the permit, and
(c) maintained at such segregation place at the risk and expense of the owner for the period stated in the permit.
127. The dung of animals landed or intended to be landed, and partly consumed or broken fodder that has been supplied to such animals, and the litter, fittings, pens. hurdles, utensils, and things of any kind whatever, used for or about such animals, shall not be landed in the Colony or east into the waters of the Colony except under and in accordance with a special permit.
animal by
128. Any animal which has been conveyed in the same Detention of ship or train, or has otherwise been in contact with any veterinary diseased animal, or which in the opinion of the Colonial Surgeon. Veterinary Surgeon, may he likely to spread infection, may be detained by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon in quarantine for such period as he may, in the circumstances of the case, think proper.
malleined
129. All equines shall be malleined under the Equines supervision of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon within ten to be days of arrival in the Colony unless a mallein certificate is produced to the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon and he is satisfied therewith, provided that, in the case of equines which are declared on arrival to be intended for export within one inonth, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon may in his discretion and subject to such conditions as he may think desirable dispense with the malleining for that period.
130. The following may be required before the Colonial Information Veterinary Surgeon shall release animals from segregation :
hecessary before release
quarantine.
(a) A certificate to the satisfaction of the Colonial from Veterinary Surgeon signed by a duly qualified veterinary surgeon recognised by the local authority of the country of origin of the animals in such of the forms set out in Schedule B Schedule B. as may be appropriate, or giving the like particulars.
(b) A certificate to the satisfaction of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, from the master of the vessel or person in charge of the animals that no case of disease has occurred during the voyage, and giving the following information :--
(1) Nature of the animals embarked.
(2) Port of embarkation.
(3) Number and causes of deaths.
(4) Nature and number of the animals to be landed.
Provided that, when in the opinion of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon any such certificate could not have been, or could not be obtained with reasonable ease,
he may dispense with such certificate.
131. All animals in segregation shall be so detained Period of for a period of six months from the latest date on which segregation. contact with disease may have occurred, unless the Coloniai Veterinary Surgeon, in his discretion, shall direct earlier release, and the decision of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon as to the day from which the period of segregation is running or has run, shall be final.
regard to
132. In the event of disease appearing among animals Power of in segregation, the Board shall have power to order immediate Board with slaughter of the animals or any of them, or prolong the animals in period of segregation.
segregation.
133. The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon in every instance Colonial shall report promptly to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Veterinary Services, from time to time all the ascertainable material, to report.
Surgeon particulars concering animals placed in segregation and the orders given by him with regard thereto.
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