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21. If any person passes, or attempts to pass into any slaughter house, any cattle, swine, sheep or goats, which has not been inspected, passed, and (in the case of cattle) marked by the broad arrow by an officer duly authorised by the Government, such animal may be detained by an officer on duty at the slaughter house, aud such person and also the owner of such animal shall each be deemed to have contravened the provisions of these by-laws. Any magistrate may order such animal to be forfeited and dealt with as the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services may determine,
22. Every person who brings or causes to be brought into a slaughter house any bovine beast, shall cause such beast to be securely tied to the tying irons in a byre assigned for the purpose.
23. Every person who brings or causes to be brought into slaughter bouse any sheep. lamb, or goat, shall cause such sheep, lamb, or goat to be properly penned in a lair assigned for the purpose.
24. Every person who brings or causes to be brought into a slaughter house any pig shall cause such pig to be properly secured iu a piggery assigned for that purpose.
25. No person shall cause or suffer any animal which has been brought into a slaughter house for the purpose of being slaughtered to be taken out alive except with the written permission of the officer in charge.
26. Every person being the owner, aud every person for the time being in charge, of any animal which after admission to a slaughter house, shall in the opinion of the officer in charge be unfit for slaughtering, shall remove such animal to such place as the officer in charge shall direct and shall deal with such animal in such a manner as the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon shall direct,
27. The owner of any animal shall not keep such animal in any slaughter house for a longer period than twelve hours.
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28. Subject to the provisions of by-law 11, except by permission of the officer in charge no person shall enter or remain in a slaughter house except for the purpose of slaughtering or of supplying food or water to any animal therein or of preparing any carcase for sale, or other- wise for some lawful purpose connected with the slaughter house.
29. No person shall use in any slaughter house any indecent or obscene language, or enter or remain therein in a state of intoxication.
80. No person shall bring into a slaughter house any malt or spirituous liquor or any drug of any nature whatsoever.
31. Every person who may desire to use the slaughter house for the purpose of slaughtering shall make application, in writing, to the officer in charge, and permission to use the slaughter house shall be given to the several persons so applying in the order in which such applications are received.
32. Every person using a slaughter house shall obey all reasonable orders given to him by the officer in charge, and shall conduct himself in a quiet and orderly manner therein
38. No person shall obstruct or hinder any other person in the proper use of the slaughter houses, or of any utensil, article, gear or apparatus, provided by the Department or by the officer in charge for use therein,
34. No person shall by any disorderly or improper conduct disturb or interrupt any other person in the proper use of the slaughter houses, or of any utensil, article, gear, or other apparatus provided for use therein.
35. No person shall spit or commit a nuisance within the precincts of a slaughter house.
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86. No person shall slaughter, or attempt to slaughter, any animal in any part of the slaughter house except in such part as shall be from time to time assigned by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon for the slaughter of animals of the same class or kind,
37. No person shall slaughter any animal in such a situation as will interfere with the slaughtering of any other beast.
38. If any difference or dispute shall arise between any persons using the slaughter houses regarding any question of priority of right to use any part of the slaughter house, or any utensil, article, gear or apparatus therein, such difference or dispute shall be referred to the officer in charge and the decision of the officer in charge shall be final and shall be obeyed by such persons.
39. Every person who shall slaughter or assist in the slaughtering of any animal shall adopt such methods of slaughtering as may be prescribed by the by-laws, and in the absence of such by-laws, such methods as may be prescribed by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, and shall take all the precautions as may be requisite to secure the infliction of as little pain as possible.
40. Any animal killed for food in a Government slaughter house shall be killed in the following manner :-
(1) All cattle (except buffaloes) shall be killed with a pole-axe or humane killer of a pattern to be approved by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon,
(2) All buffaloes shall be killed with a rifle of a size and pattern to be approved by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, All rifles used for this purpose shall be kept by the officer in charge and used by him alone.
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(3) All sheep, goats and swine, shall be killed with the knife in a manner approved by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, except in the case of pigs, which, in the opinion of the officer in charge of the slaughter house, are too large to be killed in this way. pigs shall be killed in the same manner as cattle. Frovided always that nothing in this by-law shall affect Jews, Mohammedans or other people holding religious beliefs which compel them to kill animals for food in a particular manner.
41. The owner of any animal to be slaughtered shall provide the proper instruments, appliances and utensils required for the purpose and shall cause such articles to be thoroughly cleansed immediately after the completion of the process of slaughtering in which they have been used, and shall cause every such article when not in actual use to be kept thoroughly clean.
42. The carcase of every animal slaughtered shall be hung in the hanging shed immediately after it is dressed and shall remain there until removed to the marketą.
43. The owner of any animal that is slaughtered shall cause the hide or skin, fat and offal of such animal to be removed from the slaughter house within twenty-four hours after the completion of the slaughter of such animal.
44. The lessee of the privilege of collecting blood and hair shall forthwith upon the completion of the slaughtering of any animal or the dressing of any carcase, cause such blood and hair to be collected and deposited in a sufficient number of receptacles of approved pattern, properly constructed of non-absorbent material and furnished with closely fitting covers and he shall cause the contents of such receptacles to be removed from the slaughter house at least once in twenty-four hours. He shall cause such receptacles to be thoroughly cleansed immediately after they shall have been used for such collection and removal and shall cause every such receptacle which is not in actual use to be kept thoroughly clean.
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