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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1991

TWO ORDINANCES ARE NOT "HOWEVER, THE PROVISIONS UNDER THESE

BE COMPREHENSIVE ENOUGH TO ENSURE THAT THE THREAT POSED BY RABIES CAN DEALT WITH EFFECTIVELY OR EFFICIENTLY", AN AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

AND FISHERIES

TODAY, CONSOLIDATES IN A

SINGLE THE

"THE RABIES BILL, GAZETTED PIECE OF LEGISLATION ALL THE ANTI-RABIES PROVISIONS NECESSARY FOR

OF RABIES IN THE TERRITORY," HE EFFECTIVE PREVENTION AND CONTROL EXPLAINED.

ΤΟ ADDITION

DOGS AND CATS, ALL

THE BILL PROPOSES THAT, IN OTHER MAMMALS, APART FROM HUMAN BEINGS, SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO CONTROL.

PROVISIONS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED IN THE

PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS NOW REPLACED BY AND BIRDS) ORDINANCE CONCERNING INFECTED PLACES ARE

DECLARED MORE COMPREHENSIVE PROVISIONS CONCERNING PLACES WHICH MAY BE AS RABIES CONTROL AREA.

PROVISIONS FOR THE REGULATION

OF

PRIVATE QUARANTINE

CENTRES

HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE NEW BILL.

"THE BILL EMPOWERS THE DIRECTOR OF TO DECLARE A RABIES CONTROL AREA, TO IMPOSE ANIMALS WITHIN SUCH AN AREA, AND TO DECLARE PLACES OR OBSERVATION CENTRES.

AND AGRICULTURE

CONTROL ON MOVEMENT OF ΤΟ BE QUARANTINE

FISHERIES

"ADDITIONAL

ASSOCIATED

WITH

POWER TO ANIMALS

PREVENTIVE MEASURES,

PROVIDED IN THE NEW BILL, HE ADDED.

UNDER THE NEW PROPOSALS, ANIMALS IN SPECIFIED PROHIBITED TO ANIMALS WILL CONSTITUTE AN OFFENCE.

THE BILL ALSO MAKES IT A DUTY FOR SUSPECTED RABID ANIMAL, NOT ONLY OFFICER.

THE IMPORT AND KEEPING

RABIES

LIFE-LONG BECOME THEMSELVES, WILL BE PROHIBITED.

ENABLING REQUEST AND TO

AUTHORISED OFFICERS

REQUIRE ARTICLES TO DETAIN INFORMATION, ARREST WHEN NECESSARY ARE ALSO

ΤΟ

ANIMALS, ABANDONING

PLACES,

OR

ALLOWING ANIMALS

FEEDING

INTO

STRAY PLACES

BEEN RAISED BY 100 PER CENT TO PROVISIONS.

STIFFER PENALTIES, I.E. $50,000 AND ARE PROPOSED FOR ILLEGAL IMPORTATION, KEEPING PROHIBITED VIOLATING ANY MOVEMENT BAN IN RESPECT OF AREAS.

ANIMALS IN RABIES CONTROL

ON THE IMPACT OF THE NEW BILL ON MEMBERS SPOKESMAN SAID:

OF THE PUBLIC, THE

AND

AND LAW-ABIDING PET OWNERS **THE MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC ANIMAL TRADERS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE BILL.

ANY PERSON TO REPORT ANY DOGS AND CATS, TO AN AUTHORISED

OF VAMPIRE CARRIERS WITHOUT

MAMMALS BATS,

SHOWING

ANY

WHICH CAN SYMPTOM

PENALTIES FOR MOST OFFENCES RELATING

$10,000,

TO ANIMAL AS COMPARED

CONTROL CONTROL HAVE WITH THE

OLD

ONE YEAR'S

IMPRISONMENT,

ANIMALS AND

/"HOWEVER, ANIMAL