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DOGS AND CATS (AMENDMENT)

Ord. No. 61/67.

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any vessel or aircraft, in which he has reason to believe there is-

(i) a rabid dog or cat or a dog or cat which may be rabid;

(ii) a dog or cat which has been or may have been in contact with a rabid dog or cat or a dog or cat which may be rabid;

(iii) a dog or cat which has bitten any person;

(iv) evidence of a contravention of any provision of this Ordinance relating to the importation, movement or slaughter of dogs or cats or the sale or use of the flesh of dogs or cats;

(b) seize, shoot or otherwise destroy-

(i) any dog or cat which appears to him to be rabid or suffering from any other infectious disease; or

(ii) any dog which appears to him to be neither licensed nor under the control of any person;

(c) inspect, seize, remove and detain any dog or cat in respect of which it appears to him that any provision of this Ordinance relating to the importation of dogs or cats has been contravened;

(d) inspect, seize, remove and detain the car- case or flesh of any dog or cat which it appears to him has been slaughtered, sold or used in contravention of any provision of this Ordinance.

(2) Any police officer or any officer of the Agriculture and Fisheries Department may--

(a) break open any outer or inner door of any premises or place which he is empowered to enter and search by or under this section; (b) forcibly enter any vessel or aircraft which he is empowered by this section to board and search;

(c) detain any person found in any such prem- ises or place or on board any such vessel or aircraft until the same has been searched;

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