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Draft Regulations.

No. S. 297.-The following draft of regulations which it is proposed to make under the intended Dogs Ordinance is published for general information.

Regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 3 of the Dogs Ordinance, 1927, Ordinance No. of 1927, on the

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The regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 6 of the Dogs Ordinance, 1893, and published on pages 155, 156, 157 and 158 of the Regulations of Hong Kong, 1844-1925, amended as appearing in Government Notifications Nos. 174 of 1926, 184 of 1926 and 210 of 1926, are hereby rescinded and the following regulations are substituted therefor.

1. No person shall keep a dog over the age of three months except under and in accordance with a licence from the Captain Superintendent of Police: Provided that this regulation shall not apply to any dog kept in any dogs home approved or authorized by or under these regulations, or to any dog kept in the New Territories (other than New Kowloon).

2. The fee payable for each male dog included in such licence shall be three dollars, and for each female dog six dollars.

3. No fee shall be payable for any dog where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Captain Superintendent of Police that such dog is kept by au agriculturist solely as a watch dog and is necessary for that purpose.

4. Every licence shall expire on 31st day of December of the year in which it is taken out.

5.-(1) With each licence the Captain Superintendent of Police shall, without extra fee, issue for each dog included in such licence a metal badge duly numbered, and the owner of the dog shall see that such badge is worn by the dog either attached to its collar or otherwise fastened on to its neck, and any dog found without such badge may be captured and detained or may be shot by any police officer or by any person author- ized by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

(2) No person shall allow any such badge to be worn except by the dog in respect of which the badge was issued.

(3) If the Captain Superintendent of Police is satisfied that a badge has been lost he may issue another badge in respect of the same dog on payment of a fee of one dollar.

6. Any dog which appears to be suffering from rabies or mange, and which does not appear to be at the time under the control of any person, may be captured and detained, or may be shot, by any police officer or any person authorized by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

7. The dogs home kept by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at Waterloo Road, Kowloon, shall be an approved dogs home for the purpose of these regulations.

8. Every person having the custody control or care of any dog which has or may reasonably be suspected of having rabies, or of any dog which has been or may reason- ably be suspected having been in contact with any case of rabies or suspected rabies, shall report the fact to the nearest police station without delay.

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