Animals to be
landed at authorised
landing
places.
Permittee responsible.
Authorised landing places.
Colonial
Veterinary Surgeon
may cause destruction of diseased
animal or bird.
Animals imported to be housed at
depot.
500
12. 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.
13. The permittee named in a special permit shall ensure that the terms of the special permit are strictly complied with.
14. The following shall be authorised landing places :--- (a) Kennedy Town Cattle Wharf.
(b) Ma Tau Kok Government Wharf.
(c) Such other landing places as are designated by the Governor in Council.
15. If any animal or bird brought into the Colony by sea or by land is found to be suffering from disease the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon 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.
16. 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 landed under special permit.
Provision regarding dung and litter.
Detention of animal or bird by Colonial
Veterinary Surgeon.
17. Animals landed, or brought into the Colony by land, under special permit shall be:
(a) landed only at the time and place stated in the permit, and
(b) taken or 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.
18. 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 cast into the waters of the Colony except under and in accordance with a special permit.
19. Any animal or bird which has been conveyed in the same vessel or train, or has otherwise been in contact, with any diseased animal or bird, or which, in the opinion of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, may be likely to spread infection, may be detained by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon in quaran- tine for such period as he may, in the circumstances of the case, think proper.
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