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Admission of animals to slaughter-houses.

12. The slaughter-houses shall for the purpose of the admission of animais be open at such hours as may be fixed by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon with the approval of the Council.

13. Whenever in the opinion of the Council it is expedient for its maintenance or preservation to close any part of any slaughter-house, a notice to that effect shall be posted in some conspicuous part of such slaughter-house specifying the part that is to close, and no unauthorised person shall thereafter use or enter such part until a further notice has been published and posted as aforesaid notifying the reopening of such part.

14. No person shall bring into any slaughter-house any animal which is not intended for slaughter and particularly shall not bring any dog into a slaughter-house.

15. No person shall convey or cause to be conveyed or attempt to convey any dead animal into any slaughter-house for any purpose whatever.

16. Every person desiring to bring an animal into a slaughter- house shall apply to the officer in charge to inspect and pass such animal, and no person shall bring or cause to be brought or attempt to bring into a slaughter-house any animal which has not been duly inspected and passed by the officer in charge.

17. The mark known as the Broad Arrow shall be used for the purpose of denoting the fitness of cattle to be slaughtered for human food. No eattle shall be slaughtered for human food in any slaughter- house unless marked with the broad arrow. Every person who, without lawful authority stamps, uses, applies or impresses the broad arrow, or any mark apparently intended to resemble the broad arrow, on any cattle, shall be deemed to have contravened the provisions of these by-laws.

18. If any person passes or attempts to pass into any slaughter- house any cattle, swine, sheep or goat, 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 the officer in charge, and 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 for- feited and dealt with as the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services may determine.

19. 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 hyre assigned for the purpose.

20. Every person who brings or causes to be brought into a slaughter-house any sheep, lamb or goat, shall cause such sheep, lamb or goat to be properly penned in a lair assigned for the purpose.

21. Every person who brings or causes to be brought into a slaughter-house any pig shall cause such pig to be properly secured in a piggery assigned for that purpose.

22. 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 cfficer in charge.

23. Every person being the owner, and 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.