Removal of animals or birds by
order of the Council.
Power of Council to cause slaughter of
cases or contacts.
Burial or exhumation of carcases prohibited except under supervision.
Interpreta- tion.
Animals for slaughter to be housed in Government depots.
Fees for use of
depot.
Removal of animals
without
permit
prohibited.
Owners of animals to
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34. The Council may order the removal of any animal or bird from an infected place to any segregation place appointed by the Council.
35. If in the opinion of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon any animal or bird is suffering from or has been in contact with an animal or bird suffering from infectious or contagious disease, the Council may cause such animal or bird to be slaughtered and the carcase thereof to be disposed of in such manner as the Council may think fit.
36. No carcase of an animal or bird shall be buried, or, after burial, be dug up, except under the supervision of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon or of a sanitary inspector acting under his
instructions.
Depots for Cattle, Swine, Sheep and Goats.
General.
37. In the following sections:---
(a) "Depot" means one of the depots specified in by-law 9 or any other depot for animals provided by the Government.
(b) "Officer in charge" means the person appointed by the Council to superintend and have the charge of any or all of such depots or of part of any such depot.
38. All cattle, swine, sheep and goats brought into the Colony for the purpose of being slaughtered shall be kept in a depot: Provided that no such animal shall be permitted to remain in any depot for a longer period than twenty-one days: Provided also that any such animal which is condemned by the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon as unfit to be slaughtered for human food may, with the consent of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, be removed by the
owner.
39. The fec for each head of cattle housed in a depot shall be fifty cents payable when the cattle so housed are removed to any place other than an adjoining slaughter-house or another depot and the fee payable for each pig, sheep and goat similarly housed and removed shall be ten cents. No fee is payable on admission.
40. No cattle, swine, sheep and goats shall be removed from a depot for any purpose except on a removal order signed by the officer in charge. Such order shall be granted on the production and deposit of the receipt given on the admission of the animals and in favour of the person therein named or of any other person on his order.
41. The Council shall provide water only for the use of the cattle, swine, sheep, and goats housed in the depots. The owners provide food. of such animals shall provide proper and sufficient food and shall send men in sufficient numbers to look after, feed and water such animals, but no other unauthorised person may be or remain on the premises during such hours as the depots are closed to the public.
Government
42. Neither the Government nor the Council shall be responsible and Council for the safe custody of any cattle, swine, sheep or goats housed in not to accept a depot. responsibility.
Drenching
of animals
prohibited.
Admission to depot
prohibited to unauthorised
persons.
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43. The drenching of any animal with any substance whatever, or the administration of salt in any form, in a depot, except with the permission of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon or of the officer in charge, is prohibited.
Maintenance of Order in Depots.
44. No person, not being an officer or servant of the Council, shall enter or remain in any depot except for the purpose of securing or of supplying food or water to any animal therein.
45. No person shall in any depot use any indecent or obscene language and language, or enter or remain therein in a state of intoxication.
drunkenness
forbidden.
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