THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH SEPTEMBER, 1899. 1469
6. In very exceptional cases, the Board are prepared to entertain applications made by telegram, on the following conditions:-
(a.) The telegram must set forth the description of the dog, stating as far as possible for purposes of identification the particulars of its breed, sex, age and colour, and the place where it is proposed that the animal should be detained.
(b.) The place of detention must be the residence of a householder, or other responsible resident of long standing, in Great Britain, who is prepared to detain the dog on the premises for not less than ninety days in accordance with the conditions of the licence; and the full name and address of the person must be given so as to enable the Board, before the licence is issued, to place themselves in communication with him to ascer- tain whether he is in a position to fulfil the requisite conditions.
(c.) An address must also be named in the telegram to which the Board can send the licence. if issued, or otherwise communicate their decision to the applicant. This should be some place in the country of embarkation, as shipowners cannot properly permit the embarkation of any dog on board their vessels for importation into this country unless the dog is accompanied by the requisite licence.
(d.) The telegram should contain the undertaking of the owner to carry out the conditions
imposed.
7. The conditions imposed in the licence require the detention of the dog for a period of six months on some suitable private premises to be specified by the owner, and approved by the Board, where the dog will be under the supervision of the officers of the Board and of the Local Authority, for whose inspection it should be produced, if required. But if the general conditions imposed are properly carried out, the Board are prepared, on the production of a certificate of a duly qualified veterinary surgeon that the dog is not affected with, or suspected of, rabies, to consider applications for the release of the dog after a period of detention of ninety days. Dogs which have been recently purchased from foreign dealers or of which the antecedents are unknown, will be subjected to special restrictions and a longer period of detention.
8. The owner's private place of residence is regarded in most instances as a suitable place of detention.
9. Hotels, barracks, or other similar premises where the dog cannot be conveniently isolated, are not regarded by the Board as suitable places of detention.
10. On arrival at a port in Great Britain and before the dog can be landed, the holder of the licence is required to produce it for the inspection of the officer of Her Majesty's Customs, who is empowered and directed to mark it with the name of the port, the date of landing, and his initials, as a verification of the legality of the landing.
11. The dog must be taken as soon as it is landed, by the nearest available route, and without unnecessary delay, to the premises specified in the licence.
12. In the case, however, of dogs landed late in the day, and where the place of detention is several hours' journey from the port, the Board do not object to the journey of the dog from one place to the other being broken by its detention at some suitable place for one night only, provided that it is kept absolutely apart from all other dogs, and that the journey is resumed the next day and com- pleted with all reasonable dispatch.
13. In every case the licence should accompany the dog on its journey, and be retained by the person in charge until it is required to be returned to the Board.
14. It should be clearly understood that the dog cannot in any case be moved from the place of detention, either to other premises or to a vessel for exportation out of the United Kingdom, without a further licence from the Board; but should exceptional circumstances arise which render such removal necessary or expedient, the Board are prepared to consider an application for a licence, pro- vided that they are satisfied by the production of a certificate of a duly qualified veterinary surgeon that the dog is not affected with, or suspected of, rabies. When the proposed removal is to some other place in the United Kingdom, a suitable place must be specified where the dog can be kept for the remainder of the period of detention.
15. During the period of detention the dog, when temporarily moved for exercise or other like purpose from the place of detention, must be in charge of a competent person, and be properly muzzled with a wire cage muzzle, and this latter condition is also applicable when the dog is likely at any time to be brought into contact with other dogs.
16. Should the dog die, or be lost, the fact should be at once reported to the Board, together with full information as to the symptoms preceding death, or the circumstances under which the loss took place; and, in the event of the dog sickening with any of the symptoms of rabies, it should be at once isolated, and the advice of a veterinary surgeon obtained.
17. Licences to which special conditions are attached are issued by the Board to land bonâ fide performing dogs, if it can be shown that the dogs have been trained to take part in performances for the entertainment of the public, and that they are to be imported for that purpose only. In such
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