1950_DOGS_AND_CATS_ORDINANCE — Page 1

Dogs and Cats Ordinance.

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CHAPTER 167.

DOGS AND CATS ORDINANCE.

To regulate the keeping and control of dogs and cats and 1 of 1950.

to provide for the suppression of rabies.

[6th January, 1950.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Dogs and Short title. Cats Ordinance.

2.

In this Ordinance-

"cat" includes the male and female animal of any age; "dog" includes the male and the female animal of any

age;

"New Territories" does not include New Kowioon; "officer of the Sanitary Department" includes any

veterinary officer, health officer, health inspector or overseer of the Sanitary Department working under the direction of a health officer or health inspector for the purpose of this Ordinance;

"vessel" includes any kind of water-borne craft; "veterinary officer" includes the Senior Veterinary Officer

and any veterinary officer appointed by the Governor to perform the duties of a veterinary officer and also any veterinary surgeon for the time being performing the duties of the Senior Veterinary Officer or a veterinary officer.

Interpretation.

3. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulations Regulations. prescribe or provide for-

(a) controlling dogs and cats and their importation,

movement, slaughter and sale, and for the prohibi- tion of the sale of the flesh of dogs and cats;

(b) licensing dogs;

(c) authorizing the inspection, seizure, detention, destruction or other disposition of dogs and cats and their carcases;

(d) the prevention and control, whether by inocula- tion, disinfection or otherwise of rabies or the spreading of rabies;

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