1950_DOGS_AND_CATS_ORDINANCE — Page 3

Dogs and Cats Ordinance.

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police and

in case of

rabies or

any con-

of the

relating to

5. (1) Any police officer or officer of the Sanitary Powers of Department, or in respect of the New Territories any police other officers officer or any officer duly authorized by the District Com- suspected missioner, who has reason to believe that there is a rabid in case of dog or cat or a dog or cat suspected of having rabies or a dog or cat reasonably suspected of having been in contact with any case of rabies or suspected rabies or which has bitten any person in any vessel, aircraft or place or that there is in any such vessel, aircraft or place any evidence of the breach of a regulation relating to licensing or to the control of the importation, movement or slaughter of dogs. or cats or the sale of the flesh of dogs or cats, may without

warrant-

(a) search any such vessel, aircraft or place;

(b) break open any outer or inner door of any such

place;

(c) forcibly enter any such vessel or aircraft and every

part thereof;

(a) remove by force any person or material obstruc- tion to any arrest, detention, search, seizure or removal which he is empowered to make;

on

(e) detain every person found in such place or

board such vessel or aircraft or in such place until such vessel or aircraft or place has been searched; () inspect, seize, remove and detain any dog or cat or the carcase thereof or anything with respect to which an offence against any regulation made hereunder may appear to have been committed; and any such officer as aforesaid may shoot or otherwise destroy any dog or cat which appears to him to be suffering from rabies or other infectious disease or any dog which requires to be licensed and which does not appear to such officer to be licensed or under the control of any person.

(2) If a veterinary officer is of opinion that any dog or cat has been or may reasonably be suspected of having been in contact with any case of rabies or suspected rabies, he may destroy or authorize the destruction of such dog

or cat.

travention regulations the control importation, slaughter and cats.

of the

movement or

of dogs

of obstruc-

6. No person shall obstruct any detention, arrest, Prohibition search, seizure, removal, killing or destruction authorized tion to by or under this Ordinance: Penalty: a fine of one thou- etc. sand dollars and imprisonment for six months.

detention,

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