1964_PUBLIC_HEALTH_(ANIMALS_AND_BIRDS)_(EXHIBITIONS)_REGULATIONS — Page 4

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[Subsidiary]

Licensee not to make changes to primary enclosures etc. and not to keep animals or birds elsewhere.

Husbandry and sanitation.

CAP. 139] Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Exhibitions) Regulations [1973 Ed.

(f) be provided with sufficient fresh air ventilation by means of windows, doors, vents or air conditioning, to promote the health and comfort of the animals or birds kept therein and to minimize draughts, odours and moisture condensation;

(g) have ample lighting by natural or artificial means or both, of good quality and so distributed as to provide sufficient light intensity to permit routine inspection and cleaning; and

(h) contain interior surfaces which are substantially impervious to moisture and may be sanitarily cleaned at all times.

(3) An outdoor area shall provide—

(a) sufficient shade to enable the animals or birds to protect themselves from the direct rays of the sun;

(b) adequate shelter to allow the animals or birds protection in inclement weather;

(c) suitable drainage for the escape of excess water.

6.

Except with the prior consent of the Director, no person to whom a licence has been granted shall—

(a) make or cause or permit to be made any material change to the primary enclosures, housing facilities or outdoor areas in which the animals or birds for exhibition are to be kept; or

(b) keep or cause or permit to be kept any animal or bird to be exhibited, at a place other than the place specified in his licence.

7.

Except as may reasonably be justified for the purpose of veterinary treatment, a person to whom a licence has been granted shall comply with the following requirements—

(a) the animals or birds shall be fed at least once daily with wholesome, palatable and nutritious food which shall be of sufficient quantity to meet the normal daily requirements of the animals or birds, having regard to their species, size and condition;

(b) all food and water receptacles for the animals or birds shall be—

(i) readily accessible to the animals or birds;

(ii) so located as to minimize contamination by excreta or otherwise;

(iii) cleaned at regular intervals so as to be kept in a sanitary condition at all times; and

(iv) kept in good condition at all times;