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Public Health (Animals and Birds) Regulations

[1989 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

36D. Prohibition of unlawful application

of tattoo-marks etc.

Except in accordance with regulation 36B, no person shall apply or cause to be applied to any cattle to which this regulation applies any tattoo-mark or ear-punch mark of such a kind as is intended or likely to suggest that inoculation against rinderpest has been carried out on the cattle.

(L.N. 3 of 1970)

36E. Application

Regulations 36A, 36B, 36C and 36D shall apply-

(a) subject to paragraph (b), to and in respect of all cattle over the age of 3 months, other than cattle imported for immediate slaughter;

(b) to and in respect of all cattle in a place declared to be an infected place under regulation 30.

Depots for CATTLE, SWINE, SHEEP AND GOATS

37. Interpretation

General

(L.N. 3 of 1970)

In the following regulations-

"depot" means one of the depots specified in regulation 9 or any other depot for animals provided by the Government;

"officer in charge" means the person appointed by the Director to superintend and have the charge of any or all of such depots or of part of any such depot.

(G.N.A. 54 of 1956)

38. Animals for slaughter to be housed

in Government depots

All cattle, swine, sheep and goats brought into Hong Kong 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 21 days:

Provided also that any such animal which is condemned by the senior veterinary officer as unfit to be slaughtered for human food may, with the consent of the senior veterinary officer, be removed by the owner.