DOGS AND CATS ORDINANCE

DOGS AND CATS ORDINANCE

CHAPTER 167.

DOGS AND CATS ORDINANCE.

To regulate the keeping and control of dogs and cats and to
provide for the suppression of rabies.

[6th January, 1950.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Dogs and

Cats Ordinance

2. In this Ordinance-

'cat' includes the male and female. animal of any age;

'dog' includes the male and the fernale animal of any age;

New Territories does not include New Kowloon

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.

3. (1) The Governor in Council may by regulations

prescribe or provide for-

(a)controlling dogs and cats and their importation,
movement, slaughter and sale, and for the prohibition of
the sale of the Resh 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 inoculation,
disinfection or otherwise of rabies or the spreading of
rabies;





(e)regulating dogs' or cats' homes and dog or cat shows;

(f) fees and forms in connexion with any licence, act or thing
prescribed by regulation or for any service rendered in
enforcing or otherwise in connexion with any regulation;

(g)the recovery by Government or by any authority of expenses
incurred in enforcing or otherwise in connexion with the
regulations.

(2) It is hereby declared that any regulation made hereunder may
provide

(a) that an offence against the regulations shall be deemed to
have been committed, notwithstanding there has been no
guilty intent or knowledge or negligence on the part of the
person charged ;

(b)that the burden of proof shall in any particular case he upon
the person charged ;

(c)generally as to the circumstances in which an offence
against the regulations shall be committed or deemed to
have been committed;

(d)that any licence, permit or authority issued under such
regulations shall be issued subject to such conditions as an
officer or person specified in the regulations shall impose;

(e) that any fees and charges which may be provided
for by regulation other than the fees for any licence
shall be fixed by such officer or person and shall
be recoverable in such manner as may be specified
in the regulations.

4. (1) If it appears to a magistrate on complaint that

any dog is dangerous and is not kept under proper control,
the magistrate may make an order that the said dog be
either destroyed or kept under proper control.

(2) Such order may be made either against the or against any per
son appearing to have the custody, control or care of the dog.

(3) If the person against whom the order is made fails to comply
therewith he shall be liable to a fine of fifty dollars for every day on
which he fails to comply therewith.





5. (1) Any police officer or officer of the Sanitary Department, or in
respect of the New Territories any police officer or any officer duly
authorized by the District Commissioner, who has reason to believe
that there is a rabid 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 ;
(d) remove by force any person or material obstruction
to any arrest, detention, search, seizure or
removal which he is empowered to make;
(e) detain every person found in such place or on
board such vessel or aircraft or in such place until
such vessel or aircraft or place has been searched
(f)inspect, seize, remove and detain any dog or
or the carcase thereof or anything with respect to
Which an offence against any regulation made
hereunder may appear to have been committed ;
such officer as aforesaid may shoot or otherwise

destroy any dog or cat which appears to him to be suffering 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.

6. No person shall obstruct any detention, arrest, search, seizure,
removal, killing or destruction authorized by or under this Ordinance :
Penalty : a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment for six
months.
1 of 1950. Short title. Interpretation. Regulations. [s. 3 cont.] Dangerous dogs. [cf. 34 & 35 Vict. C. 56, s. 2.] Powers of police and other officers in case of suspected rabies or in case of any contravention of the regulations relating to the control of the importation, movement or slaughter of dogs and cats.

1 of 1950. Short title. Interpretation. Regulations. [s. 3 cont.] Dangerous dogs. [cf. 34 & 35 Vict. C. 56, s. 2.] Powers of police and other officers in case of suspected rabies or in case of any contravention of the regulations relating to the control of the importation, movement or slaughter of dogs and cats.

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