ABATTOIRS (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS

ABATTOIRS (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS

ABATTOIRS (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS

ARRANGEMENT OF BYLAWS

Bylaw Page

PART I

PRELIMNARY

1. Citation ............................. A4
1A. Application ......................... A4
2. Interpretation ....................... A4
2A. Restriction on slaughtering of animals A5
3. Appointment of authorized officers ... A5
4. Fees ................................. A5

PARTII

ADMISSION OF ANIMALS TO
ABATTOIRS

5. Hours of admission ................... A6
6. Power of manager to prohibit entry to parts of abattoir A 6
7. Animals which may be brought into abattoir A 6
8. Restriction on admission of animals to abattoir A 6
9. Animals not to be removed alive from abattoir without consent of manager A 7
10. Power of manager to refuse to admit animals if insufficient accommodation
available ...............................A 7
11. Admission form to be completed ......A 7
12. Power of authorized officer to affix tags or marks to animals A 7
12A. Removal of animal to another abattoir A 7
13. Power of authorized officer to give directions as to handling of animals A 8
14. Animals to be delivered to waiting lairage within 5 days of admission A 8
15. Power of authorized officer to have diseased or injured animals segregated and
slaughtered .............................A 9
16. Notice to be given to owner of animal slaughtered under bylaw 14 or 15 A 9

PART III

SLAUGHTER OF
ANIMALS

17. Owners register .....................A 9
18. Registration ........................A10
19. Deletion from owners register .......A10

20. Admission of animals to waiting lairage ....... A11





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21. Power of manager to detain and dispose of unidentified animals, dressed
carcasses or carcasses A11
22. Manager to post daily statement of animals held in waiting lairage A11
23. Offence to remove animal from waiting lairage A11
24. Unauthorized persons not permitted to slaughter animals in abattoir A12
25. Owner responsible for collection of certain parts of slaughtered animal A12
26. Power of Council to dispose of certain parts of slaughtered animals A12
26A. Method of killing A13

PARTIV

MARKING AND TRANSPORT OF SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS

27. Health inspector or authorized person to examine carcasses, dressed carcasses
and offals ........................... A 13
28. Marking of dressed carcasses fit for human consumption A 13
29. Marking of specified parts of offal fit for human consumption A 13
30. Unexamined or unmarked carcasses, dressed carcasses or offals not to be
removed without consent of manager ...................................... A 14

31. Dressed carcasses and offals to be delivered by Government transport unless
otherwise provided ................... A 14
32. (Repealed) ........................... A 14
33. Collection by private transport ...... A 14
33A. Power to dispose of dressed carcass if not collected A 15

PART V

MAINTENANCE OF ORDER

34. Persons not to enter abattoir without authority A 15
35. Manager may declare restricted areas . A 16
36. Power of authorized officer to order persons in abattoir without good cause to
leave ................................ A 16
37. Powers to control traffic in abattoir A 16
38. Power of manager to prohibit smoking, naked lights and flames A 17
39. Goods and personal effects not to be kept in unapproved places A 17
40. Power of authorized officer to give directions as to use of water, steam,
electricity and ventilating equipment A 17
41. Offences ............................. A 18
42. Further offences........................................................ A 18





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PART VI

MISCELLANEOUS

43. Ofrence to give false information .... A 18
44. Ofrence to use or imitate marks in Schedule 6 A 18
45. General penalty ...................... A 19
46. Saving ............................... A 19
Schedule 1. Specified abattoirs .......... A 19
Schedule 2. Fees payable for services provided by abattoirs A 19
Schedule 3. Form 1: Statement as to admission of animals to abattoir A 20
Form 2: Application for registration as owner of animals to be
slaughtered in abattoir ............................... A 21
Schedule 4. Parts of slaughtered animal to be collected from abattoir by owner A 23
Schedule 5. Ductless glands .............. A 23
Schedule 6. Marks to be applied to dressed carcasses and specified parts of offals A 23
Schedule 7. Pass ......................... A 24





ABATTOIRS (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS
(Cap. 132, section 77)
[1 August 1968] L.N. 73 of 1968

L.N. 46 of 1968 -L.N. 108 of 1969, L.N. 210 of 1972, 21 of 1973, L.N. 196 of 1973, L.N. 33 of
1975, L.N. 79 of 1975, L.N. 143 of 1976, L.N. 89 of 1979, L.N. 257 of 1979, L.N. 33 of
1981, L.N. 97 of 1982, L.N. 47 of 1983, L.N. 83 of 1984, 10 of 1986, L.N. 251 of 1986, R.
Ed. 1986, L.N. 28 1987, L.N. 93 of 1988, L.N. 345 of 1988, L.N. 149 of 1989.


PART 1

PRELIMINARY

1. Citation

These bylaws be cited as the Abattoirs (Urban Council) Bylaws.

(10 of 1986 s. 32(3))

1A. Application

These bylaws apply to the Urban Council area only.

(10 of 1986 s. 32(2))

2. Interpretation

In these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires

'abattoir' means an abattoir specified in Schedule 1;

'authorized officer' means a person appointed by the Director under bylaw 3 to be
an authorized officer;

'carcass' means the body of a dead animal; (L.N. 210 of 1972)

'Council' means the Urban Council;

'Director' means the Director and any Deputy Director and Assistant Director of
Urban Services; (L.N. 143 of 1976)

'dressed carcass' means a carcass from which the offal, hide and head (other than
that of a pig) have been removed; (L.N. 210 of 1972)

'lairage' means a part of an abattoir which is used for the confinement of animals;

'manager' means a person appointed by the Director to manage or assist in the
management of an abattoir; (L.N. 143 of 1976)

'offal' means any part of a carcass which is removed therefrom during the process
of dressing, but does not include the hide, skin, or horns; (L.N. 210 of 1972)





'waiting lairage' means a lairage in which animals are confined while awaiting
slaughter.


2A. Restriction on slaughtering of animals

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no person shall- (1O of 1986, s.32(2))

(a)slaughter, or cause or permit to be slaughtered, any bovine, goat,
horse, pig or sheep in any place except an abattoir;

(b)slaughter, or cause or permit to be slaughtered, any bovine, goat,
horse, pig or sheep otherwise than in accordance with these bylaws;

(c)dress, or cause or permit to be dressed, the carcass of any bovine,
goat, horse, pig or sheep otherwise than in accordance with these
bylaws.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), the Council may authorize
the slaughtering or dressing of any animal at such place and in such manner as it
thinks fit.

(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable to a fine of $25,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months, and in the case
of a continuing offence to a further daily fine of $250. (L.N. 284 of 1987).

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

3. Appointment of authorized officers

(1) The Director may appoint any public officer to be an authorized officer in an
abattoir for the purposes of such of these bylaws as he may specify.

(2) In the exercise of his powers and functions under these bylaws an
authorized officer shall be subject to the directions of the manager of the abattoir.

4. Fees

(1) There shall be payable by every person to whom any services specified in
Schedule 2 have been provided in an abattoir the appropriate fees prescribed in that
Schedule. (21 of 1973 s. 20)

(2) The manager may, if Schedule 2 specifies an appropriate fee, nominate that a
night will be for night slaughter. (L.N. 345 of 1988)

(3) If a person brings an animal into an abattoir to be slaughtered before 8 a.m.
on the morning after a night nominated for night slaughter, the person shall pay the
night slaughter fee (if any) specified in Schedule 2. (L.N. 345 of 1988)





PART II

ADMISSION OF ANIMALS TO ABATTOIRS

5. Hours of admission

The manager of an abattoir may fix the hours during which it shall be open each
day for the admission or slaughter of animals.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

6. Power of manager to prohibit

entry to parts of abattoir

(1) Notwithstanding any pass issued under bylaw 35, if in the opinion of the
manager of an abattoir it is expedient to do so for its efficient operation or
maintenance, he may by order in writing prohibit, either permanently or for such
period as he thinks fit, the entry of persons without his consent to any part of the
abattoir specified in the order. (L.N. 33 of 1975)

(2) A copy of an order under paragraph (1) shall be posted in a conspicuous
place outside the part of the abattoir to which it relates.

(3) Any person who enters a part of an abattoir in contravention of an order
under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to
a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 1 month. (L.N. 284 of 1987)

7. Animals which may be brought into abattoir

(1) No person shall bring into or keep in an abattoir any animal other than a live
bovine, goat, horse, pig or sheep except with the consent of the manager.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

8. Restriction on admission of animals to abattoir

(1) No live animal shall be admitted to an abattoir-

(a)without the permission of the manager; or

(b)unless such animal has been inspected and approved by an
authorized officer.

(2) Any person who brings a live animal into an abattoir in contravention of
paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)





9. Animals not to he removed alive from abattoir
without consent of manager

(1) No person shall, except at the direction or with the consent in writing of the
manager, remove alive from an abattoir any animal which has been admitted to the
abattoir in accordance with these bylaws. (L.N. 33 of 1975)

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
(L.N. 210 of 1972)

10. Power of manager to refuse to admit animals
if insufficient accommodation available

The manager of an abattoir may refuse to admit to the abattoir an animal if in his
opinion there is insufficient accommodation available in the abattoir for the animal.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

11. Admission form to be completed

(1) When a live animal is admitted to an abattoir, a statement in the prescribed
form in respect of the animal shall be delivered to the manager within 24 hours
thereafter. (See Schedule 3, Form 1)

(2) If a statement is not delivered to the manager in accordance with paragraph
(1), then

(a)the owner of the animal, and

(b)the person who was in charge of the animal at the time of its
admission,

shall be guilty of an offence.

12. Power of authorized officer to affix
tags or marks to animals

(1) An authorized officer may affix to an animal which has been admitted to an
abattoir a tag or mark for the purpose of recording its admission and disposal in the
abattoir.

(2) Any person in an abattoir who, without the consent of the manager,
removes, alters or interferes with a tag or mark affixed to an animal under paragraph
(1) shall be guilty of an ofrence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000
and to imprisonment for 1 month. (L.N. 284 of 1987)

12A. Removal of animal to another abattoir

(1) A manager may in writing direct-

(a) the owner of an animal in an abattoir; or





(b)any person appearing to the manager to be in charge of an
animal in an abattoir,
to remove the animal from the abattoir to another abattoir for slaughter.

(2) Any person who fails to comply with a direction given to him by a manager
under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

13. Power of authorized officer to give directions
as to handling of animals

(1) An authorized officer may give to-

(a)the owner of an animal in an abattoir, and

(b)any person appearing to the authorized officer to be in charge of an
animal in an abattoir,

such directions as he thinks fit as to-

(i) the placing or tying of the animal in any stall, pen, or lairage in the
abattoir; and

(ii)the movement of the animal from any place to any other place in the
abattoir.

(1A) An authorized officer may give such directions he thinks fit as to

(a) the priority; and

(b) the number,

of animals admitted to any part of an abattoir. (L.N. 33 of 1975)

(2) Any person who fails to comply with a direction given to him under
paragraph (1) or (1A) shall be guilty of an offence. (L.N. 33 of 1975)

14. Animals to be delivered to waiting lairage
within 5 days of admission

(1) (a)Every animal which has been admitted to an abattoir in accordance
with these bylaws shall be delivered within 5 days thereafter to a
waiting lairage to be slaughtered unless previously removed under
bylaw 9. (L.N. 33 of 1975)

(b)The manager may if he thinks fit extend the time limit referred to in
subparagraph (a) in respect of any animal.

(2) Any person who, being the owner or person in charge of an animal, fails to
comply with paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) In the event of a contravention of paragraph (1), the manager of the abattoir
may cause the animal to be delivered to a waiting lairage and thereafter slaughtered.





15.Power of authorized officer to have diseased or
injured animals segregated and slaughtered

If an authorized officer has reason to suspect that an animal admitted to an
abattoir is suffering from disease or injury, he may cause the animal to be segregated
from the other animals in the abattoir and, if he thinks it is necessary to do so, may
cause the animal to be slaughtered.

16.Notice to he given to owner of animal
slaughtered under bylaw 14 or 15

When an animal in an abattoir is slaughtered under bylaw 14(3) or 15, the
manager shall forthwith give notice of the fact to-

(a)the owner of the animal; or

(b)the person who appeared to the manager to be in charge of the animal
immediately prior to the time when the animal was received into a
waiting lairage or segregated, as the case may be.

PART III

SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS

17. Owners register

(1) A manager shall maintain for his abattoir a register, to be known as the
owners register, in which he shall register the names of owners of animals delivered
or to be delivered for slaughter at the abattoir.

(2) The owners register shall consist of

(a)Part 1, which shall contain the names and particulars of persons
whose registration, subject to these bylaws, is permanent; and

(b)Part 11, which shall contain the names and particulars of persons who
are registered temporarily or in respect of a specified number of
animals.

(3) The manager shall assign a registration number to each person registered in
the owners register.

(4) The particulars to be entered in Part 1 of the owners register of a person are-

(a)his registration number;

(b)the date of his registration;

(c)his name in full in English or, in the case of a corporation, the name of
the corporation;





(d)his name in full in Chinese, if any, or, in the case of a corporation, the
name of the corporation;

(e)his business name;

(f)the business carried on by him;

(g)the address of each of the premises at which he carries on the
business.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

18. Registration

(1) An application for registration in Part 1 of the owners register shall be in
Form 2 in Schedule 3.

(2) An applicant for registration in Part 1 of the owners register shall produce
for inspection by the manager

(a)a licence to the applicant to carry on a food business in which meat is
sold or prepared for human consumption issued under the Food
Business (Urban Council) By-laws (Cap. 132 sub. leg.); (10 of 1986s.
32 (2) )

(b)a business registration certificate issued under section 6 of the
Business Registration Ordinance (Cap. 310) in respect of a wholesale
livestock business carried on by the applicant; or

(c)a letting under by-law 6 of the Public Market (Urban Council) By-
laws (Cap. 132 sub. leg.) of a stall in a public market enabling the
applicant to carry on a business in which meat is sold or prepared for
human consumption. (1Oof1986s.32(2))

(3) On the receipt of an application under paragraph (1) the manager may

(a)register the applicant in Part I of the owners register; or

(b)notify the applicant of his refusal to register him.

(4) The manager may, and if directed by the Council shall, register any person
in Part II of the owners register.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

19. Deletion from owners register

The manager shall delete from the owners register the name of any person who-

(a)fails to notify the manager in writing within 7 days of any change in
the particulars of such person entered in the register; or

(b)has not been issued with a receipt for any animal admitted to a
waiting lairage for a period of 3 months.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)





20. Admission of animals to waiting lairage

(1) No person, not being a public officer, shall deliver an animal to a waiting
lairage unless-

(a)the name of the owner of such animal is entered on the owners
register; and

(b)the animal has been marked with the registration number of the owner,
or, if the animal is a pig, has been marked with a tattooing instrument
approved by the manager.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an ofrence.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

21. Power of manager to detain and dispose of unidentified
animals, dressed carcasses or carcasses

(1) If the owner of any animal, dressed carcass or carcass in an abattoir is not
known or cannot be found the manager may cause it to be detained until the owner
is ascertained or found.

(2) Where an animal, dressed carcass or carcass is detained under paragraph (1)
and the manager is satisfied that the owner of the animal, dressed carcass or carcass
cannot be ascertained or found, he may cause it to be disposed of in such manner as
he thinks fit.

(L.N. 210 of 1972)

22. Manager to post daily statement of
animals held in waiting lairage

(1) The manager of an abattoir shall cause to be posted daily in a conspicuous
place in the vicinity of every waiting lairage therein a statement containing the name
of every person in whose name any animal was being held in the waiting lairage at
the close of working hours on the previous day and the number of animals then held
for that person.

(2) No person shall have any claim whatsoever against the Council or any
public officer in respect of the theft of an animal from a waiting lairage unless a
complaint in writing, and the receipt issued for the animal under this Part, are lodged
by the claimant with the manager within 48 hours after the posting of the first
statement under paragraph (1) in which the lost animal is not included. (L.N. 33 of
1975; L.N. 143 of 1976; 10 of 1986 s. 32(2))

23. Offence to remove animal from waiting lairage

Any person who removes an animal from a waiting lairage otherwise than at the
direction or with the consent in writing of an authorized officer shall be guilty of an
offence.





24. Unauthorized persons not permitted
to slaughter animals in abattoir

(1) Except with the permission of the manager no person in an abattoir
shall-
(a)slaughter or assist in the slaughtering of any animal; or
(b)take part in any process of the dressing, trimming, cutting, tying,
washing or handling of a slaughtered animal or any part thereof.
(L.N. 33 of 1975)
(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an
offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to
imprisonment for 1 month. (L.N. 284 of 1987)

25. Owner responsible for collection of certain
parts of slaughtered animal

(1) (a)The owner of an animal which has been slaughtered in an
abattoir shall be responsible for the collection from the abattoir
of every part of the animal specified in columns 1 and 2 of
Schedule 4.
(b)The owner of an animal which has been slaughtered in an
abattoir shall not be entitled to any part of the animal specified in
column 2 of Schedule 4 if the same part from another animal of
the same type is made available in its place for collection by the
owner of the first-mentioned animal.
(2) Every part referred to in paragraph (1) shall be available for collection
from the abattoir by the owner, or by any person who has been approved by the
manager as the agent of the owner, during working hours on the day on which
the animal has been slaughtered unless an alternative arrangement has been
made between the owner and the manager as to the time of collection thereof.
(3) If within the time specified in or arranged with the manager under
paragraph (2) the owner or his agent does not collect any part referred to in
paragraph (1), the manager may cause that part to be disposed of as he thinks
fit.

26. Power of Council to dispose of certain
parts of slaughtered animals

The Council may, in such manner as it thinks fit, dispose of-
(a)any blood, loose hairs and bristles, stomach contents and other
waste matter, and
(b) any ductless gland specified in Schedule 5,
obtained from an animal slaughtered in an abattoir.





26A. Method of killing

(1) Subject to paragraph (3), every animal killed in an abattoir shall be
slaughtered by means of a firearm or mechanically operated instrument in proper
repair:

Provided that any pig may be rendered unconscious with an electric stunner
and then killed with a knife.

(2) All firearms and instruments of slaughter used in an abattoir shall be-

(a) of a type approved by the Director;

(b) kept in the custody of the manager; and

(c) used only by an officer authorized by the Director.

(3) The Director may authorize the slaughter of any animal in an abattoir by any
method which accords with religious belief.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

PART IV

MARKING AND TRANSPORT OF SLAUGHTERED
ANIMALS

27. Health inspector or authorized person to examine
carcasses, dressed carcasses and offals

The carcass or dressed carcass of and the offal from every animal slaughtered
in an abattoir shall be examined by a health inspector or by any other person
authorized to do so by the manager.

(L.N. 210 of 1972)

28. Marking of dressed carcasses
fit for human consumption

If, after examining the dressed carcass of an animal slaughtered in an abattoir, a
health inspector or person authorized under bylaw 27 is satisfied that it is fit for
human consumption, he shall cause it to be marked with the appropriate mark
specified in Schedule 6.

(L.N. 210 of 1972)

29. Marking of specified parts of offal
fit for human consumption

If, after examining the offal from an animal slaughtered in an abattoir, a health
inspector or person authorized under bylaw 27 is satisfied that any part of the offal
specified in Schedule 6 is fit for human consumption, he shall cause that part to be
marked with the appropriate mark specified in Schedule 6.





30. Unexamined or unmarked carcasses, dressed
carcasses or offals not to he removed
without consent of manager

(1) No person shall-

(a)remove any carcass, dressed carcass or offal from an abattoir without
the consent of the manager; or (L.N. 210 of 1972)

(b)except with the consent of the manager given under paragraph (2)
and in accordance with the conditions, if any, on which the consent
is given, remove any carcass, dressed carcass or offal from the
abattoir before such carcass, dressed carcass or offal has been
examined under bylaw 27, or when marking of a dressed carcass or
offal is required under bylaw 28 or 29, before such dressed carcass or
offal has been so marked. (L.N. 210 of 1972)

(2) The manager may give his consent on such conditions as he thinks fit to the
removal of any carcass or offal from the abattoir before it has been examined under
bylaw 27 or, where it is required under bylaw 28 or 29 to be marked, before it has
been so marked.

(3) A consent given under paragraph (2) shall be in writing and shall specify the
reason for which it is given.

(4) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an ofrence and
shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(L.N. 284 of 1987)

31. Dressed carcasses and offals to he delivered
by Government transport unless
otherwise provided

(1) Save as provided in bylaws 25 and 33, where an animal is slaughtered in an
abattoir the manager may arrange for the dressed carcass and the offal to be
delivered by Government transport from the abattoir to the premises of the owner.
(L.N. 210 of 1972; L.N. 93 of 1988)

(2) Any such delivery shall be made within a reasonable time after the animal is
slaughtered.

32. (Repealed L.N. 93 of 1988)

33. Collection by private transport

(1) The manager of an abattoir may, subject to such conditions as he sees fit,
require or authorize the collection from the abattoir by private transport of the
dressed carcass of and the offal from an animal which has been slaughtered in the
abattoir.





(2) The manager shall not authorize a collection by private transport under
paragraph (1)-

(a)at any hour that will cause hindrance to the operation of the abattoir;
or

(b)if in his opinion the vehicle by which the dressed carcass or offal is
to be removed is not of suitable construction and in a clean and
satisfactory condition.

(3) Any person who-

(a)removes a dressed carcass or offal by private transport from an
abattoir without the authority of the manager under paragraph (1), or

(b)having obtained such authority fails to comply with the conditions, if
any, to which the authorization is subject,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and
to imprisonment for 1 month. (L.N. 284 of 1987)

(L.N. 210 of 1972)

33A. Power to dispose of dressed carcass if not collected

(1) In the event of the manager of an abattoir havng required or authorized the
collection by private transport of the dressed carcass of and the offal from an animal
under bylaw 33(1), such dressed carcass and offal shall be available for collection
from the abattoir by the owner, or by any person who has been approved by the
manager as the agent of the owner, during working hours on the day on which such
animal has been slaughtered, unless an alternative arrangement has been made
between the owner and the manager as to the time of collection thereof.

(2) If the owner or his agent fails to collect such dressed carcass and offal from
the abattoir within the time specified by or arranged with the manager in accordance
with paragraph (1) the manager may cause such dressed carcass and offal to be
disposed of as he thinks fit.

(L.N. 210 of 1972)

PART V

MAINTENANCE OF ORDER

34. Persons not to enter abattoir without authority

(1) No person or vehicle shall enter or remain in an abattoir without the
permission of the manager.

(2) Any person who enters or remains in an abattoir in contravention of
paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.





(3) The manager may remove or order the removal from an abattoir of any
person or vehicle in an abattoir in contravention of paragraph (1).

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

35. Manager may declare restricted areas

(1) The manager may declare any part of an abattoir to be a restricted area and
shall indicate such area by means of signs.

(2) No person shall enter or remain in a restricted area without a pass issued by
the manager in the form in Schedule 7.

(3) The manager may at any time canel or suspend a pass issued under
paragraph (2).

(4) Any person who contravenes paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

36. Power of authorized officer to order persons
in abattoir without good cause to leave

(1) If it appears to an authorized officer that a person does not have good cause
for being in an abattoir, he may order such person to leave the abattoir forthwith.

(2) Any person who fails to comply with an order under paragraph (1) shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of 510,000 and to
imprisonment for 1 month. (L.N. 284 of 1987)

37. Powers to control traffic in abattoir

(1) The manager of an abattoir may cause to be erected in the abattoir such
signs and notices as are in his opinion necessary for the proper control of traffic in
the abattoir.

(2) An authorized officer may give to any person appearing to him to be in
charge of a vehicle in an abattoir such directions as are in his opinion necessary for
the proper control of the movement or parking of the vehicle in the abattoir.

(3) Any person who, being the driver or person having the charge of a vehicle
in an abattoir, fails to comply with

(a) a sign or notice erected under paragraph (1), or

(b) a direction given to him under paragraph (2),
shall be guilty of an offence.





38. Power of manager to prohibit smoking,
naked lights and flames

(1) The manager of an abattoir may by order in writing prohibit smoking or the
use of any naked flame or light in any part of the abattoir.

(2) A copy of an order under paragraph (1) shall be posted in a conspicuous
place outside the part of the abattoir to which it relates.

(3) Any person who smokes or uses a naked flame or light in contravention of
an order under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (L.N. 284 of 1987)

39. Goods and personal effects not to
be kept in unapproved places

(1) No person shall keep goods or personal effects in an abattoir except in a
place approved for the purpose by the manager.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) The manager may direct any person appearing to him to be the owner of any
goods or personal effects kept in the abattoir in contravention of paragraph (1) to
remove them forthwith from the abattoir or to an approved place therein.

(4) If-

(a)any person fails to comply within 48 hours with a direction under
paragraph (3), or

(b)the manager is satisfied that the owner of any goods or personal
effects stored in contravention of paragraph (1) cannot be
ascertained or found,
the manager may cause the goods or personal effects to be disposed of in such
manner as he thinks fit.

40. Power of authorized officer to give directions as to use
of water, steam, electricity and ventilating equipment

(1) An authorized officer may-

(a) prohibit, or

(b) give directions to any person in an abattoir in respect of, the use of
any supply of water, steam or electricity, or any water, steam, electrical or ventilating
equipment in an abattoir.

(2) Any person who uses or interferes with

(a) any supply of water, steam or electricity, or

(b) any water, steam, electrical or ventilating equipment,





in contravention of a prohibition or direction under paragraph (1) shall be
guilty of an ofrence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of 510,000 and to
imprisonment for 1 month. (L.N. 284 of 1987)

41. Offences
Any person who-
(a)obstructs any other person making lawful use of an abattoir or of
any facilities or services provided therein, or
(b)without lawful authority interferes with any equipment provided
in an abattoir,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000
and to imprisonment for 1 month. (L.N. 284 of 1987)

42. Further offences
Any person who-
(a)spits, urinates or deposits any refuse in an abattoir, otherwise
than in a place provided for the purpose,
(b)puts up or affixes any notice or poster in an abattoir, except
with the consent of the manager and in a place provided for the
purpose,
(c)without the consent of the manager, brings into or keeps in an
abattoir any intoxicating liquor or drug, or
(d)behaves in a disorderly manner in an abattoir, (L.N. 33 of
1975)
shall be guilty of an ofrence.

PART VI

MISCELLANEOUS

43. Offence to give false information
Any person who, in any form required by, under or for the purposes of
these bylaws, makes any statement or furnishes any information which he
knows or reasonably ought to know to be false in a material particular shall be
guilty of an ofrence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to
imprisonment for 6 months.
(L.N. 284 of 1987)

44. Offence to use or imitate marks in Schedule 6
(1) Except as provided in bylaws 28 and 29, no person shall mark the
carcass or the offal of an animal, whether or not it has been slaughtered in an





abattoir, with a mark specified in Schedule 6 or with a mark so closely resembling a
mark specified in Schedule 6 as to be likely to mislead.

(2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(L.N. 284 of 1987)

45. General penalty

Every person who commits an offence under these bylaws for which no other
penalty is provided shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $10,000.

(L.N. 284 of 1987)

46. Saying

Nothing in these bylaws shall be deemed to derogate from or in any way affect
the provisions of the Public Health (Animals and Birds) Ordinance (Cap. 139).

SCHEDULE1 [bylaw 2]

SPECIFIED ABATTOIRS

Name of abattoir Address

1. Kennedy Town Abattoir. Victoria Road, Hong Kong.
2. Cheung Sha Wan Abattoir. Lai Chi Kok Road, Kowloon. (L.N. 108 of 1969)

SCHEDULE 2 [bylaw 4]

FEES PAYABLE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY ABATTOIRS

A. Fees for Normal Slaughter

Cheung Sha Wan Kennedy Town
Abattoir Abattoir
(i) Pigs (if live weight 11 p.m.-8 a.m. (Night Slaughter):
over 12 kg) $53 head
5 a.m.-8 a.m.(Early Morning Slaughter)
$44 per head 5.30 a.m.-9 a.m. (Early
Morning Slaughter): $44 per head

8 a.m.-close of working hours: 9 a.m.--close of working
$32 per head hours: $32 per head

(ii) Pigs (if live weight 12 kg $20 per head $20 per head
or less)
(iii) Goats and sheep $44 per head $44 per head
(iv) Cattle and horses (if live 5 a.m.-8 a.m.: 5.30 a.m.-7 a.m.:
weight over 200 kg) $321 per head $321 per head


8 a.m.-close of working hours: 7 a.m.-close of working
$240 per head hours: $240 per head





Cheung Sha Wan Kennedy Town
Abattoir Abattoir
(v) Cattle and horses (if live 5 a.m.-8 a.m.: 5.30 a.m.-7 a.m.:
weight 200 kg or less) $321 per head $321 per head

8 a.m.--close of working hours: 7 a.m.-close of working
$150 per head hours: $150 per head


B. Fees for Isolation Slaughter

(i) Pigs (if live weight over l2 kg) ... $ 58 per head
(ii) Pigs (if live weight 12 kg or less) .. $ 25 per head
(iii) Cattle (if live weight over 200 kg) ............. $251 per head
(iv) Cattle (if live weight 200 kg r ') ... $178 per head
(v) Goats and sheep ................................. $ 58 per head
(vi) Horses ........................................... $251 per head

(L.N. 149 of 1989)

SCHEDULE 3

FORM 1 [bylaw 11 (1)]


ABATTOIRS (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS



STATEMENT AS TO ADMISSION OF ANIMALS TO ABATTOIR



The Manager . ......Abattoir:


Pursuant to bylaw 11(1), 1 hereby supply the following information concerning (an)*

animal(s)* admitted to the abattoir within the previous 24 hours:



Type of animal Country of origin Number



2.Date and time of admission: 19


3.Full name of owner:




4. Address of owner:
Date:.......................................................... Signature:

Capacity in Owner/Person in charge of
which signing: animal(s)* at time of admission*

Address:
..................................................................................

*Note: Delete whichever is inapplicable.

(10 of 1986 s. 32(2) )

FORM 2 [bylaw 17(1)]


ABATTOIRS (URBAN COUNCIL)
BYLAWS


APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS OWNER OF



ANIMALS TO BE SLAUGHTERED IN ABATTOIR

The Manager . .............Abattoir:

Being the owner of (an)* animal(s)* to be delivered to a waiting lairage in

the abattoir for slaughter, I/the undernamed applicant* hereby apply/applies* for registration

in Part I of the owners register under bylaw 18(3), and supply/supplies* the following

information which is true in every respect:


(1) (a) Full name of applicant in English: ......................................................




(b) Full name of applicant in Chinese (if applicable): ...............................................................


(2) Business address of applicant: .................................................................................................


(3) Name under which business carried on (if different from (1) ): ...................................................


(4) Address for purpose of deliveries (if different from (2) ): ............................................................


(5) Nature of business:


(6) Telephone number:


Dated this day of ,19


Signature: .......................................................................

*Note: Delete whichever is inapplicable.

For Office Use Only

Serial No. Registration No. Approved by Remarks
allotted
(L.N. 33 of 1975)





SCHEDULE 4 [bylaw 25]

PARTS OF SLAUGHTERED ANIMAL TO BE COLLECTED FROM ABATTOIR BY OWNER

Column 1 Column 2
Hide or Skin Cattle cars
Horns Tail
Stomachs Feet
Intestines Spleen
Heart Lungs
Liver Weasand
Kidneys Urinary bladder

Head (other than that of a pig) Uterus
Tongue (other than that of a pig, goat or sheep) Udder

(L.N. 210 of 1972)

SCHEDULE 5 [bylaw 26(b)]

DUCTLESS GLANDS

Thyroid
Parathyroids
Suprarenals
Pituitary
Pineal

SCHEDULE 6 [bylaws 28, 29 & 44]

MARKS TO BE APPLIED TO DRESSED CARCASSES AND SPECIFIED PARTS OF OFFALS

Part to be marked Details of mark Diagram of mark
A. Dressed carcass. 50 mm diameter.
Serial number in
middle of stamp.

B. Offal:
(i) liver

(ii)tongue (incase 30 mm diameter.
of cattle and
horses only)
(L.N. 210 of 1972; L.N. 89 of 1979)





SCHEDULE 7 [bylaw 35]

PASS


Permission is hereby given to
........................ ..
........................................................
................... of
........................................................
.................

whose photograph is affixed overleaf, to

enter the restricted area of
....................................

.......................

Abattoir at his/her own risk during its

operation hours for the purpose of

Manager

..............

Abattoir.

Serial No.

Date:

Note: This permission which is valid until .........

........... is not transferable

and may be withdrawn at any time.

(L.N. 33 of 1975)

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