PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) (KEEPING OF CATTLE, SHEEP AND GOATS) REGULATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) (KEEPING OF CATTLE, SHEEP AND GOATS) REGULATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) (KEEPING OF
CATTLE, SHEEP AND GOATS) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation Page

PART I

PRELIMINARY AND APPLICATION
1. Citation .............................C 2
2. Application ..........................C 2
PART 11
LICENSING AND REGISTRATION
3. Prohibition of keeping of cattle, etc. without licence C2
4. Power of Director to license keeping of cattle, etc . C 2
5. Cattle, etc. to be kept only in registered building C 3
6. Registration of buildings in which cattle, etc. are kept C 3
PART 111
KEEPING OF ANIMALS AND OFFENCES
7. Cattle ...............................C 4
8. Sheep and goats ......................C4
9. Repealed .............................C 4
10.......................................Buildings to be maintained in clean condition C 4
11.......................................Disposal of urine, etc . C 4
12.......................................Emptying of sump, etc . C 5
13.......................................Grazing of cattle or goats C 5
14.......................................Restriction on use of buildings in which cattle, etc. are kept C 5

15. Offences..............and penalties
................................................... ................................. C 5





PUBLIC HEALTH ANIMALS AND BIRDS) (KEEPING OF
CATTLE, SHEEP AND GOATS) REGULATIONS

(Cap. 139, section 3)

11 November 1960] G.N.A. 133

G.N.A. 122160 -L.N. 60181, 58 of 1987

PART 1

PRELIMNARY AND
APPLICATION

Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Animals and Birds)
(Keeping of Cattle, Sheep and Goats) Regulations.

(58 of 1987, s. 15)

Application

2. These regulations shall not apply-

(a) to any cattle, sheep or goats kept by the Crown;

(b)to any cow or buffalo kept for the purpose of trade in milk and which is
entered in a herd register kept pursuant to the provisions of regulation 26
of the Dairies Regulations (Cap. 139, sub. leg.); or

(c) in the Regional Council area.

(58 of 1987, s. 15)

PART 11

LICENSING AND
REGISTRATION

Prohibition of keeping of cattle, etc. without licence

3. Save under and in accordance with a licence from the Director, no person
shall keep any cattle, sheep or goats.

(58 of 1987, s. 15)

Power of Director to license keeping of cattle, etc.

4. (1) Upon application in such form as may be prescribed by the Director, the
Director may grant to any person a licence to keep cattle, sheep or goats and may
renew any such licence. (58 of 1987, s. 15)

(2) Every such licence shall expire on 31 December.





(3) Save as provided in paragraph (4) the fees hereinafter set out shall be
payable on the grant or renewal of any such licence

(a)in the case of a licence to keep cattle, $20 per annum for each animal kept
by the licensee;

(b)in the case of a licence to keep sheep or goats, $36 per annum for each
building in which the licensee keeps the same. (58 of 1987, s. 15)

(4) Where any such licence is granted on or after 1 July in any year, the fee
payable in respect thereof shall be one-half of the fee prescribed in paragraph (3).

(5) Any such licence and any renewal thereof shall be subject to such terms
and conditions as the Director may determine, and shall not be transferable.

Cattle, etc. to be kept only in registered building

5. No person shall keep any cattle, sheep or goats in any building other than a
building which has been registered with the Director in accordance with the
provisions of these regulations.

(58 of 1987, s. 15)

Registration of buildings in which cattle, etc. are kept

6. (1) Every building in which cattle, sheep or goats are kept shall be registered
with the Director during the month of January in each year and every new such
building shall be registered with the Director before any cattle, sheep or goats are
kept therein. (58 of 1987, s. 15)

(2) Save as provided in paragraph (3), the Director shall refuse to register any
such building unless he is satisfied that

(a)the building is not less than 1.8 metres from any building used for
purposes of habitation; (L.N. 60181)

(b) the building is not connected in any way with any sewer;

(c)the building is constructed of brick or stone or other material approved by
the Director;

(d) the building is adequately lighted and ventilated;

(e) the floor of the building is-

(i) constructed of concrete or other impervious material; and

(ii) provided with drainage channels, which are constructed of
impervious material, for the purpose of draining off urine and other fluid
noxious matter to a sump; and

adequate provision has been made for the supply of suitable water for the
animals which are to be kept therein.

(3) The Director may register any such building notwithstanding that he is not
satisfied as to any one or more or all of the matters specified in





sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) inclusive of paragraph (2) if a health officer is satisfied
that to do so will not be to the prejudice of the public health.

PART III

KEEPING OF ANIMALS AND
OFFENCES

Cattle

7. (1) In every building in which cattle are kept, every animal shall have

(a) not less than 3 square metres of floor space; and

(b) not less than 10 cubic metres of air space. (L.N. 60181)

(2) The height of any such building, at its lowest part, shall be not less than 3.6
metres. (L.N. 60181)

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, 2 calves, being less than 12 months of
age, shall be deemed to be one animal.

Sheep and goats

8. (1) In every building in which sheep or goats are kept, every animal shall
have

(q) not less than 0.7 square metre of floor space; and

(b) not less than 2.5 cubic metres of air space. (L.N. 60181)

(2) The height of any such building, at its lowest part, shall be not less than 1.8
metres. (L.N. 60181)

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, 2 lambs, or 2 kids, being less than 4
months of age, shall be deemed to be one animal.

9. [Repealed, 58 of 1987, s. 151

Buildings to be maintained in clean condition

10. Without prejudice to any other provisions of these regulations, any
building in which cattle, sheep or goats are kept shall, at all times, be maintained in a
clean condition.

(58 of 1987, s. 15)

Disposal of urine, etc.

11. (1) All urine and other fluid noxious matter.from any building in which
cattle, sheep or goats are kept shall be drained to a sump or to such other

place as the Director may, for the time being, approve.(58 of 1987, s. 15)





(2) Every such sump shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the
Director and, in particular, shall be so constructed as to prevent leakage
therefrom and shall be covered with a close-fitting cover.

Emptying of sump, etc.

12. Every sump provided in accordance with the provisions of regulation
11 shall be emptied, and all manure shall be removed from any building in
which cattle, sheep or goats are kept, not less than once in every 24 hours.
(58 of 1987, s. 15)

Grazing of cattle or goats

13. (1) Save with the permission in writing of the Director, no licensee
shall cause or permit any cattle, sheep or goats in his possession to be turned out
to graze on any land, other than land occupied by him and which is enclosed by
fences. (58 of 1987, s. 15)

(2) Where the Director gives his permission under the provisions of
paragraph (1), the same may be subject to such terms and conditions as the
Director thinks fit.

Restriction on use of building in which cattle, etc. are kept

14. A building which has been registered under the provisions of regula-
tion 6 as a building in which cattle, sheep or goats, as the case may be, are kept
shall not be used for any purpose other than the housing thereof.
(58 of 1987, s. 15)

Offences and penalties

15. (1) Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulation 3 shall
be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of
$2,000.

(2) Any licensee who-

(a) contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 5, 12, 13(1) or 14; or

(b)contravenes any terms or conditions imposed by the Director under
the provisions of regulation 4(5) or 13(2),

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine
of $1,000.

(3) In the event of a contravention of any of the provisions of regulation 7
or 8, the licensee shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary
conviction to a fine of $1,000. (58 of 1987, s. 15)

(4) Where any offence under these regulations is a continuing offence, any
person who is guilty of such offence shall, in addition to the penalty provided
therefor under the provisions of paragraph (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be, be
liable to a fine of $50 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of
the court that the offence has continued,

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