PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) (EXHIBITIONS) REGULATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) (EXHIBITIONS) REGULATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS)

(EXHIBITIONS) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation Page

1. Citation ............................. F 2
2. Interpretation........................ F 2

3. Prohibition of exhibiting animals or birds without licence or permit F2

4. Power of Director to grant licence .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 2
5. Standards of primary enclosures etc . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 3

6. Licensee not to make changes to primary enclosures etc. and not to keep

animals or birds elsewhere . ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 4

7. Husbandry and sanitation .............. ... ... ... ... ... ... F 4
8. Power of Director to grant permit ........ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... F 5

9. Offences and penalties.................... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... F 5





PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS)
(EXHIBITIONS) REGULATIONS

(Cap. 139, section 3)

[22nd June, 1973.1

1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Health

(Animals and Birds) (Exhibitions) Regulations.

2. (1) In these regulations unless the context otherwise

requires-

'exhibition of animals or birds' means an exhibition of animals or birds to
which the public are admitted on payment of a fee or other money
consideration;

'housing facility' means a room, building, premises or other place used
to contain a primary enclosure;

'licence' means a licence granted or renewed under regulation 4;
'outdoor area' means an outdoor area or space, whether containing a
primary enclosure or not, used for the keeping, exercise or containment
of animals or birds;

'permit' means a permit issued under regulation 8;

'primary enclosure' means a room, pen, cage, compartment, hutch or
structure used to restrict animals or birds to a limited amount of
space;

'sanitary' means physically clean and free from agents which are
injurious to health and from any other obnoxious or offensive
material.

(2) For the purposes of these regulations, a person holds an
exhibition of animals or birds if he has control or management of the
place at which the animals or birds are kept for the purpose of exhibition.

3. No person shall hold an exhibition of animals or birds

save under and in accordance with a licence granted or a permit issued
under these regulations.

4. (1) Upon application in the form specified by the Director,

the Director may grant a licence to any person to hold a permanent
exhibition of animals or birds and may renew any such licence.
(2) A licence shall not be granted or renewed unless-

(a)the Director has inspected and approved the place at which the
exhibition is to be held; and





(b)the Director is satisfied that the primary enclosures, housing
facilities and outdoor areas in which the animals or birds are to
be kept conform with the standards specified under regulation
5.

(3) The Director may attach to a licence such conditions as he may
think fit.

(4) Every licence shall expire on the 31st day of December each year.

(5) The fee for a licence shall be 500 dollars for each calendar

year unless the licence is granted after the 30th day of June in
which case the fee shall 250 dollars.

(6) A licence shall specify-

(a)the residential address of the person licensed to hold the
exhibition;

(b)the address of the place at which the exhibition may be held;
and

(c)the place at which the animals or birds for the purpose of
exhibition may be kept.

5. (1) A primary enclosure shall be-

(a)structurally sound and maintained in good repair;

(b)designed so as to contain the animals or birds kept therein and
to protect them from injury and predators;

(c)constructed and maintained so as to enable the animals or
birds contained therein to

(i) remain dry and clean;

(ii) have convenient access to food and water; and

(iii) move about freely and to stand, sit, lie and perch
comfortably; and

(d)located so as to avoid excessive illumination.

(2)Housing facilities shall-

(a)be structurally sound and maintained in good repair;

(b)be designed so as to contain the animals or birds kept therein
and to restrict the entrance of other animals or birds;

(c)contain an adequate supply of potable water and suitable
drainage for the escape of excess water;

(d)provide sufficient space for the storage of fresh food and
bedding;

(e)provide for the removal and disposal of animal and food
waste, used bedding, dead animals or birds and debris to
minimize infestation, contamination, odours and the risk of
disease;





(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;





(e)the animals or birds shall be supplied with adequate and
potable water and, if no constant supply of potable water is
available, they shall be supplied with potable liquid at least
twice daily for a period of not less than one hour each time;

(d)all excreta and other waste matter shall be removed not less
than once daily from the place at which the animals or birds are
kept;

(e)the primary enclosures, housing facilities and outdoor areas
shall be maintained in a sanitary condition;

a programme for the control and destruction of insects,
ectoparasites, avian and mammalian pests at the place at which
the animals or birds are kept shall be established and
maintained to the satisfaction of the Director;

(g)animals or birds shall not be housed in the same primary
enclosure unless they are of the same or a compatible genus;
and

(h)notwithstanding that the animals or birds are of the same or a
compatible genus

(i) females in season (oestrus) shall not be housed in the
same primary enclosure with males except for breeding
purposes; and

(ii) they shall be housed individually in separate primary
enclosures if they are of vicious disposition.

8. (1) Upon application in the form specified by the Director, the
Director may issue a permit to any person to hold a temporary exhibition
of animals or birds.

(2) A permit issued under paragraph (1) shall not be valid for a
period of more than one month from the date of issue.

(3) The Director may attach to a permit such conditions as he may
thin think fit.

(4) The fee for a permit shall be 100 dollars

(5) A permit shall specify-

(a) the particulars of the person to whom the permit is issued;

(b) the place at which the exhibition may be held; and

(c)the place at which the animals or birds for the purpose of
exhibition may be kept.

9. (1) Any person who contravenes regulation 3 shall be guilty of an
offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of 2,000 dollars.

(2) Any person to whom a licence has been granted who
contravenes-





(a) any condition attached to his licence; or (b)
regulation 6 or 7,

regulation

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

(3) Any person to whom a permit has been issued who contravenes
any condition attached to his permit shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable on conviction to a fine of 1,000 dollars.
L.N. 115/73. Citation. Interpretation. Prohibition of exhibiting animals or birds without licence or permit. Power of Director to grant licence. Standards of primary enclosures etc. Licensee not to make changes to primary enclosures etc. and not to keep animals or birds elsewhere. Husbandry and sanitation. Power of Director to grant permit. Offences and penalties.

L.N. 115/73. Citation. Interpretation. Prohibition of exhibiting animals or birds without licence or permit. Power of Director to grant licence. Standards of primary enclosures etc. Licensee not to make changes to primary enclosures etc. and not to keep animals or birds elsewhere. Husbandry and sanitation. Power of Director to grant permit. Offences and penalties.

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