PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS) (BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT) REGULATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS) (BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT) REGULATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS) (BOARDING
ESTABLISHMENT) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation Page

1. Citation ................................. ... ... ... ... ... ... I2

2. Interpretation I2

3. Application .............................. ... ... ... ... ... I2

4. Prohibition of keeping boarding establishment for animals without licence I2

5. Power of Director to grant licence ....... ... ... ... ... ... ... I2

6. Standards of primary enclosures etc . .... ... ... .. ....... ... .. I3

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

animals outside boarding establishment ... ... ... ... ... ... I4

8. Husbandry and sanitation .......... ... ... ........ ... ... I4

9. Offences and penalties .......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... I5





PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS) (BOARDING
ESTABLISHMENT) REGULATIONS

(Cap. 139, section 3)

[1st August, 1973.]

1. These regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Animals)
(Boarding Establishment) Regulations.

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

'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 5;

'outdoor area' means an outdoor area or space, whether containing a
primary enclosure or not, used for the keeping, exercise or
containment of animals;

'primary enclosure' means a room, pen, cage, compartment, hutch or
structure used to restrict animals 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 keeps a
boarding establishment for animals if he carries on a business of
providing food and accommodation for animals in return for a fee or
other money consideration paid by the owner or person having control
of the animals, and the place at which such accommodation is provided
shall be deemed to be the place at which the business is carried on.

3. These regulations shall not apply to the keeping of any boarding
establishment for animals at a place occupied by or under the
management of the Crown.

4. No person shall keep a boarding establishment for animals save
under and in accordance with a licence granted under these regulations.

5. (1) Upon application in the form specified by the Director, the
Director may grant a licence to any person to keep a boarding
establishment for animals 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 boarding establishment for animals is to be kept; and

(b)the Director is satisfied that the primary enclosures, housing
facilities and outdoor areas in which the animals are to be
accommodated conform with the standards specified under
regulation 6.

(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
sach 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 any
year, in which case the fee shall be 250 dollars

(6) A licence shall specify-

(a)the residential address of the person licensed to keep the
boarding establishment for animals; and

(b)the address of the place at which the boarding establishment
for animals may be kept.

6. (1) A primary enclosure shall be-

(a) structurally sound and maintained in good repair;

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

(c)constructed and maintained so as to enable the animals
accommodated therein to

(i) remain dry and clean;

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

(iii) move about freely and to stand, sit or lie 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 accommodated
therein and to restrict the entrance of other animals;

(c)contain an adequate supplies 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)contain means for the removal and disposal of animal and food
waste, used bedding, dead animals and debris to minimize
infestation, contamination, odours and disease hazards;





(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 accommodated 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 to protect themselves
from the direct rays of the sun;

(b)adequate shelter to allow the animals protection in inclement
weather; and

(c) suitable drainage for the escape of excess water.

7. 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 are to be accommodated; or

(b)provide or cause or permit to be provided for the purpose of
his business, food and accommodation for animals at a place
other than the place specified in his licence.

8. 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 aminals shall be fed at least once daily with wholesome,
palatable and nutritious food which shall be of sufficient
quantity to meet the normal daily requirement of the animals
having regard to their species, size and condition;

(b) all food and water receptacles for the animals shall be-

(i) readily accessible to the animals;

(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;





(c)the animals 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
are accommodated;
(e)the primary enclosures, housing facilities and outdoor
areas shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and shall
contain adequate and dry bedding;
a programme for the control and destruction of insects,
ectoparasites, avian and mammalian pests at the place
at which the animals are accommodated shall be established
and maintained to the satisfaction of the Director;
(g)animals shall not be housed in the same primary enclosure
unless they are of the same or a compatible genus;
(h)notwithstanding that the animals are of the same or
compatible genus-
(i) female animals in season (oestrus) shall not be
housed in the same primary enclosure with male animals,
except for breeding purposes; and
(ii) animals of vicious disposition shall be housed
individually in separate primary enclosures;
(i)young animals shall not be housed in the same primary
enclosure with adult animals, except-
(i) when permanently maintained in breeding col-
onies; or
(ii) where the adult animals are their dams or equivalent;
(j)dogs and cats shall not be housed in the same primary
enclosure;
(k)dogs or cats shall not be housed with any other species
of animals; and
(l)animals under treatment for a communicable disease shall
be kept separate from other animals.

9. (1) Any person who contravenes regulation 4 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 7 or 8,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to
a fine of 1,000 dollars.
L.N. 116/73. Citation. Interpretation. Application. Prohibition of keeping boarding establishment for animals without licence. 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 outside boarding establishment. Husbandry and sanitation. Offences and penalties.

L.N. 116/73. Citation. Interpretation. Application. Prohibition of keeping boarding establishment for animals without licence. 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 outside boarding establishment. Husbandry and sanitation. Offences and penalties.

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