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(Cap 139 section 3) [1 August 1973] (L.N. 116 of 1973) Cap 139I reg 1 Citation These regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Animals) (Boarding Establishment) Regulations. Cap 139I reg 2 Interpretation (1) In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires- "housing facility" (畜舍设施) means a room, building, premises or other place used to contain a primary enclosure; "licence" (牌照) means a licence granted or renewed under regulation 5; "outdoor area" (户外范围) means an outdoor area or space, whether containing a primary enclosure or not, used for the keeping, exercise or containment of animals; "primary enclosure" (基本围封物) means a room, pen, cage, compartment, hutch or structure used to restrict animals to a limited amount of space; "sanitary" (卫生) 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. Cap 139I reg 3 Application Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 65 of 1999 s. 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 State. (65 of 1999 s. 3) Cap 139I reg 4 Prohibition of keeping boarding establishment for animals without licence No person shall keep a boarding establishment for animals save under and in accordance with a licence granted under these regulations. Cap 139I reg 5 Power of Director to grant licence (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) A licence shall be valid for a period of 12 months beginning on the date it is granted. (L.N. 408 of 1990) (5) The fee for a licence shall be $3810. (L.N. 408 of 1990; L.N. 48 of 1995; L.N. 209 of 1996; L.N. 526 of 1997) (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. Cap 139I reg 6 Standards of primary enclosures etc. (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. Cap 139I reg 7 Licensee not to make changes to primary enclosures etc. and not to keep animals outside boarding establishment |