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[接上页] (a) sufficient shade to enable the animals or birds kept therein to protect themselves from the direct rays of the sun; (b) adequate shelter to afford to the animals or birds kept therein protection in inclement weather; and (c) suitable drainage for the escape of excess water. Cap 139B reg 7 Prohibition of alterations after grant of licence Where a licence has been granted, the licensee shall not, thereafter, save with the permission in writing of the Director, make any material alteration or modification to the primary enclosure, housing facilities or outdoor area. Cap 139B reg 8 (Repealed L.N. 410 of 1990) (Repealed L.N. 410 of 1990) Cap 139B reg 9 Husbandry and sanitation A licensed animal trader shall comply with the following requirements- (a) the housing facilities, primary enclosure and outdoor area shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition; (b) all excretal and other waste matter shall be removed from the licensed premises not less than once a day; (c) a programme for the control and destruction of insects, ectoparasites, avian and mammalian pests on the licensed premises shall be approved by, and maintained to the satisfaction of, the Director; (d) the food served to the animals or birds shall be adequate, free from contamination, wholesome and nutritive; (e) the water supplied to the animals or birds shall be potable and uncontaminated; (f) food and water receptacles shall be- (i) readily accessible to animals and birds; (ii) kept clean; and (iii) sanitized at such intervals as may be necessary to prevent contamination of the food and water; and(g) a supply of disinfectants shall be available for purposes of sanitation. Cap 139B reg 10 Certain animals or birds to be kept separate (1) Animals or birds shall not be housed in the same primary enclosure unless they are of the same, or of a compatible, genus. (2) Notwithstanding that they are of the same, or of a compatible, genus- (a) females in season (oestrus) shall not be housed in the same primary enclosure with males except for breeding purposes; (b) animals or birds of vicious disposition shall be housed individually in separate primary enclosures; (c) except where permanently maintained in breeding colonies, young animals or birds shall not be housed in the same primary enclosure with any adult animals or birds other than their dams or equivalent; and (d) animals or birds under treatment for a communicable disease shall be kept separate from other animals or birds. Cap 139B reg 11 Prohibition on hawking No person shall hawk an animal or bird. Cap 139B reg 12 Unweaned animals not to be sold No person shall sell an unweaned animal. Cap 139B reg 13 Offences and penalties (1) Any person who contravenes regulation 4(1)(a), 4A, 11 or 12 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine at level 1. (L.N. 410 of 1990) (2) A licensed animal trader who contravenes- (a) any condition specified in his licence; or (b) regulation 4(1)(b), 7, 9 or 10, (L.N. 410 of 1990)shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of 1000 dollars. ( L.N. 219 of 2001; L.N. 263 of 2001) Cap 139B reg 14 (Omitted as spent) (Omitted as spent) Cap 139B reg 15 Transitional arrangement for existing licence holders (1) The amendments in the Amendment Regulation apply, with effect from the specified date but not earlier, in relation to a holder of a licence which is in force immediately before the commencement date and is in force on the specified date. (2) The amendments in the Amendment Regulation do not apply in relation to a holder of a licence which- (a) is in force immediately before the commencement date and is in force on that date; but (b) ceases to have effect on or before the specified date.(3) In this regulation- "Amendment Regulation" (《修订规例》) means the Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Animal Traders) (Amendment) Regulation 2001 (L.N. 219 of 2001); "commencement date" (生效日期) means the date on which the Amendment Regulation comes into operation; "specified date" (指明日期) means the date next following the expiry of the period of 60 days beginning on the commencement date. (L.N. 262 of 2001) (L.N. 219 of 2001) |