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[接上页] "special permit" (特别许可证) means a written permission granted by and in the discretion of the senior veterinary officer; "wild animals" (野生动物) means all animals other than those classed at common law as domestic; (Added 4 of 1967 s. 3) "wild birds" (野生禽鸟) means all birds other than poultry and those kept principally or solely as pets. (Added 4 of 1967 s. 3) (2) Other words and expressions used in this Ordinance shall bear the same meanings as they have in the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance (Cap 141). Cap 139 s 3 Power to make regulations Remarks: Adaptation amendments retroactively made - see 65 of 1999 s. 3 (1) The Chief Executive in Council may by regulation provide for the following matters- (Amended 17 of 1956 s.4; 65 of 1999 s. 3) (a) inspection, testing for disease, inoculation, detention, segregation, housing, slaughtering, transhipment, importation, landing and removal, exportation, possession and control of animals and birds; (Amended 43 of 1977 s. 2) (b) prohibition or regulation of- (i) the slaughtering of animals and birds intended for export; (ii) the export of carcasses prepared for human consumption; and (iii) the preparation for human consumption of carcasses in conjunction with any substance or otherwise; (Added 80 of 1970 s. 3)(c) licensing premises and persons engaged in or connected with any matter specified in paragraph (b); (Added 80 of 1970 s. 3) (d) condemnation and disposal, with or without compensation, of- (i) poultry; and (ii) carcasses thereof, which on inspection are found to be unfit for human consumption; (Added 80 of 1970 s. 3)(e) empowering the Director- (i) to attach to any licence issued under this Ordinance such conditions as he may see fit to impose; (ii) to give such directions as he thinks fit for the purposes of this Ordinance; and (Added 80 of 1970 s. 3) (iii) to grant exemption from any licensing requirements under this Ordinance to any person or any class of persons as he may see fit; (Added 27 of 1994 s. 3)(f) disposal of the dead bodies of animals and birds; (g) the prohibition or regulation of any business, trade or activity which involves or relates to- (i) sale, possession or offer for sale of any animal or bird; (ii) letting for hire of any animal or permitting the use of any animal for any purpose specified in the regulations, for a fee or other money consideration; (iii) provision of food and accommodation for animals for payment of a fee or other money consideration; (iv) the exhibition of animals or birds for payment of a fee or other money consideration; (v) removal or movement of birds or animals from any place, vessel or aircraft; (vi) the maintenance of a dairy; (vii) the keeping of animals or birds; (Replaced 82 of 1990 s. 3)(h) the control, supervision or regulation of depots, stables, pens, cattle sheds, lairages, dairies, or any place or premises used for the purpose of keeping animals or birds; (Replaced 82 of 1990 s. 3) (ha) construction, regulation, disinfection or inspection of all places, vessels and vehicles in which animals or birds are or have been kept or carried and matters ancillary thereto; (Added 82 of 1990 s. 3) (i) forfeiture without compensation of animals, birds and things dealt with in contravention of any provision of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder; (Amended 17 of 1956 s. 2) (j) duties and obligations of persons having animals or birds in their possession or under their charge; (k) prohibition or regulation of the import or export of cattle into or out of Hong Kong or any part thereof; (Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3) (l) isolation of cases of disease in animals and birds and the regulation thereof; (m) appointment, establishment and maintenance of places for the observation or examination of cattle either on arrival or prior to export; (n) (Repealed 82 of 1990 s. 3) (o) regular inspection of all places where animals and birds are kept; (oa) taking by persons carrying out inspections of samples of milk or any other substance for test, examination or analysis and the duties of the Public Analyst in relation to such samples; (Added 82 of 1990 s. 3) (ob) the certificates or other evidence to be given of the result of any such test, examination or analysis and the persons by whom such a certificate or evidence is to be given; (Added 82 of 1990 s. 3) (oc) prohibition or regulation of sale, possession, exposure for sale of milk, storage and delivery of milk produced in dairies and matters ancillary thereto; (Added 82 of 1990 s. 3) (p) slaughtering or isolating or keeping under observation of any animal or bird that may appear to be or may be reasonably suspected of being or of having been in contact or in the same herd or flock with animals or birds affected with disease, and the disposal of the carcass thereof; (q) declaring any place or area to be infected with disease, and prohibiting or regulating the movements of animals, birds or persons into, within or out of any such infected place or area, and the removal of carcasses, fodder, litter, utensils, hurdles, pens, dung or other things into, within or out of such infected place or area; |