Swine Fever Act

1 Swine Fever CAP. 273 SECTION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. CHAPTER 273 SWINE FEVER ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Short title. Interpretation. Veterinary practitioners to be appointed for purposes of Act. Swine suspected of disease to be isolated and reported to public health inspector who shall visit and take action. Notice to be given of swine dying. Expenses. Dung, etc. to be buried and sty disinfected or burnt. Swine not to be removed from fever spot without licence. Disinfection of vehicle. Extra remuneration to inspector. Penalty. Penalty on inspector. Regulations. THE LAWS OF BARBADOS Printed in England by Eyre and Spottiswcude Limited, I Serjcanta’ Inn, London EC4 by authority of the Government of Barbados . 3 Swine Fever CAP. 273 S&l-4 CHAPTER 273 SWINE FEVER An Act to make provision for preventing the spread of Swine Fever. 1918-2. 1958-55. 1966-5. L.N. l68/ 1967. Commence [14th February, 19181 ment. 1. This Act may be cited as the Swine Fever Act. Short title. 2. For the purposes of this Act, the expression “ Minister” gz;ion means the Minister responsible for Health. 1966-5. 3. The Governor-General shall appoint such veterinary rr;;$zgrs practitioners as he may deem necessary for the purpose of to be securing the due execution of this Act, at such remuneration appointed for purposes of as shall be determined by the Minister and paid out of moneys Act. voted for the purpose by Parliament. tsi lS8’ 4. (1) Every person having in his possession or under his :Uy’$Cted of f charge any swine affected or suspected of being affected with +sease to be any disease shall, as far as practicable, keep such animal $$$~a~~d separate from animals not so affected and shall with all practic- public health able speed give notice of the fact of the animal being so affected ~~~~~, or suspected of being affected to a public health inspector. visit and take action. (2) The public health inspector shall, with all practicable :::::5. speed, visit the premises where the swine, so reported to be or . suspected to be affected, is; and if, on inspecting the animal, he suspects the animal to be suffering from some disease he shall THE LAWS OF BARBADOS Printed in England by Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited, 1 Sejeants’ Inn, London EC&, by authority of the Government of Barbados ss.5-6 CAP. 273 Swine Fever 4 Notice to be given of swine dying. 1958-55. 1966-5. have it isolated and shall summon one of the veterinary prac titioners appointed under this Act to inspect it: Provided, that where on the visit of the public health inspector the person in possession or charge of the animal consents to its being killed, the public health inspector shall have it killed and buried in the manner provided in subsection (3). (3) Where the veterinary practitioner decides that the animal is affected with swine fever, the public health inspector shall at once cause the animal to be killed and its body buried as soon as possible in its skin and covered with qmcklime and with at least three feet of earth. (4) The person in possession or charge of any swine suspected or declared to be suffering from disease shall from time to time properly bury all dung, fodder, litter and other things that have been in contact with such swine, so as to be covered with at least eighteen inches of earth. (5) Where any such swine as aforesaid dies and the public health inspector does not visit the premises within twelve hours after the death, then the person in possession or charge of the animal shall bury the carcase in the manner in which the public health inspector is directed by this section to bury it. 5. Where any swine dies otherwise than by means of external violence, the person having it in his possession or under his charge shall forthwith give notice of the fact to a public health inspector. 6. (1) All expenses attendant on any action by or by the direction of the public health inspector under the authority 7 of this Act shall, in every case where the inspector certifies that such payment should properly be made, be defrayed by the Minister. (2) Where in any case the public health inspector refuses to certify any such expenditure, the person in whose possession or charge the swine was may appeal to the Minister, whose decision shall be final. 5 L.K.O. 1985 Sff’irrc, !:r,l*cr CAP. 273 ss.7- 11 7. (1) In every case where swine fever has occurred, the f,“;t~:“;,~ public health inspector shall cause all dung, fodder, litter and and sty dis other things in the sty. pen or place in which the animal was infectedor kept to be properly buried, and the sty. pen or place, if not a burnt. wooden structure, to bc scraped, cleansed, lime-washed and thoroughlydisinfected. (2) Where the sty, pen or other place isconstructed ofwood, 1966-s. the inspector shall cause it and all wooden troughs which have been in contact with the animal to be burnt, and three-fourths of the amount of the loss sustained in consequence of such destruction shall be paid by the Minister to theowner. 8. (1) No swine shall be removed from any place where a Swine not case of swine fever has occurred without a licence from the ~$&,, public health inspector, after inspection by him, and no swine from fever shall be allowed to enter any such place within four weeks after ~~~J$“out thedeathofthelast infectedanimal. (2) No such licence shall be granted unless the public health inspector is satisticd that the swine proposed to be removed is not affected with any disease and that at least four weeks have elapsed since the occurrence of the last case or suspected case ofswine fever in such place. 9. The public health inspector may, if he sees fit, cause any Disinfection vehicle in which any swine has been carried to be disinfected. of vchiclc. 10. For the services performed under this Act, the public Extra health inspectors shall receive such extra remuneration as the :~~S~~r$‘,n Ministermaydecmequitablefrom publicfunds. 1966-S. 11. Every person who contravenes or fails to comply with Penalty. any of the provisions ofthis Act or obstructs any public health inspector in the performance of his duty under this Act shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of $240 on the information ofany person. one-half to be paid to the informant. THE LAWS OF BARBADOS Printed by the Government Prinrlng Department. Bay Srreer, St. Michael, by the rurhorlry of the Government of Barbados ss.12-13 CAP. 273 Penalty on inspector. 12, E\-cry public health ;;?ypector who fails to perform an) of‘thc duties imposed upon him bx this Act or is guilt?; of’anj malfeasance in the course ofperforming any such duty shall be liable on summary conviction to a tine ot‘ S240 on the information of any person, one-half’ to be paid totheinf’ormant. ’ Regulations. 13. (1) The Minister shall make regulations prescribing the L$“” mode of cleansing and disinfection to be employed by the public health inspectors. and. generally, the measures and precautions to be taken ‘end observed for the purpose of giving duect‘t’ccttothisAct. (2) Such regulations shall be published in the O,l(ficitrl Gozctte and shall thereupon ha\,c the t’orccot’law. (3) Any person t’ailitlg to comply b.ith any such regulation shall bcliablcon ~un~rn~~r~,~convictio~~ toa tinent’S24.