Moshi Municipal Council (Animal in Urban Area) By-laws, 1999 (G.N. No. 114 of 1999)

GOVERNMENT NOTICE No. 114 pubiished on 7/5/99 THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (URBAN AUTHORITIES) ACT, 1982 BYLAWS (Made under section 80) rru: MOSHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (ANIMAL IN URBAN AREA) BY-LAWS 1999 J. These By-laws may be cited as the Moshi Municipal Council (Animals in Urban area) By-laws, 1999 and shall apply throughout the area ofjurisdiction of Moshi Municipal Council. 401 Short title lntciprcta uon Specified ;u~as P~rSI.)1l to obcv the dircc lions <11' pal Director Buildmg to be approved b\ the ('CHilled Removal of manure, refuse ere Right of officers to inspect premises Moshi Municipal Council (Animal in Urban Area) UN No 1J4 (contd. 2, In these By-laws unless the context otherwise requires> "animal" means cattle. donkey.goat, horse, pig and sheep but does not include a dog. "Pounds" means the animals pound maintained by the Council. "Authorised I Ticer." means Health Officer.Municipal Inspector or Senior Officer of the Council. "Director" means the Municipal Director of the Moshi Municipal Council and includes his Deputy. "Council" means the Moshi Municipal Council. "Medical Officer of Health" means the Medical Officer of Health of Council. "Urban Area" means the area lying within the jurisdiction of the Moshi Municipal Council as may from time to time be instituted, "specified areas" means those areas within the area in which animals can be kept and allowed to move 3, The Council shall earmark certain areas to be known as "specified areas" within the Urban area for the purpose of keeping animals as set out in Schedule "A" and "shall establish routes within the urban area along which to move an animal or animals and permits shall be issued by the Council in respect of animals authorised in the Urban area. t, All person using specified areas and routes shall obey all due and deliquent directions of the Municipal Director for the purpose of avoiding overstocking and preserving order and regularity in the specified areas by ensuring that the animals do not move to .he lands adjoining the specified areas. 5. Subject to any permit issued under these by-laws allowing animals to be moved, all animals within the urban area shall be kep. in a building, structure or enclosure approved and maintained to the satisfaction of the Council. 6. The Medical Officer or any other authorised Officer may require any person keeping animals in the urban area to make arrangement for the removal of manure, liquid filth and refuse as he shall consider necessary. 7, The medical Officer or any authorised Officer may at any reasonable time enter upon any area premises in which animals, are kept. or in which he has a good reason to believe that animals are being kept, for the purpose of inspecting such premises and any person obstructing such Officer or hindering him or giving him false information shall be guilty of an offence. 402 Moshi Municipal Council (Animal in Urban Area) G.N. No. 114 (contd.) 8. No animals shall be kept in building or part of such building that is used for human habitation in any surveyed and developed Area. 9. No animal shall be moved through any part of the urban area other than the specified areas and routes set out in Schedule "A" and "D" hereto unless as set out in Schedule "B": Provided that no permit shall be necessary for the movement of animals in a motor vehicle. 1O. All animals being moved to any abattoir shall follow the established routes in Schedule 'D' hereto but shall not graze on the way to the abattoir. 11. Any Police Officer or any authorised Officer may take or cause to be taken to the pound any animal being kept within the urban area in non specified area or being moved through an unauthorized route. 12. The owner of any animal impounded under these By-laws shall be required to pay pound fees as set out in Schedule "C" hereto. 13.-(1) No animal impounded under these By-laws shall be released until the pound fees have been paid in the case of first offender. (2) The Council shall not be held responsible for the disappearance of any animal so impounded. (3) The proceed of sale of the animal so impounded and disposed off shall after deduction of any sum due to the Council (a) in the case of any unclaimed animal be retained by the Council in a deposit account for a period of six months after which time it shall if stili unclaimed be paid into the general revenue of the Council. (b) in the case of an animal retained for non-payment of pound fees be paid to the owner. 14. The court may in case of second and habitual offender order that the animals forming the subject matter of the criminal proceeding be forfeited. 15. It shall be lawfu I where an order of confiscation has been made under By-law 15 for the Council to take possession of the animal or animals and consequently become the owner thereof. 16. Any person who shall contravene or fail to comply with any of the provisions of these By-laws shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding Tshs fifty 403 Animals not to be kept In a dweling place. No animal to' be moved without permit. Animals to follow establish ed routes Animal may be taken to the pound Pound fees Animal to be kept in pound tIiI the required fees are paid Person with criminal record of the same type of offence. The Council to take ownerslu n or the confisca ted animals Penall\ Repeals UN. 1\:0. 536of 19X6 Moshi Municipal Council (Animal in Urban Area) UN No. 1/4 (contd.) thousand (50,000/=) or twelve months imprisonment or to both such fine and imprisonment or addition the court may order any permit issued to him under these By-laws be cancelled. 17. The Moshi Municipal Council (Animal in Urban Area) By laws, 1986 are hereby revoked. SCHEDULE "A" PERMIT TO KEEP ANIMALS THE MOSHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (ANIMAL IN URBAN AREA) BY-LAWS, 1999 Name .. Address . Ilas been permitted to keep Cattle/Goats/Sheep/Camel/Horse and other animals in The number permitted is .. For a period of .. Starting from . Fees Receipt No. Datc.. . SCHEDULE "B" Municipal Director THE MOSHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (ANIMAL IN URBAN AREA) BY-LAWS, 1999 PERMIT TO MOVE ANIMAL Name... Address . Has been permitted to move eattle/goatslpigslcamel Horse/donkey and other animals during day times for a period of . Through the following routes: .. Date: . Municipal Director Moshi Municipal Council 404 Moshi Municipal Council (Animal in Urban Area) o». No. JJ" (contd.) SCHEDULE "C" THE MOSHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL (ANIMAL IN URBAN AREA) BY-LAWS, 1999 One cattle per year '" Sh. 1,000.00 One Camel per year Sh. 1,000.00 One Horse per year Sh. 1,000.00 One goat per year Sh. 500.00 One sheep per year Sh. 500.00 One pig per year .Sh, 1,000.00 Pounding charges cattle, camel horse, donkey Shs. 10,000.00 per day Goat, sheep per day 5,000.00 per day ChickenIDuckslRabbits - 100 to 500 '" Sh. 1,000.00 per day =501 and above , Sh. 2,000.00 per day 405