Village Councils (Animals Restriction) By-laws, 2004 (S.I. No. 186 of 2004)

BELIZE: VILLAGE COUNCILS (ANIMALS RESTRICTION) BY - LAWS, 2004 ARRANGEMENTOFBY-LAWS 1. Short Title. 2. Interpretation. 3. Application. 4. Prohibition. 5. Penalty. 6. Order to remove animals. 7. AffinnativeResolution. *** No. 186/ Village Councils 1 ~-----------· BELIZE: STATUTORY INSTRUMENT No. 186 of 2004 BY-LAWS made by the Village Councils in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 23 of the Village Councils Act, Chapter 88 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000-2003, and all other powers thereunto them enabling. (Gazetted 27th November, 2004.) 1. These By-laws may be cited as the VILLAGE COUNCILS (ANIMALS RESTRICTION) BY-LAWS,2004. Short title. 2. In these By-laws, unlessthecontextotherwiserequires- Interpretation. "animal" includes pigs, goats and sheep; "Council" or "Village Counci I" means a village council established and constituted under the Village Councils Act or any regulations made thereunder; '"goat" includes buck, doe or kid; "pig" includes sows, shoal ts, boars and piglets; "shcep"includes ram and lamb. 3. These By-laws shall have effect within the limits of any ApJllication. village in Belize. 2 Prohibitio 11. Penalty. Order to remove animals. Affi rmalivc resolution. Village Councils [No. 186 4. (I) A person shall not keep an animal within the limits of any village. (2) Sub-By-law (1) shall not apply to any animal (a) secured in the Slaughter House yard for the purpose of slaughter provided that no such animal shall be kept in the Salughter House yard for more than forty-eight hours or the period allowed by the Village councils (Market and Slaughter House) By-laws whichever shall be the lesser period; (b) brought into the village by or through the Agri cultural Department for an Agricultural Show oranyother agriculutral purpose, with the writ ten permission of the Chairperson of the Village Council, provided that no animal shall be kept for more than six hours before or after the function. 5. Any person who contravenes any of these By-laws commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. 6. (1) Where any person is convicted under By-law 5, the Comt shall order the offenderto remove his animals from within the village limits within a period to be specified in the order, which grace period shall not exceed ten days. (2) If an offender defaults in obeying the order referred to in Sub-By-law (1), the court atafurtherhearingmayimpose a penalty not exceeding twenty do 11ars for each day of default after the expiry of the grace period. 7. These By-laws shall be subject to the affirmative reso l u ti on of the National Assembly. No. 186] Village Councils 3 MADE by the Village Councils this 19th day of October, 2004. ~~~ {ELEANOR SANDLIN) (President) National Association of Village Councils