Control of Livestock Regulations
Made 1957-01-28 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Malta
- Subjects
- Livestock
- Keywords
- animal production, data collection/reporting, cattle, sheep/goats, swine, equine-animals, inspection, offences/penalties
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CONTROL OF LIVESTOCK [S.L.117.09 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 117.09 CONTROL OF LIVESTOCK REGULATIONS 28th January, 1957 GOVERNMENT NOTICES 67 and 68 of 1957, consolidated. Title.1. The title of these Regulations is Control of Livestock Regulations. Interpretation.2. In these Regulations ''livestock'' means any class of bovines, ovines, caprines, swine and equines. Report to the nearest Police station. 3. (1) Where any person acquires in any manner whatsoever, any livestock or where the number of livestock in his possession is increased by birth, that person shall within three days make a report at the nearest Police station of the acquisition or the increase in the number of livestock. (2) Such report shall contain an indication of the kind and number of livestock born or acquired, the total number of each kind of live-stock then in the possession of the person making the report, the place or places where such total number of livestock is to be kept and, in case of an acquisition, the name and address of the transferor. (3) Any reduction in the number of livestock, whether by death, slaughter or any other cause, shall be reported within three days at the nearest Police station. Inspection.4. The Director of Agriculture or any other officer of his department authorised by him may enter any place in which he has reason to believe that livestock is being kept. Failure to make report, etc. 5. Whoever fails to make a report required under regulation 3, or who in making a report wil l ingly or recklessly gives any information which is false in a relevant particular or omits to give relevant information, or who obstructs, impedes or assists to obstruct or impede the Director of Agriculture or any officer of his department in the execution of these Regulations, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine (multa) of not less than twenty-five liri but not exceeding two hundred liri. Applicability of regulations. 6. These Regulations shall apply to the Islands of Gozo, Comino and Cominotto.