Prevention of Swine Fever Regulations

PREVENTION OF SWINE FEVER [S.L.36.19 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 36.19 PREVENTION OF SWINE FEVER REGULATIONS 9th November, 1965 LEGAL NOTICE 59 of 1965. Title.1. The title of these Regulations is Prevention of Swine Fever Regulations. Interpretation.2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires "Director" means the Director of Agriculture and includes any officer of the Department of Agriculture duly authorised by him to act on his behalf; "swine" means any number of pigs and includes one pig; "disease" means swine fever; "pig breeder" means a person who owns, tends or deals with swine. Vaccination against swine fever, registration of swine, etc. 3. (1) For the prevention of the spread of disease, the Director may (a) require all pig breeders having under their care any pigs over two months old to vaccinate any such pigs against swine fever free of charge through the government veterinary service in accordance with such arrangements as may be made by the Director from time to time; (b) require the registration of swine of any age or of certain specified ages in any area or areas in the form and manner and at the time he considers expedient; (c) require any pig breeder to give him all information concerning the movements, including sales and purchases, of the swine of his herd; (d) prohibit the introduction of new swine in a place or places recently infected with disease; (e) at any reasonable time enter any sty or other place where he has reasonable grounds for supposing that animals are kept, for the purpose of (i) inspecting swine kept therein; (ii) vaccinating and inoculating such swine as he considers require vaccinating and inoculating to prevent the spread of disease; (iii) marking of swine, in such a way as he considers expedient, for the purpose of their identification even after their being slaughtered and scalded. (2) Pig breeders shall provide all necessary assistance to the Director for the discharge of his functions in accordance with the 2 [S.L.36.19 PREVENTION OF SWINE FEVER provisions of these Regulations. (3) Pig breeders having in their care or possession swine between two months and four months, shall notify the Director for the purpose of their vaccination. Penalties. Cap. 36. 4. Any pig breeder who, at any stage, contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of these Regulations or who hinders or obstructs the Director from doing anything that he may lawfully do under the provisions of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence in accordance with Part II of the Prevention of Disease Ordinance.