Chateaubelair Town Board (Market) By-Laws (S.R.O. No. 17 of 2010)

81 SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS 2010 NO. 17 (Gazetted 29th June, 20 10) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 50 of the Local Government Act, Chapter 257, the Chateaubclair Town Board makes the following ByLaws: CHATEAUBELAIR TOWN BOARD (MARKET) BY-LAWS 2010 1. These By-Laws may be cited as the Chateaubelair Town Board Citation (Market) By-Laws 2010. 2. In these By-Laws: "Clerk" means the Clerk ofthe Board; "Board" means the Chateaubelair Town Board; "market dues" means the market dues set out in Schedule I; "produce" includes anything whether live or dead produced in the course of agriculture; "stall" includes any shop, counter, bench, stand or other erection, and any space set apart for the reception of any article, thing or produce. 3. The days on which and the hours between which the market established in the Town may be opened and kept open shall be as follows: Weekdays and Saturdays other than public holidays: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m, Interpretation Opening and closing of market Sundays and public holidays: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. 4. (1) No person shall sell, offer for sale or expose for the purpose of sale any produce in the Town or within one mile from the limits ofthe Town, other than in the market. Prohibition of sale in Town other than in market 82 (2) An)' person whu contravenes this by-law commits an offence. (3) This by-law shan not apply to a person selling or disposing of produce at his residence, shop or store. Stalls Tenancy stall Rem eval property Sub-letting 5. (1) The Clerk shall cause all stalls in the market to be numbered in plain and legible characters and to be registered in a book to be kept for that purpose. (2) The book referred to in subsection ( I ) shall also contain the name of ev<"ry tenant ofa slJlll, the date when ea"h tenanr-y r-omrncnr-eri , the amount of market dues payable, the date when each tenancy ceased and the cause of ceasing. of 6. (1) The tenancy ofevery stall in the market may be by the day, week, month or year and the appropriate market dues shalf in all cases be payable in advance. (2) In default of payment of market dues, the tenant if in possession may be ejected by the Clerk, who may in addition to any remedy for the collection of market dues, seize and sell any article, th ing or produce in the stall that if; sufficient for payment thereof. of 7. If the tenant of any stall, on giving up possession, or being ejected, does nat forthwith remove all property belonging to him, such property may be removed by the Clerk and sold at the expiration of seven days from the date of such removal unless claimed within that period and all expenses incurred reimbursed to the Clerk except that any perishable article so removed may be sold immediately. g (I) No tenant of a stall shall sub-let the stall to any other person. (2) Where any tenant sub-lets a stall in contravention of this by-law, his tenancy shall be deemed to have been terminated, and the person in occupation of the stall shall, upon being requested by the Clerk to do so, vacate the stall and remove all property belonging to him. Stall to be kept clean (3) Where a person fails to vacate his stall and remove his property when requested to do so, the Clerk may eject the person and cause his property to be removed from the market. 9. (I) Every tenant ofa stall shall at all times keep the stall and the front, rear, sides and roof, ifany, clean and free from filth and dirt of every Kind. (7) Where :my tenant refuses or neglects to so do, the Clerk shall cause the stall to be cleaned and the expenses incurred in so doing may be recovered by the Clerk from the tenant by seizure and sale at auction by the Clerk ofany article. thing or produce in such stall sufficient for the payment and the tenant shall in addition commit an offence. 10. The Clerk shall ensure that stalls in the market are properly cleaned every day before the closing of the market, II. (I) No person shall sell, offer for sale or expo-e for the purpose of sale any article, thing or product: in the market: (a) until after market dues have been paid; and (b) unless he produces a medical certificate of fitness, (2) A person who is suffering from an infectious or contagious disease shall not sell in the mar ke t, IU Stall to be kept clean before clnsin g of market Conditions fo r sale in market (3) Every person disposing of any article, thing or produce in the market shall produce the receipt issued by the Clerk to any agent of the Board immediately on being requested to do so. (4) A person who contravenes this by-law commits an offence. 12. The market dues set out in Schedule I are payable for rental of MlIrkel dues a stall in the market. Schedule t 13. (I) A person ahall not expose for sa le in any street or in any S"l. of fi.h lind public place in the Town or within one mile from the limits of the Town m ea t other than in the market, or other place approved by the Board any meat, fish, whale meat or turtle (2l Nothing in this by-law shall prevent any person from disposing of any tinned meat or salted fish in any shop or in the course of any auction of general effects. 14. (ll No person shall slaughter or cause to be slaughtered any animal for the purpose of selling the carcass within the Town or within one mile from the limits of the Town other thar in the market or other place approved by the Board. (2) Every person who desires to have an animal slaughtered in the market shall, before the animal is slaughtered, pay to the Clerk the appropriate slaughterhouse dues setout in Schedule 2. Slaughtering a n irn a l s Schedule 2 84 (3) Every animal to be slaughtered shall first be inspected by the Sanitary Inspector and passed fit for human consumption. (4) No animal shall be slaughtered in the market before the hourof5:00 a.rn. Meat market (5) A person who contravenes this by-law commits an offence. 15. (I) No person shall sell or offer for sale in the market any meat except at the stall set aside for that purpose. (2) Any person who sells or exposes for sale any meat rn contravention of this by-law commits an offence. Butcher to wear ctea n apparel Fish '16, l:::very butcher shall: (a) keep his stall clean; (b) wear an apron; (c) provide himselfwith clean towels; and (d) keep his scales, weights and other appl lances in a clean and sanitary condition. 17. (I) Boats lnillgillg fresh or corned fish intended for sale in the Town shall, on arrival, be beached only on that portion of the sea frontage reserved for that purpose. (2) A person shall sell fish only on the counters provided in the market for that purpose. (3) A person who contravenes th is by-law commits an offence. of 18. All articles, things or produce sold in the market shall be properly weighed. and in the cases of dispute with the resreet to the weight ofany article, thing or produce, the seller, if required to do so by a prospective purchaser, shall cause such article, thing or produce to be weighed in the presence of the Clerk or other officer authorized by the Board. 19. Every person resorting to the market as buyer, seller or otherwise shall at all times comply with reasonable directions of the Clerk or other officer responsible for the maintenance of order in the market or the due observance of these By-Laws. Weighillg articles Prese rvatien of order 20. The Clerk may without using more force than is necessary in the circumstances eject or cause to be ejected any person contravening these By-Laws except that such ejection from the market shall not be a bar to any subsequent criminal proceedings. 21. (I) No person shall bring a dog, or permit a dog to follow him mto or remain with him in the market. (2) The Clerk may eject or cause to be ejected any dog found in the market. 22. 1\ person selling any article in the market shall place the article only in the part of the market set apart for that purpose. 23. Any article left in the market shall be left at the sole risk of the pel~OIl leaving the article. 24. (I) The market dues lev iable and made payable under these By-Laws shall be demanded and received by the Clerk and his receipt shall be a 'U fficient discharge for the payment thereof. (2) Any person who hinders or obstructs the Clerk in the performance of his duties under these By-Laws commus an offence. 2S (I) No person shall: (a) sit or lie on any counter, table or stall in the market: (h) throw any dirt filth, rubbish or litter in the market; (e) loiter in or about the market; (d) remain in the market during the hours in which the market '1$ not open to the public, (e) light any tire in the market or cook therein, except in the part and under the conditions as may from time to time be permitted by the Clerk; or (f) place or keep the hide of any animal in any part of the market OIlier than in the place set aside by the Clerk from time to time for that purpose. X5 Ejecting offenders from market Dogs prohibited Articles 10 he sord in places provided for that purpose Articles left al Power of Clerk Miscellaneous offences 86 (2) A person who contravenes subsection (I) commits an offence. By-Laws to be exhibited 26. (I) A printed copy of these By-Laws shall be exhibited in some conspicuous place in the market. (2) Copies of these By-Laws may also be obtained on application to the Clerk at his offlce upon payment of such sum for each as may from time to time be determined by the Board. P"llallv 27. A person who commits an offence under these By-I .aws is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five hundred dollars. Revocatioo of 2X. Part V of the ChateaubelairTown Board By-Laws 1950 is revoked. PlIr( V uf By-Laws :-\0. 81 of 1950 ';:;7 SCHEDULE 1 (by-law 12) MARKET DUES I. For every shop 2. For every other stall SO.50 cents per square foot or part thereof. $2.00 per day or part thereof. SCH~~DULE2 (by-law 14) SLAUGHTER HOUSE DUES 1. For every bull.ox .or heifer 2. For every pig, goat, or sheep Made this 28th day of June, 20 IO. $15.00peranimal. $5.00 per animal. Denniston Douglas Local Government Officer. Confirmed by the Governor-General under section 50(4) of the Local GovernmentAct Chapter 257 this 28th day of June, 20 I0: SUSAN DOUGAN Secretary to the Cabinet. Printed by the Government Printer at the Government Printing Office, Campden Park, St. Vincent and the Grcuadiues. 2010 [ Price $4.20J