Public Health (Keeping of Animals) Regulations, S.R.O. no. 20 of 1974

Public Health Act CAP. 9.21 25 Revision Date: 31 Dec 2020 LAWS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS THIRD SCHEDULE (Section 11) PUBLIC HEALTH (KEEPING OF ANIMALS) REGULATIONS Short title. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Keeping of Animals) Regulations. Standards for Premises on which animals are kept. 2. Every person who keeps or causes to be kept any pig, goat, sheep, cow, horse or poultry shall ensure that the premises on which such animals or birds are kept are maintained at all times in a clean, wholesome, and sanitary condition, and that no pollution of any water course or supply is likely to result or any public health nuisance likely to arise. Restrictions on the Keeping of Animals or Poultry. 3. (1) No person shall keep pigs, goats, sheep, cattle, horses, mules, or donkeys within either— (a) the limits of Basseterre as defined in the Basseterre Limits Act, Cap. 23.02; or (b) the limits of Charlestown as defined in the Charlestown Limits Act, Cap. 23.06; or (c) the limits of Sandy Point as defined in the Sandy Point Limits Act, Cap. 23.28; or (d) one quarter of a mile of any of the limits specified in (a), (b), and (c) above; (e) Bird Rock Housing Development, Suncrest Housing Project, Harbour View Housing Project, Paragon Housing Project and Earles Mornes Housing Development; (f) Wades Gardens, College Housing and Shadwell Housing Development; (g) Cayon Housing Project; (h) Lamberts Housing Project; (i) any housing project as may be designated by the Minister from time to time, except with the approval of the Minister and in accordance with conditions laid down by him or her in writing. (Amended by S.R.O. 30/1985 and 23/1986) (2) If such permission is obtained it shall be lawful to keep in any of the areas defined in this paragraph in pigsties, pens, cowsheds, stables or poultry units such pigs, sheep, goats, cattle, horses or poultry, subject to the following conditions— (a) the site and construction of the said containing units or hatcheries shall be subject to the approval of the Minister; 26 CAP. 9.21 Public Health Act Revision Date: 31 Dec 2020 LAWS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS (b) any permission granted by the Minister under this paragraph may be revoked if the said stables, poultry containing units are found to cause a nuisance. Service of Notice. 4. Notice in writing shall be given by the Chief Environmental Health Officer or any authorised officer acting on his or her behalf to any person guilty of a breach of these Regulations that he or she is in breach of the Regulations and the person on whom such notice is served shall be deemed to commit a separate offence for every day during which such breach continues after service of the notice. Penalty. 5. Every person who offends against or fails or neglects to perform any of the provisions or conditions of any of these Regulations, or aids or abets or in any way instigates any person to offend against them, or to fail or neglect to perform or observe any of such provisions or conditions or obstructs or interferes in any manner with the performance or observance of such provisions or conditions, commits an offence against these Regulations and shall be liable, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a penalty of five hundred dollars for each offence, and in the case of continuing offences, to a further penalty of twenty-four dollars for every day the offence continues after written Notice from the Chief Environmental Health Officer: Provided that in the case of continuing offences the limit of the penalties payable shall not exceed the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars. (Amended by Act 9 of 1986)