Slaughter of Animals Ordinance (Cap. 111)

(CAP. 111Slaughter of Animals. 889 ~ A-t.C.O~~ ~.1.M.A.-~J 'Y~04Wv~' CHAPTER SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS. 5/1942 (lst January, 1943.) Short title.1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Slaughter 0£ Animals Ordinance. Interpretation.2. In this Ordinance "animal" means cattle, sheep, goats and pigs; "the town of Plymouth" means the town of Plymouth as defined in the Public Health Ordinance, and extended by the Plymouth Improvement Ordinance. Cap. 209, Cap 175. Licensing of butchers. 3. (1) No person shall exercise the trade of a butcher outside the limits of the town of Plymouth without having a licence so to do. (2) Any person desi.rous of obtaining such a licence shall make application to the Treasu~~r and produce a certificate from a Medical Officer to the effect that he is in a fit state of health to be licensed as a butcher . ~ (3) The applicant shall pay for such licence which shall be in the form set forth in the Schedule, the sum of ninety-six cents and the licence shall remain in force until the 31st day of December then next ensuing. Animals not to be slaughtered without permit. 4. No person shall slaughter or cause to be slaughtered for sale outside the limits of the town. of Plymouth any animal unless he has in his possession a pennit obtained in respect of such animal from the officer in charge of the nearest police station of the district in which he resides. 5. It shall be the duty of every person offering for sale or who has sold any animal to a butcher for slaughter outside the limits of the town of Plymouth, and every butcher so purchasing any animal under the provisions of this Ordinance, to give when Infonnation to be given to sanitary officer or police officer. 890 CAP.111) Slaughter of Animals. called upon so to do to any sanit~ry officer or police officer all infomlation in his power concerning any sale or purchase of such animal; and for the better carrying out of the provisions of this section every butcher so purchasing shall keep a record of such purchase. Retention of skins after slaughter. 6. The skin of every sheep or goat slaughtered for sale under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be kept for three weeks after the slaughter of such sheep or goat before disposal thereof. Offence and Penalty. 7. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordin ance and shall on summary conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding ninety-six dollars or to a tenn of imprisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding six months. SCHEDULE. S. 3 (3) No. PLYMOUTH, 19 of is hereby licensed to exercise the trade of a butcher within the meaning of the Slaughter of Animals Ordinance. This licence shall be in force from the date hereof until the 31st December, 19 Amount paid 96$.