Cattle Plague Regulations

CATTLE PLAGUE [S.L.36.14 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 36.14 CATTLE PLAGUE REGULATIONS 18th April, 1947 GOVERNMENT NOTICE 169 of 1947, as amended by Government Notices 293 and 380 of 1947. Title.1. The title of these Regulations is Cattle Plague Regulations. Interpretation.2. In these Regulations, Gozo includes Comino. Inoculation of bovines. Substituted by: G.N. 293 of 1947. 3. All bovines shall be inoculated against the cattle plague. Type of vaccine used. Substituted by: G.N. 380 of 1947. 4. The vaccine used for such inoculation shall be any one of the vacc ines approved fo r the purpose by the government veterinary surgeon. Inoculated bovines to be marked. 5. All bovines inoculated against cattle plague shall be marked in such a way as to render future identification possible. Mortality.6. In the event of mortality amongst bovines inoculated in accordance with regulation 4, compensation shall be paid to the owner if the government veterinary surgeon is satisfied that death is the direct result of the inoculation. Compensation.7. Compensation shall be assessed as follows: (a) full market value of the live animal less the meat value if the carcase is passed for human consumption; (b) full market value of the live animal if the carcase is not passed for human consumption. Prohibition to sell if bovines have not been inoculated. 8. No person shall sell or purchase bovines which have not been inoculated against cattle plague. Imported cattle.9. All imported cattle shall, on arrival, be inoculated against cattle plague, at the owner’s risk and expense. Written permit. Substituted by: G.N. 380 of 1947. 10. Imported bovines which have been inoculated against cattle plague shall not be moved without a written permit from the government veterinary surgeon who, previously to issuing such a permit , shal l sat isfy himself that the animals have acquired immunity. Bovines to be taken to inoculation centres. 11. Owners or persons in possession of bovines shall take them to inoculation centres as and when required to do so by a general notice issued by the government veterinary surgeon and published in the Government Gazette or by a special notice addressed to the owner or person in possession of bovines for the purpose of having the bovines inoculated against cattle plague. Prohibition to transport cattle, goats, etc., from Malta to Gozo. 12. No person shall transport or cause to be transported any cattle, goats, sheep or pigs from Malta to Gozo. 2 [S.L.36.14 CATTLE PLAGUE Transportation from Gozo to Malta. Amended by: G.N. 293 of 1947. 13. No person shall transport or cause to be transported any cattle from Gozo to Malta: Provided that it shall be lawful for any person who is in possession of a written permit issued by the government veterinary surgeon to transport or cause to be transported cattle from Gozo to Malta for the purpose of slaughtering such cattle at the abattoir in Malta: Provided further that this regulation shall not apply to cattle in respect of which a certificate of immunization against cattle plague by the government veterinary surgeon can be produced.