The Freetown Municipality (Slaughter House) Bye-Laws, 1998. Public Notice no. 7 of 1998

6 PuBuc NancE No. 7 OF 1998 Published 27th August, 1998 THE FREEI'OWN MUNICIPAllTY ACT, 1973 (Act No. 20 of 1973) THE FREETOWN MUNICIPALITY (SLAUGIITER HousE) BvE-LAws, 1998 Short title. In eiercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 42 of the Freetown tvfunicipality Act, 1973, the Committee of Management of the Freetown City C01;ncil, with the approval of the President hereby makes the following Bye-laws: PART I-PRELIMINARY / 1. In these Bye-laws; unless the context otherwise requires- Interpreta tion. Act. No. 20 of 1973. "Committee" means the Committee of Management of the City Council of Freetown; "Inspector of Markets" means the person referred to in paragraph 7; "Medical Officer of Heal th" means the Medical Officer of Health referred to in section 29 of the Freetown Municipality Act, 1973; "Slaughter house" means any slaughter house established by the Com mi tt~e under the provisions of the Freetown Municipalit~ Act, 1973~ "Veterinary Officer" means the person referred to in paragraph 11. PART II-REGISTRATION AND FEES Application 2. (I) Any person who wishes to be registered as a butcher or !or assi~;tant butcher shall make an application therefor to the Conuni ttee regi:stration. . h • . bed f I m t ,e 1 orm pre sen or t iat purpose. Jrnposition of fees and du,es. Receipt of payment. etc:. (2) The form for the application under subparagraph ( 1) shall be provided by the ~ommittee at such reasonable fee as the Committee may detem1ine. (3) Upon receipt of an application under this paragraph, the Committee shall consider it and approve or refuse to approve as the case may be, having regard to (a) ability of the appficant to slaughter and dress anitnals in accordance with these Bye-laws; (b) the past record of the applicant with regards to compliance with these Bye laws; (c) the state of health of the applicant~ and ( d) the number of applicants. I (4) The decision of the Committee under subparagraph (3) shall be communicated' to the applicant in such form as the Committee may determine. (5) Where the Committee approves an application the applicant shall be entitled to use a slaughter house. 3. ( 1) There is hereby imposed for the use of any slaughter house such fees and dues as shall be fixed by the Committee from time to time. (2) No person shall use a slaughter house unless he has paid the fees and dues imposed by subparagraph ( 1). 4. (l) Any payment made under paragraph 3, shall be received by the Treasurer or any other person authorised by the Committee to receive payment on his behalf. (2) The person receiving any payment under subparagraph · (1) shall issue an official receipt or ticket for that payment. 8 5. Where the Committee intends to change the amount fixed for fees and dues at a slaughter house, it shall give one month's notice thereof by posting in that slaughter house a notice specifying the new fees and dues to be charged. PART III-MANAGEiv1ENT OF SLAUGHTER I-IOUSE Notice of change in fees and dues. 6. A slaughter house shall be under the immediate control of Control of the Inspector of Markets, subject to such directions if any as the slaughter house. Committee may issue from time to time. 7. ( 1) The slaughter house shall be open fer the slaughtering of animals and the dressing of their carcasses daily, through out the week, between the hours of three a.m. and six a.m. except on Saturday. (2) On Saturdays the slaughter house shall be open between the hour~: of twelve p.m. on the preceding Friday· and six a.m. on Saturday (3) Any person who ·wishes to use a slaughter house outside the pericxis specified in subparagraphs ( 1) and (2) shall apply for the permission of the Inspector of Markets stating his reai,ons and the Inspector of Markets may grant or refuse the permission ot grant the pennission subject to conditions: Provided that the Inspector of Markets shall not unreasonably withhold his permission. 8. ( 1) Not later than twenty-[ our hours before using a slaughter house, a butcher shall notify the Inspector of °N1arkets of the number and description of animals he intends to slaughter. · : '. (2) No animal shall be slaughtered unless subparngraph . {J) has been complied -;ith. ':/iiJ!{Jil" .. ,; 'f'. ,:" :.· . ?~ij'!;;nJ§.}i:;\!'The Inspectc,, of Markets shall keep a register showing the ! ' : ~' ,1• , ,- ' ' ! . numbcc;md description of all aniinals slaughtered and shall render a 'weekly return thereof to the Town Clerk. /1 ·1,-·' ,. ~ ·- ···--·- ..... , ~,, ... ,-~ . . , Hours of opening, etc. Description and numher of animals to be notified l-<.cgi ::-;lcr tif all anirnal: slaughtcrL·J Ex.! ani r I I I 9 PART IV-EXAtviINATION OF BUTCHERS Examination 10. ( 1) No butcher, 'assistant butcher, attendant or anyone and certification con,:;emed with the ~laughtering of animals shall be allo,\·e<l to of butchers. slaughter any animal or enter the slaughter house or the slaughter r .,, Examination and certi fi c at ion of fitness for consumption. Lntry Jurin)! hour,; t 1l slaughter. house precincl5, without a health certificate which may be obtained from any Medical Practitioner. (2) A health certificate shall be valid for a period of one year unless cancelled sooner by the Medical Officer of Heal th and murt be produced when required by the iv1edical Officer or Health or any official of the Health Branch of the Medical Department, (3) The Medical Officer of Health may at any time examine any butcher, assistant butcher, attendant, or anyone required to be in pos1,ession of a health certificate and may on such examination cancel conditionally or othetwise such certificate if he finds any such person medically unfit to be admitted to the slaughter house. 11. (1) No animal shall be slaughtered ·except under a certificate stating that it is fit for consumption, issued by the V ctcrinary Officer or an official of the Health Branch of the Medical Department deputed by him: Provided that no such certificate of fitness shall be issue<l lor any animal which is pregnant. (2) The certificate of fitness referred to in subparagraph ( l) shall become invalid after l\\·enty four hours. 12. ( 1) Except for persons to whom special permits have been issued by the Town Clerk for the purpose, fl() person other than orticcrs or the Comn1ittec t~n <luty or butchers and their assistants shall be pcnnitted to enter the slaughter house <luring the hours set apurt for slaughtering. (2) The Town Clerk may refuse any application for a special permit or cancel any permit issued by him, but may not <lo so unreasonably. 10 13. No dog shall be pennitted within the slaughter house at Dogs anytimE:. prohibited. 14. No butcher, his assistant or assistants or attendants shall be p,~nnilted to take any part in the slaughtering of any animal unless \\'earing overalls or aprons; kept clean to the satisfaction of the Inspector oi Markets. 15. All knives shall be kept clean and sharp and all other articles and utensils used by butchers shall be kept clean and in order, to the satisfaction of the Inspector of ~Markets. Clothing of butchers. Implements to be kept clean, etc. 16. No instruments shall be used for slaughtering of any animal Instruments unless a.pproved by the Verterinary Officer. to be approved .. 17. No animal shall be taken inside the slaughter house until Introduction of animals preparations have been made for its slaughter. to slaughter 18. ( 1) An animal shall not be slaughtered in the sight of any other animal awaiting slaughter. (2) No person shall cause to any animal before or during the slaughtering of such animal unnecessary pain. 19. No butcher, assistant butcher or attendant shall slaughter any animal until it has been effectively stunned, and such stunning shall be: done with a stunning machine or by any other methcxl approved for the purpose by the Veterinary Officer. PART,V-SANITATION IN SLAUGHTER HOUSES · 20. ( 1) The meat from any animal slaughtered shall be subject · , t.c> inspectio~,by a Veterinary Officer designated by the Committee; ,I , 1 ,r '" • and no meat shall be removed from the slaughter house unless 1t has i ' ! b~ i~pected by the Veterinary Officer designated by the Committee fo(the purpose. : I ' (2) All meat shall be exposed for inspection by the Health Branch of the Medical Department after slaughtering. house. Animals to be slaughtered out of sight of one another. Animals to be stunned before slaughter. lnspectioo of meat. l Mnat to be renoved in approved van. tbt:mlral l cmdition of . ;:slaughter ihoti.se. ,i · / R.1! rn o v a I : ;! anrl di spo '1' sal of non co :1sumable offal. etc. Offences and penaJties. 1 1 21 (1) No meat shall be removed from the slaughter house except in the meat van provided by the Committee for that purpose: Provided that the Committee may in an emergency and at its discretion, and \Vith the approval of the Medkal Officer of Health, substitute another vehicle or vehicles or any other means of transport in place of the meat van. (2) The Committee shall have power to charge for the use of such meat van or other vehicle such reasonable fee as shall be fixed (,by the Committee by notice posted in the slaughter house. (3) The person receivin~ payment for any fees charged under subparagraph (2) s hall is.sue an official receipt or ticket for that paymt:nt. 22. The Committee shall be responsible for the general sanitary condition of the slaughter house . 23. ( 1) The butcher and his assistants shall remove arid dispose of all non-consumable offal, horns and blood of the animal slaughtered and they shall be responsible for sweeping clean any nearby drain after each animal is slaughtered. (2) The performance of the duties ref erred to under subparagraph ( 1) shall be supervised by the Medical Officer of Heal th or any officer deputed by him. PART VI-MISCELLANEOUS PROVIS!f)NS :Vt. (1) Any person who contravenes any provision of these Bye-laws shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand leones. (2) Where any person is convic.:ted on more than one occasion for a contravention of these Bye-laws, the Court which convicts the person shall, in addition to the P:nalty prescribed in subparagraph (1). order that the offender be prohibited from using the slaugnter house either indefinitely or for a specific period. .. , 'J <!<:<.;·,'" ;:. · .,r ,.,~: ,', ,, ' 12 2S. The Freetown Municipality (Slaughter House) Bye-l~ws, Revocation made under Cap. 65 and published in Vol. VI (Subsidiary Legislation) of CBp. 65· Laws of Sierra Leone, 1960 are hereby revoked. MADE by the Committee of Manqement of the City Council of Freetowr this 1 :7th day of August, 1998. ,-, ,, . DESMOND D. EDWARDS, Town Curle. ·PRINTED~ it;J;HBD BY nm Go~ PluNrtNo I)p pARTMENT, SIERRA LEoNE GAZEITE No. 47 ~ 27rn Auousr, 1998.