SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - CHAPTER 132BV SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - LONG TITLE Empowering section (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 These bylaws were repealed by section 7 of the Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Ordinance (Cap 552). According to section 7(3) of that Ordinance, the Slaughterhouses Regulation (Cap 132 sub. leg. BU) applies to and in relation to matters to which these bylaws applied immediately before the repeal and is taken to have replaced these by-laws. For other related savings and transitional provisions, please see sections 8 to 13 of Cap 552. SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - LONG TITLE Empowering section VerDate:30/06/1997 (Chapter 132 section 77) [The bylaws except bylaw 40 : 19 October 1990 Bylaw 40 : 16 November 1990] (L.N. 329 of 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 1 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 These bylaws were repealed by section 7 of the Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Ordinance (Cap 552). According to section 7(3) of that Ordinance, the Slaughterhouses Regulation (Cap 132 sub. leg. BU) applies to and in relation to matters to which these bylaws applied immediately before the repeal and is taken to have replaced these by-laws. For other related savings and transitional provisions, please see sections 8 to 13 of Cap 552. SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 1 Citation VerDate:30/06/1997 PART I PRELIMINARY These bylaws may be cited as the Slaughterhouses (Urban Council) Bylaws. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 2 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 2 Application VerDate:30/06/1997 These bylaws apply to the Urban Council area only. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 3 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 3 Interpretation VerDate:30/06/1997 In these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires- "authorized officer" (獲授權人員) means- (a) a health inspector; and (b) a public officer appointed under bylaw 4(1); "carcass" (屠體) means the body of a dead food animal; "condemned meat and offal" (不合格的肉類及什臟) means any carcass, or part of a carcass, which has been found to be unfit for human consumption by an authorize officer under these bylaws; "Council" means the Urban Council; "dressed carcass" (去臟的屠體) means, in respect of a bovine animal, sheep or soliped, a carcass from which the offal, hide and head have been removed and, in respect of a swine or goat, a carcass from which the offal has been removed; "entry permit" (入場許可證) means an entry permit issued under bylaw 32(1); "food animal" (食用牲口) means live bovine animal, swine, goat, sheep or soliped; "lairage" (牲口欄) means a part of a licensed slaughterhouse which is used for the confinement of food animals, and includes a reception lairage for admission of food animals into the licensed slaughterhouse, a waiting lairage for the confinement of food animals awaiting slaughter, and an isolation lairage for the confinement of food animals in segregation from other food animals in the licensed slaughterhouse; "licence" (牌照) means a licence issued under bylaw 9(1); "licensed slaughterhouse" (持牌屠房) means a slaughterhouse in respect of which a licence has been issued under bylaw 9; "licensee" (持牌手) means a person to whom a licence has been issued; "offal" means any part of a carcass which is removed therefrom during the process of dressing it, but does not include the hide or skin; "register" (登記冊) means a register kept and maintained by a licensee under bylaw 7(1). (Enacted 1990) "authorized officer" (獲授權人員) "carcass" (屠體) "condemned meat and offal" (不合格的肉類及什臟) "Council" "dressed carcass" (去臟的屠體) "entry permit" (入場許可證) "food animal" (食用牲口) "lairage" (牲口欄) "licence" (牌照) "licensed slaughterhouse" (持牌屠房) "licensee" (持牌手) "register" (登記冊) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 4 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 4 Appointment of authorized officers VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) The Council may appoint in writing any public officer as an authorized officer for the purpose of such provisions of these bylaws as the Council may specify. (2) An authorized officer shall, in the exercise of his powers and the performance of his duties under these bylaws, comply with any directions given to him by the Council. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 5 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 5 Slaughtering of food animals for human consumption VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) No person shall- (a) slaughter any food animal; or (b) dress any carcass, for human consumption except in a licensed slaughterhouse or a public slaughterhouse. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Council may authorize in writing the slaughtering or dressing of any food animal for human consumption in a place other than in a licensed slaughterhouse or a public slaughterhouse, in such manner and subject to such conditions as it thinks fit. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 6 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 6 Examination fees VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) A licensee shall pay to the Council an examination fee as determined by the Council under section 77A(1)(c) of the Ordinance in respect of each food animal examined under bylaw 15(1) or each carcass and offal examined under bylaw 21(1). (L.N. 218 of 1996) (2) A licensee shall pay the fees due from him to the Council under paragraph (1) within 14 days after the issue to him of a demand note for the fees which have been incurred. (3) The Council may reduce, waive or refund, in whole or in part, any fee payable under paragraph (1). (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 7 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 7 Register to be kept by licensee VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) A licensee shall keep and maintain in the licensed slaughterhouse a register, in the form as set out in Schedule 2, in which he shall record each day the details of examinations made under bylaws 15(1) and 21(1) during that day. (2) Each page of the register shall be consecutively numbered. (3) Each daily entry in the register shall be signed by the licensee and countersigned by an authorized officer. (4) The licensee shall notify an authorized officer of any alteration which he makes to the register and shall obtain the signature of the authorized officer against the alteration. (5) The licensee shall keep any record made under paragraph (1) and keep the same available for inspection for at least 2 years after the day to which it relates. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 8 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 8 Power to inspect registers VerDate:30/06/1997 A licensee shall, upon being requested to do so by the Council or an authorized officer, produce the register to the Council or the authorized officer for inspection. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 9 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 9 Licence for operation of a slaughterhouse VerDate:30/06/1997 PART II LICENSING (1) No person shall use or occupy any premises as a slaughterhouse other than a public slaughterhouse, except under and in accordance with a licence issued by the Council upon payment of the appropriate fee as determined by the Council under section 77A(1)(b) of the Ordinance according to the maximum number of animals permitted to be slaughtered in the premises. (2) A licence shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be imposed by the Council under section 125(1) of the Ordinance. (3) A licence shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of issue and may be renewed upon payment of the appropriate fee as determined by the Council under section 77A(1)(b) of the Ordinance according to the maximum number of animals permitted to be slaughtered in the premises. (4) Where the Council is satisfied that a licence is lost or destroyed, the Council may upon payment of the appropriate fee as determined by the Council under section 77A(1)(b) of the Ordinance issue a duplicate. (Enacted 1990. L.N. 440 of 1995) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 10 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 10 Application for licence other than on renewal VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) Every application for a licence shall be made in writing and be accompanied by 3 sets of plans, as nearly as may be to scale, of the whole of the premises to which the licence will relate and such plan shall include such particulars and shall be accompanied by such further particulars as may be required by the Council. (2) Every set of plans, or any modification thereof, which is approved by the Council, shall be endorsed to that effect by the Council and one set shall be returned to the applicant and the remaining 2 sets shall be retained by the Council. (3) No licence shall be issued to an applicant until the Council is satisfied that the premises to which the application relates conform to the plans approved under paragraph (2). SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 11 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 11 Restriction on alteration of premises VerDate:30/06/1997 After the issue or renewal of a licence, no licensee shall, without the written consent of the Council, make or cause or permit to be made in respect of the premises to which the licence relates, any alteration or addition which would result in a material deviation from the plans approved under bylaw 10(2). (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 12 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 12 Restriction on admission VerDate:30/06/1997 PART III ADMISSION OF ANIMALS (1) No person shall bring into or keep in any licensed slaughterhouse- (a) any animal other than a food animal; (b) any food animal for any purpose other than for slaughter for human consumption, except with the consent of an authorized officer; and (c) any carcass except as provided in paragraph (2). (2) A person may bring a carcass into a licensed slaughterhouse for examination under bylaw 21(1) if- (a) the carcass has been bled; and (b) it is accompanied by a certificate from an authorized officer and, in the case of soliped sent in by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, by a Veterinary Officer appointed by that Club, stating- (i) the exact time and date of killing and bleeding; (ii) the reason for the slaughter of the food animal; (iii) that, to his knowledge, the food animal was not slaughtered by reason of disease or is not for any other cause unfit for human consumption; and (iv) that, to his knowledge, no drug which could affect the fitness of the carcass (including the offal) for human consumption was administered to the food animal before it was slaughtered. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 13 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 13 Admission form to be completed VerDate:30/06/1997 A licensee shall report to an authorized officer on a daily basis the details of food animals and carcasses brought into his licensed slaughterhouse by completing a form as set out in Schedule 4. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 14 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 14 Refusal of food animal admission VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) An authorized officer may refuse, or direct the licensee to refuse, to admit a food animal to a licensed slaughterhouse if in his opinion there is insufficient accommodation available in the licensed slaughterhouse for the food animal. (2) A licensee shall not, except in accordance with paragraph (1) or where there is other lawful excuse, refuse the admission of a food animal into a licensed slaughterhouse for slaughter. (3) No licensee shall refuse admission of a food animal solely on account of its place of origin. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 15 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 15 Power of authorized officer to examine and cause segregation of food animals VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) The Council may require any food animal admitted to a licensed slaughterhouse to be examined by an authorized officer. (2) If an authorized officer has reason to believe that a food animal admitted to a licensed slaughterhouse is suffering from disease, contamination or injury, he may direct the licensee to segregate the food animal from the other food animals and detain it in an isolation lairage of the licensed slaughterhouse. (3) No person shall remove any food animal from the isolation lairage of a licensed slaughterhouse without the permission of an authorized officer. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 16 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 16 Segregated food animals may be slaughtered VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) An authorized officer may cause a food animal which has been segregated under bylaw 15 to be slaughtered in isolation. (2) Where a food animal is slaughtered under paragraph (1), the authorized officer shall notify the licensee or his manager of the slaughter and the licensee or his manager shall inform the owner of the food animal. (3) An authorized officer may cause the carcass, the whole or part of the dressed carcass or the offal of a food animal which is slaughtered under paragraph (1) and found to be unfit for human consumption under bylaw 21(1) to be destroyed in such manner as he thinks fit. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 17 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 17 Prohibition of removal of food animals VerDate:30/06/1997 Except with the permission of an authorized officer, no person shall take out alive a food animal which has been brought into a licensed slaughterhouse. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 18 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 18 Method of killing VerDate:30/06/1997 PART IV SLAUGHTER AND EXAMINATION (1) Subject to paragraph (2), no licensee shall permit the killing of a food animal in his licensed slaughterhouse unless the food animal has first been rendered unconscious by means of a captive bolt pistol or electric stunner in proper repair and working order or by any other means as have been approved by the Council. (2) The Council may authorize the slaughter of a food animal in a licensed slaughterhouse by any method specially required by any religion and no licensee shall deny a religious community such slaughtering facilities. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 19 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 19 Slaughtering only in approved places VerDate:30/06/1997 No person shall slaughter a food animal in any part of a licensed slaughterhouse other than those parts which are shown in the relevant plans approved by the Council under bylaw 10(2) for slaughter of food animals of that kind. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 20 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 20 Application to licensee for slaughtering services VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) Any person who requires slaughterhouse services or desires to use the facilities of a licensed slaughterhouse for the purpose of slaughtering shall make written application to the licensee. (2) Except as provided for in bylaw 14, no person shall be refused slaughterhouse services or the use of the facilities in a licensed slaughterhouse for slaughtering his food animals during those hours which have been approved by the Council for that purpose. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 21 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 21 Examination and disposal of carcass, dressed carcass and offal VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) An authorized officer shall examine the carcass, or dressed carcass and offal of every food animal which is slaughtered in a licensed slaughterhouse or which is brought into a licensed slaughterhouse under bylaw 12(2) and shall detain the carcass or the whole or part of the dressed carcass or offal if in his opinion it is unfit for human consumption. (2) An authorized officer may cause the carcass or the whole or part of the dressed carcass or offal detained under paragraph (1) to be destroyed in such manner as he thinks fit. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 22 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 22 Authorized officer to mark dressed carcass and offal fit for human consumption VerDate:30/06/1997 PART V MARKING AND TRANSPORTATION OF SLAUGHTERED FOOD ANIMALS (1) An authorized officer who examines any dressed carcass or offal under bylaw 21(1) shall, if he is satisfied that it is fit for human consumption, apply to it the appropriate mark specified in Schedule 5. (2) No person, other than an authorized officer in accordance with paragraph (1), shall mark any dressed carcass or offal with a mark specified in Schedule 5. (3) No person shall mark any dressed carcass or offal with a mark so closely resembling a mark specified in Schedule 5 as to be likely to mislead. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 23 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 23 Removal of carcass, unmarked dressed carcass or offal prohibited VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) Except for disposal in accordance with bylaws 30 and 31, or with the consent of an authorized officer, no person shall remove from a slaughterhouse- (a) any carcass; or (b) any dressed carcass or offal which has not been marked in accordance with bylaw 22(1). (2) A consent given by an authorize officer under paragraph (1) shall be in writing and shall specify the reason why it is given. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 24 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 24 Carcass, dressed carcass or offal may be seized and destroyed if bylaws contravened VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) An authorized officer may seize and detain any carcass, dressed carcass or offal if he suspects on reasonable grounds that an offence under bylaw 22(2) or (3) or 23(1) has been committed in relation to such carcass, dressed carcass or offal. (2) An authorized officer may cause a carcass or the whole or part of any dressed carcass or offal seized and detained under paragraph (1) to be destroyed in such manner as he thinks fit. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 25 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 25 Requirements for transportation of dressed carcass and offal VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) No person shall transport, and no licensee shall permit to be transported from a licensed slaughterhouse, the whole or part of a dressed carcass or offal except in a motor vehicle approved in writing by an authorized officer and subject to the requirements specified in Schedule 6. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an authorized officer may give consent to transportation by other means of conveyance subject to such conditions as he thinks fit. (3) Any approval given by an authorized officer under paragraph (1) or (2) may be withdrawn at any time upon written notice. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 26 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 26 Lighting VerDate:30/06/1997 PART VI GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSED SLAUGHTERHOUSE A licensee shall install and maintain- (a) adequate lighting in the licensed slaughterhouse to the satisfaction of the Council; (b) artificial lighting of an overall intensity of at least 220 lux if artificial lighting is provided in the slaughterhall or workrooms of the licensed slaughterhouse; and (c) artificial lighting of an overall intensity of at least 550 lux if artificial lighting is provided in any place in the licensed slaughterhouse where examinations are carried out under bylaw 21(1). (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 27 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 27 Maintenance of drains and cleanliness VerDate:30/06/1997 A licensee shall keep- (a) the drains provided in or in connection with the licensed slaughterhouse in proper and efficient working order; (b) all appliances, instruments, equipment and fittings clean and in good repair and condition; (c) clean all the windows, ceilings, floors, walls, and all other interior surfaces and parts of any slaughterhall, offal cleaning room, dressed carcass hanging room or workroom; (d) all toilets and sanitary fitments clean and in good repair and condition; (e) every lairage in the licensed slaughterhouse clean and in good repair and condition; and (f) every sterilizer clean and in good working order. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 28 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 28 Person suffering from infectious disease VerDate:30/06/1997 No licensee shall cause, suffer or permit any person whom he knows or has reason to believe to be suffering from any infectious disease to enter into his licensed slaughterhouse or to take part in the slaughtering of any food animal for human consumption or in the handling or transportation of the dressed carcass or offal of such food animal. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 29 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 29 Licensee's general duty to dispose of condemned meat and offal, etc. VerDate:30/06/1997 PART VII DISPOSAL OF CARCASS, CONDEMNED MEAT AND OFFAL AND WASTE MATTER OF FOOD ANIMAL (1) Subject to bylaws 16(3), 21(2) and 24(2), a licensee shall in accordance with bylaws 30 and 31 dispose of all condemned meat and offal arising from examination of the carcasses or dressed carcasses or offal of food animals. (2) A licensee shall in accordance with bylaws 30 and 31 dispose of- (a) any food animal found dead before slaughter with the exception of a carcass brought to the licensed slaughterhouse for examination under bylaw 12(2); (b) the blood of a food animal other than that collected for edible purposes from a slaughtered food animal under hygienic conditions which satisfy an authorized officer; (c) loose hairs, bristles, stomach contents and other unwanted parts of a carcass and waste matter obtained from a slaughtered food animal; and (d) all food animal manure and other refuse, garbage or filth generated in his licensed slaughterhouse. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 30 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 30 Collection, storage and removal VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) A licensee shall- (a) upon the completion of the slaughtering of any food animal or the dressing of any carcass in the licensed slaughterhouse cause all waste to be collected and deposited in impervious covered containers; (b) cause each container to be thoroughly cleaned immediately after it has been used for collection, removal and disposal; and (c) cause each container when not in actual use to be kept clean. (2) A licensee shall keep or cause to be kept all carcasses and condemned meat and offal waiting for disposal under refrigeration. (3) A licensee shall cause all waste mentioned in bylaw 29 to be removed from the licensed slaughterhouse as soon as possible but in any case not exceeding 24 hours after generation. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 31 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 31 Disposal VerDate:30/06/1997 Save with the prior consent in writing of the Council, a licensee shall only dispose of the waste referred to in bylaw 29 at places and by methods which are in accordance with written directives given by the Council. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 32 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 32 Restriction of entry into licensed slaughterhouses VerDate:30/06/1997 PART VIII MAINTENANCE OF ORDER (1) No person, other than the licensee or his employee, shall enter, remain in or take a motor vehicle into a licensed slaughterhouse without a valid entry permit for himself, and for the vehicle (if any), issued by the licensee of the licensed slaughterhouse. (2) A licensee of a licensed slaughterhouse may issue a permit subject to such conditions as he thinks fit. (3) The person to whom an entry permit has been issued shall, while he enters, remains in or takes a motor vehicle into a licensed slaughterhouse, affix in a prominent position to his outer clothing and the windscreen of the motor vehicle (if any) the appropriate entry permit such that the details shown on the entry permit are clearly visible. (4) The licensee, his employee or agent may order a person without an entry permit for himself to leave the licensed slaughterhouse and remove or cause to be removed therefrom the motor vehicle (if any) the person takes in. (5) The licensee, his employee or agent may order a person with an entry permit for himself to remove or cause to be removed therefrom any vehicle which the person takes in if it is without an entry permit. (6) If a person fails to comply with an order under paragraph (4) or (5), the licensee or his employee or agent may remove or cause to be removed from the licensed slaughterhouse the person or the motor vehicle. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 33 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 33 Issue and cancellation of entry permit VerDate:30/06/1997 No licensee shall refuse to issue or cancel an entry permit except with the written consent of an authorized officer who is satisfied that it is necessary to do so for the efficient operation of the licensed slaughterhouse. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 34 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 34 Obedience to orders VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) A person who is employed by a licensee or who is permitted by a licensee to work in a licensed slaughterhouse shall obey every lawful order given to him by the licensee or by an authorized officer and shall at all times conduct himself in the licensed slaughterhouse in an orderly manner. (2) If a person fails to comply with an order given to him under paragraph (1), the licensee, his employee or agent may require, with the consent of an authorized officer, the person to leave the licensed slaughterhouse forthwith. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 35 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 35 Prohibition of spitting or causing nuisance VerDate:30/06/1997 No person shall spit or cause a nuisance within a licensed slaughterhouse. SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 36 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 36 Offences VerDate:30/06/1997 PART IX MISCELLANEOUS Any person who contravenes bylaw 5(1), 7, 8, 9(1), 11, 12(1), 13, 14(2), 15(3), 17, 18, 19, 20(2), 22(2) or (3), 23(1), 25(1), 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32(1), (3) or (4), 33, 34(1) or 35 commits an offence. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 37 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 37 Penalties VerDate:30/06/1997 (1) Any person who commits an offence under bylaw 5(1), 9(1), 22(2) or (3) or 23(1) is liable to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months and, in the case of a continuing offence, is liable, in addition, to a fine of $700 for each day during which is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued. (2) Any person who commits an offence under these bylaws (other than bylaw 5(1), 9(1), 22(2) or (3) or 23(1)) is liable to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 6 months and, in the case of a continuing offence under bylaw 26, 27, 30 or 31, is liable, in addition, to a fine of $350 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued. (Enacted 1990. L.N. 177 of 1996; L.N. 276 of 1996) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 38 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 38 Saving VerDate:30/06/1997 Nothing in these bylaws shall derogate from or in any way affect the provisions of the Public Health (Animals and Birds) Regulations (Cap. 139 sub. leg.), the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance (Cap. 136) or the Firearms and Ammunition Regulations (Cap. 238 sub. leg.). (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 39 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 39 Name in which proceedings for offences may be brought VerDate:30/06/1997 Without prejudice to the provisions of any other enactment relating to the prosecution of criminal offences and without prejudice to the powers of the Attorney General in relation to such offences, a prosecution for any offence under any of the provisions of these bylaws may be brought in the name of the Council. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - BYLAW 40 (Omitted as spent) VerDate:30/06/1997 (Omitted as spent) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 1 (Repealed L.N. 218 of 1996) VerDate:30/06/1997 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 2 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 2 VerDate:30/06/1997 [bylaw 7] (a) FORM OF REGISTER FOR EXAMINATIONS UNDER BYLAW 15(1) Page No. .................................................. 1. Name of Licensee ............... ........................................................................... ............... Licence Number ........................................................................... ................................. 2. Date ........................................................................... .................................................. 3. Number of bovine animals examined during day ............................................................... 4. Number of swine examined during day .......................................... .................................. 5. Number of other food animals examined during day ......................................................... 6. Signature of Licensee ................................................................ .................................... 7. Signature of authorized officer ........................................................................... ............ (b) FORM OF REGISTER FOR EXAMINATIONS UNDER BYLAW 21(1) Page No. .................................................. 1. Name of Licensee ........................ ........................................................................... ...... Licence Number ........................................................................... ................................. 2. Date .............................................. ........................................................................... ... 3. Number of bovine carcasses (including offal) examined during day .................................. 4. Number of swine carcasses (including offal) examined during day .................................... 5. Number of other food animal carcasses (including offal) examined during day .................. 6. Signature of Licensee ........................................................................... .......................... 7. Signature of authorized officer ........................................ ................................................ (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 3 (Repealed L.N. 440 of 1995) VerDate:30/06/1997 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 4 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 4 STATEMENT AS TO ADMISSION OF FOOD ANIMALS AND CARCASSES TO SLAUGHTERHOUSE VerDate:30/06/1997 [bylaw 13] To: The Authorized Officer, .......................................................................... Slaughterhouse Pursuant to bylaw 13, I hereby supply the following information concerning food animals and carcasses brought into the slaughterhouse within the previous 24 hours- 1. Date of admission ........................................................................... ............................... 2. Type of food animals Country of origin Number 3. Type of carcasses Country of origin Number 4. Signature of Licensee ........................................................................... ........................ (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 5 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 5 MARKS TO BE APPLIED TO DRESSED CARCASSES AND OFFAL OF SLAUGHTERED FOOD ANIMALS VerDate:30/06/1997 [bylaw 22(1)] Parts to be marked Details of mark Diagram of mark Dressed carcass 44.5 mm diameter. Serial number in middle of stamp. Offal: (i) liver (ii) tongue (in case of bovine animals only 31.8 mm diameter. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 6 (Repealed 78 of 1999 s. 7) VerDate:01/01/2000 SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 6 REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF DRESSED CARCASSES AND OFFAL VerDate:30/06/1997 [bylaw 25(1)] 1. The motor vehicle shall be clean and free from refuse, dirt, or other offensive matter. 2. No other article or matter other than dressed carcasses and offal shall be conveyed in the motor vehicle. 3. The motor vehicle shall not, whether at the time when it is transporting any dressed carcass or offal, or at any other time, be used for the transportation of any food animal or anything likely to contaminate the dressed carcass or offal. 4. Dressed carcasses and offal shall be conveyed within the meat conveying compartment of the motor vehicle in such manner as to ensure that the dressed carcasses and offal are kept clean. 5. Every door or window of the meat conveying compartment of the motor vehicle shall be kept properly closed while the motor vehicle is in motion. 6. Persons engaged in the delivery or portering of dressed carcasses and offal to and offal to and from the motor vehicle shall wear clean and washable protective clothing and head covering. 7. Persons loading or unloading dressed carcasses or offal from a motor vehicle or who are upon such motor vehicle while it is transporting dressed carcasses or offal shall not spit or smoke. 8. No person shall be in the conveying compartment of any motor vehicle approved for the transportation of dressed carcasses and offal except for the purpose of loading or unloading dressed carcasses or offal or for the cleaning and maintenance of the motor vehicle. (Enacted 1990) SLAUGHTERHOUSES (URBAN COUNCIL) BYLAWS - SCHEDULE 7 (Omitted as spent) VerDate:30/06/1997 (Omitted as spent) (Enacted 1990)