Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Prevention of Spread of Disease
28. Owner of diseased or dead animal to report
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every owner or person in charge of any animal infected with or reasonably suspected to be infected with disease shall —
owner
“owner” includes any person for the time being in charge of any animal and any person for the time being in occupation of any building;
immediately make a report to an authorised officer or to the nearest police station; and
at once cause that animal and all other animals which have been in contact with it to be confined and isolated until the arrival of an authorised officer.
Every owner or person in charge of any animal reasonably suspected to have died of disease shall immediately report its death to the authorised officer or to the nearest police station and, in the case of an animal, the carcase shall not be moved without written permission from the authorised officer.
animal
“animal” means any mammal (other than man) or bird and includes any other living creature that is prescribed as an animal for the purposes of this Act or that falls within a class of animals that is prescribed for those purposes;
It shall not be an offence to bury the carcase of the animal, if no instructions have been received within 24 hours of making the report referred to in subsection (2).
carcase
“carcase” means the dead body of an animal and includes any part thereof and the meat, bones (whether whole, broken or ground), offal, hide, skin, wool, hair, feathers, hoof, horns or other part of an animal, separately or otherwise or any portion thereof;
Where the officer in charge of a police station has communicated the contents of a report by telephone to an authorised officer, he shall as soon as possible transmit the report to the authorised officer.
authorised officer
“authorised officer” means a person appointed as such under section 3(2);
Immediately after a person who is a veterinary surgeon or who analyses animal specimens suspects that an animal is infected with or reasonably suspected to be infected with disease, the person shall so report to an authorised officer.
Any person who fails without reasonable excuse to make a report as required under subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
Animal (Diseases and Quarantine)
quarantine
“quarantine” means the compulsory detention in isolation of any animal or thing;
Any person who without reasonable excuse —
fails to cause any animal to be confined and isolated as is required by subsection (1)(b); or
permits the carcase of an animal to be moved in contravention of subsection (2), is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.
Moving or disposal of dead, diseased or suspected animals
(other than dogs and cats)
Terms defined in s 2
animal
Defined · s 2“animal” means any mammal (other than man) or bird and includes any other living creature that is prescribed as an animal for the purposes of this Act or that falls within a class of animals that is prescribed for those purposes;
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means a person appointed as such under section 3(2);
carcase
Defined · s 2“carcase” means the dead body of an animal and includes any part thereof and the meat, bones (whether whole, broken or ground), offal, hide, skin, wool, hair, feathers, hoof, horns or other part of an animal, separately or otherwise or any portion thereof;
contact
Defined · s 2“contact” means any animal which has by contact, direct or indirect, with a diseased animal or been exposed to the risk of contracting a disease;
disease
Defined · s 2“disease” includes any animal disease that is infectious or contagious amongst animals and includes any other disease which the Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette, declare to be a disease for the purpose of this Act;
owner
Defined · s 2“owner” includes any person for the time being in charge of any animal and any person for the time being in occupation of any building;
quarantine
Defined · s 2“quarantine” means the compulsory detention in isolation of any animal or thing;
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