Cattle Diseases Ordinance 1865 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO VICESIMO NONO.

VICTORLE BEGIN/E.

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No. III.

AN ORDINANCE to prevent the introduction into

Western Australia of infectious or contagious Diseases

amongst Cattle.

[7th, July, 1865. ]

HEREAS it is expedient to make provision against the

Wdiseases amongst cattle: Be it therefore enacted by His ExcellencyIntroduction into this colony of infectious or contagious

The Governor of Western Australia and its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:—

1. THE Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, Governor may regulate the importation of diseased

upon being satisfied that there exists amongst the cattle in any par- „tile.

ticular country or place, any contagious or infectious disease, may

from time to time, by Proclamation, prohibit the Importation and

landing of cattle from such country or place, or adjoining country or

place, or may permit such importation and landing to take place at

Premantle, and such other towns as may be deemed convenient for

Purposes of inspection, subject to such restrictions and regulations as

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he shall see fit ; and may from time to time vary or annul any such prohibition, restriction, or regulation : Provided, that all such restric- tions and regulations shall be published in the Government Gazette.

Penalty for unshipping or 2 .

EVERY person who unships or lands, or is concerned in unshipping or landing, or attempts to unship or land, any Cattle, contrary to any such Proclamation, or to any such regulation or restriction as aforesaid, or who, in any way violates any such re- striction or regulation, shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay a sum not less than fifty pounds, nor more than One Hundred pounds.

landing prohibited cattle.

Prohibited cattle landed, to 3,

ALL cattle imported or introduced into this Colony, contrary to such Proclamation, restriction, or regulation as aforesaid, and ail Cattle removed contrary to any such restriction or regulation from any yard or place in the Colony, in which cattle may, in accordance with any such restrictions or regulations, be secured, shall be forfeited; and the same may be seized by any Justice of the Peace, Officer of Customs, or Inspector of Stock, or by any Police Constable, not being of a lower rank than Corporal of Police, who shall destroy the same, unless the Governor otherwise directs.

be forfeited.

No cattle to be removed 4.

IF during such time as Cattle are allowed to be imported at Fremantle, and elsewhere, any Cattle, whether imported into, or bred in this Colony, are once taken into any slaughtering house, or yards attached thereto, and into which house or yards any im- ported Cattle are or may be admitted, the Cattle so taken into such house or yards shall not be removed therefrom alive; and every person removing or releasing any Cattle from any such house or yard contrary to the provisions of this Section, shall forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding Five pounds, for every head of cattle so removed.

from slaughter-house alive.

Persons resisting. Penalty. 5.

EVERY person who resists, impedes, or obstructs any Inspector of Stock, or Police Constable as aforesaid, in the perform- ance of his duty under this Ordinance, shall forfeit and pay a penalty of not more than Ten pounds.

Recovery of penalties and 6, PENALTIES and forfeitures under this Ordinance may be

forfeitures.

recovered summarily on conviction before any two or more Justices

of the Peace.

Sections of the Shortening

SECTIONS A, C, H, & I of " The Shortening Ordinance, 1853," shall be incorporated with, and taken to form a part of this Ordinance, to all intents and purposes, and in as full and ample

Ordinance adopted.

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a manner as if the said sections had been introduced and fully set

forth herein.

be deemed and taken to mean any bull, cow, ox, or heifer, calf, S. IN the construction of this Ordinance, the word "cattle" shall Interpretation.

bullock, steer, ram, ewe, sheep or lamb.

9    THE Governor may appoint, from time to time, such Officers Appointment of officers,

and servants as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this	and provision for expenses.
Ordinance, and defray all such expenses as may be necessarily incm-red in respect to the carrying into effect these provisions.

10. THIS Ordinance shall take effect from the First day of Time of taking effect,

January next ; and may be cited as the " Cattle Diseases Ordinance, Name'

1865."

J. S. HAMPTON,

GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

Passed the Legislative Council,

this 7th day of fitly, 1865.

G. E. HAMPTON,

Clerk of the Council.

Printed by Authorify at the Government Press.