Slaughter of Calves Restriction Act 1919 (WA)

1919.] Slaughter of Calves Restriction. [No. 22.

SLAUGHTER OF CALVES

RESTRICTION.

10° GEO. V., No. X.

No. 22 of 1919.

AN ACT to prevent the Slaughter of Female Calves.

[Assented to 11th November, 1919.]

B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, byCouncil and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, inand with the advice and consent of the Legislative

this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of

the same, as follows :—

1.    This Act may be cited as the Slaughter of Calves Short tit/e.

Restriction Act, 1919.

2. In this Act- Interpretation.

" Chief Inspector " means the Chief Inspector of Stock

appointed under the Stock Diseases Act, 1895 :

" District" means a district constituted under this

Act.

3. The Governor may, by Order in Council— Districts.

(a) constitute any defined portion of the State a district for the purposes of this Act, and specify the boundaries of any such district ;

(b) alter the boundaries of a district ;

(c) abolish any district.

4. No person shall, within any district, slaughter any	slaughter
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female calf under the age of six months, without having3

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districts.

first obtained the written permission of the Chief Inspector

so to do.

Penalty : Ten Pounds.