Section 28
Owner of diseased or dead animal to report
of Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act
(1)
Every owner or person in charge of any animal infected with or reasonably suspected to be infected with disease shall —
(a)
immediately make a report to an authorised officer or to the nearest police station; and
(b)
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.
(2)
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.
(3)
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).
(4)
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.
(5)
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.
(6)
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)
(7)
Any person who without reasonable excuse —
(a)
fails to cause any animal to be confined and isolated as is required by subsection (1)(b); or
(b)
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)