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shall be lawful for any Inspector of the said district, or any Police Constable, to seize any cattle that have strayed or been driven out of or from the said infected district, and to take charge of the same and to drive, or cause to be driven the said cattle back into the district from which they had been driven: and if such Inspector or Constable shall deem it expedient so to do to keep the said cattle under his control until the owner or the person having the right to the possession thereof shall be found or made known to him.
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In case any person shall wilfully impede or obstruct any Inspector, or any police constable acting under the authority of these Regulations, every person so offending shall, and may be seized and detained by such person so acting as aforesaid, or any person or persons he may call to his assistance, until such offender or offenders can be taken before two Justices of the Peace: and shall be liable to a penalty of Fifty Pounds.
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All owners or persons having the custody, care, or possession of any cattle within the said infected district shall, within fourteen days from the 1st day of December next, give a notice in writing to the Officer in charge of the Police Station nearest to the place where such cattle are kept, or are, containing the number of such cattle, the particulars as nearly as can be of the place or places where such cattle are kept, or are, and the brands with which they are branded, and if such owners or persons shall neglect or refuse to obey this Regulation, they shall be liable to a penalty of Ten Pounds.
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No cattle shall be slaughtered for the purpose of sale or use within the infected district, except the same shall have been previously inspected by the Inspector appointed under these Regulations or otherwise, and then only upon a certificate signed by him, that such cattle do not appear to be infected, and if any person shall be guilty of any breach of this regulation, he shall be liable to a penalty of Fifty Pounds.
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These Regulations to take effect from and after the date of publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
Given under my hand, at Christchurch, this Twentieth day of April, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
W. S. MOORHOUSE,
Superintendent of Canterbury.
By His Honor’s command,
Edwn. Jollie,
Provincial Secretary.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1868, No 18
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Regulations for Diseased Cattle Act, 1861
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources20 April 1868
Diseased Cattle Act, Pleuro-pneumonia, Infected District, Canterbury, Inspectors, Penalties
- W. S. Moorhouse, Superintendent of Canterbury
- Edwn. Jollie, Provincial Secretary