### Pounds Fees Regulations 《動物羈留所費用規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Pounds Fees Regulations.

2. Fees
The following fees are prescribed—

(a)  for every horse, mule, donkey, buffalo or ox  $ 24   (b)  for every sheep, goat, pig or cat $ 11   (c)  for every fowl, turkey, duck, goose or other bird $ 5   (d)  for any animal not specified in paragraph (a), (b), or (c), not being a dog—     (i)  weighing less than 10 kg $ 44    (ii)  weighing 10 kg or more $230 
(L.N. 305 of 1976; L.N. 176 of 1994; L.N. 50 of 1995; L.N. 203 of 1996; L.N. 522 of 1997; L.N. 3 of 2001; E.R. 1 of 2018)

### Dogs and Cats Regulations 《貓狗規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Dogs and Cats Regulations.

22. Slaughter of dog or cat for food prohibited. Onus of proof
(E.R. 1 of 2018)(1) No person shall slaughter any dog or cat for use as food whether for mankind or otherwise. 
(2) No person shall sell or use or permit the sale or use of the flesh of dogs and cats for food. 
(3) Any person who is found in possession of the carcass of any dog or cat or any part thereof in such circumstances as would reasonably give rise to a belief that such dog or cat was being or had been slaughtered or sold or used for food in breach of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence against paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be, unless he is able to satisfy a magistrate that he has not in fact committed any breach of paragraph (1) or (2), as the case may be.

23. Penalty
Any person who contravenes regulation 22(1) or (2) shall be liable to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 6 months. 
(G.N.A. 79 of 1951; L.N. 390 of 1981; 71 of 1992 s. 54; E.R. 4 of 2021)

### Dogs and Cats Ordinance 《貓狗條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Dogs and Cats Ordinance.

### Dogs and Cats Ordinance 《貓狗條例》

5A. Authorized officers
(1) The Director may in writing authorize any person to exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on an authorized officer under this Ordinance.
(2) The Director may exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on an authorized officer under this Ordinance.
(Added 97 of 1997 s. 7)

### Dogs and Cats Ordinance 《貓狗條例》

7. Obstruction
Any person who obstructs any police officer or any authorized officer in the exercise of any power under this Ordinance commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(Replaced 97 of 1997 s. 9)

8. Failure to furnish information, etc.
If a requirement is made of a person under section 6(1)(f) and the person—
(a) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirement; or
(b) in purported compliance with the requirement—
(i) makes a declaration, produces a document or furnishes any information that he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or 
(ii) recklessly makes a declaration, produces a document or furnishes any information that is false or misleading in a material particular,
he commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 3 months.
(Added 97 of 1997 s. 9)

9. Detention of dogs and cats
(1) Where a dog or cat or any other thing is seized under this Ordinance, it shall, unless it is destroyed under this Ordinance, be detained at such place and for such period as an authorized officer may specify.
(2) Where the place at which or the period for which a dog or cat or any other thing shall be detained under this Ordinance has been specified by an authorized officer under subsection (1), he shall forthwith serve a notice in writing of the specification on—
(a) in the case of a dog or cat, its keeper;
(b) in the case of any other thing, its owner,
unless the keeper or the owner, as the case may be, is unknown to or cannot after reasonable inquiry be found or ascertained by the authorized officer, or is absent from Hong Kong.

10. Power to vary period of detention
(1) A period of detention specified under section 9 in respect of a dog or cat or any other thing may be varied by an authorized officer in such manner as he thinks fit.
(2) Where a period of detention of a dog or cat or any other thing specified under section 9 has been varied by an authorized officer under subsection (1), he shall forthwith serve a notice in writing of the variation on—
(a) in the case of a dog or cat, its keeper;
(b) in the case of any other thing, its owner,
unless the keeper or the owner, as the case may be, is unknown to or cannot after reasonable inquiry be found or ascertained by the authorized officer, or is absent from Hong Kong.

### Dogs and Cats Ordinance 《貓狗條例》

12. Liability for fees and charges
(1) Where a dog or cat is detained under this Ordinance, there shall be payable by its keeper to the Director on demand—
(a) a detention fee at such rate, if any, as may be prescribed under this Ordinance; and
(b) all fees and charges in respect of the dog or cat, including charges for transport to or from the place of detention and for any inspection and treatment in respect of the dog or cat.
(2) Where anything other than a dog or cat is detained under this Ordinance, there shall be payable by its owner to the Director on demand a detention fee at such rate, if any, as may be prescribed under this Ordinance.

13. Dogs and Cats Classification Board
(1) There shall be a board to be known as the Dogs and Cats Classification Board.
(2) The function of the Board shall be to determine any application made to the Board under any regulation made under section 3(2)(g).
(3) The Board shall consist of the following persons, each of whom shall be appointed by the Director as a member of the Board—
(a) not more than 2 persons each of whom is nominated by at least 1 tertiary educational institution in Hong Kong;
(b) not more than 2 persons each of whom is nominated by at least 1 animal welfare association in Hong Kong;
(c) not more than 2 persons each of whom is nominated by at least 1 professional organization of persons entitled to practise as veterinary surgeons in Hong Kong;
(d) not more than 2 persons who in the opinion of the Director represent the interests of persons carrying on the business of dog breeding in Hong Kong;
(e) I person who is nominated by the Commissioner of Police; and
(f) not more than 2 persons whom the Director considers suitable to be appointed as members of the Board.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), a member of the Board shall be appointed for a period of 2 years and shall, on ceasing to be a member, be eligible for reappointment.
(5) (a) A member of the Board may at any time by notice in writing to the Director resign from the Board.
(b) The Director may at any time and for any reason revoke the appointment of any person as a member of the Board.
(6) The Director shall cause a notice to be published in the Gazette in respect of an appointment under subsection (3) and of a resignation or revocation of appointment under subsection (5).