### Public Health (Animals and Birds) Ordinance 《公眾衞生(動物及禽鳥)條例》

14. Limitation of liability for acts done for purposes of Ordinance
No matter or thing done by the Director or the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene or by any member or officer of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department or the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department or by any person whatsoever acting under the direction of the Director or the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene shall, if it was done bona fide for the purpose of executing this Ordinance, subject them or any of them personally to any action, liability, claim or demand whatsoever: (Amended 17 of 1956 ss. 2 & 9; G.N. 1006 of 1960; 78 of 1999 s. 7; L.N. 331 of 1999)
Provided that nothing herein contained shall exempt any person from any proceeding by way of mandamus, injunction, prohibition or other order unless it is expressly so enacted.

15. Powers of entry
For any of the purposes of this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder or for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the provisions of this Ordinance or of any such regulations or the terms or conditions of any licence or registration granted or made thereunder are being or have been complied with, the Director, the senior veterinary officer and any veterinary officer, assistant veterinary officer, health officer or inspector may, at any time during the hours of daylight, enter and, where necessary, in the presence of a police officer, break into any premises other than premises, or any part of any premises, used exclusively as a dwelling-house.
(Added 25 of 1960 s. 3)

15A. Power to require personal particulars
(1) The Director, the senior veterinary officer and any veterinary officer, assistant veterinary officer, health officer or inspector may require any person whom he reasonably suspects of having committed an offence under this Ordinance or contravened any regulation made under section 3 to give his correct name and address and produce documentary evidence to that effect.
(2) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a request made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (Amended E.R. 5 of 2021)
(Added 27 of 1994 s. 4)

### Public Health (Animals and Birds) Ordinance 《公眾衞生(動物及禽鳥)條例》

16. Obstruction, etc.
Any person who obstructs or resists the Director, the senior veterinary officer, any veterinary officer, assistant veterinary officer, health officer or inspector in the exercise of any power conferred upon him by this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for three months.
(Added 25 of 1960 s. 3. Amended L.N. 389 of 1981; 27 of 1994 s. 5; E.R. 5 of 2021)

17. Appointment of inspectors
The Chief Executive may appoint any public officers to be inspectors for the purposes of this Ordinance and the regulations made thereunder.
(Added 25 of 1960 s. 3. Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3)

17A. Director may authorize public officers to act as health officers
The Director may authorize any public officer to perform the functions of a health officer under this Ordinance.
(Added 78 of 1999 s. 7)

18. Amendment of Schedule
The Chief Executive may from time to time, by order in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.
(Added 4 of 1967 s. 8. Amended 65 of 1999 s. 3)

### Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Exhibitions) Regulations 《公眾衞生(動物及禽鳥)(展覽)規例》

1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Exhibitions) Regulations.

2. Interpretation
(1) In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires—
exhibition of animals or birds (動物或禽鳥展覽) means an exhibition of animals or birds to which the public are admitted on payment of a fee or other money consideration;
housing facility (畜舍設施) means a room, building, premises or other place used to contain a primary enclosure;
licence (牌照) means a licence granted or renewed under regulation 4;
outdoor area (戶外範圍) means an outdoor area or space, whether containing a primary enclosure or not, used for the keeping, exercise or containment of animals or birds;
permit (許可證) means a permit issued under regulation 8;
primary enclosure (基本圍封物) means a room, pen, cage, compartment, hutch or structure used to restrict animals or birds to a limited amount of space;
sanitary (衞生) means physically clean and free from agents which are injurious to health and from any other obnoxious or offensive material.
(2) For the purposes of these regulations, a person holds an exhibition of animals or birds if he has control or management of the place at which the animals or birds are kept for the purpose of exhibition.

3. Prohibition of exhibiting animals or birds without licence or permit
No person shall hold an exhibition of animals or birds save under and in accordance with a licence granted or a permit issued under these regulations.

### Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Exhibitions) Regulations 《公眾衞生(動物及禽鳥)(展覽)規例》

4. Power of Director to grant licence
(1) Upon application in the form specified by the Director, the Director may grant a licence to any person to hold a permanent exhibition of animals or birds and may renew any such licence.
(2) A licence shall not be granted or renewed unless—
(a) the Director has inspected and approved the place at which the exhibition is to be held; and
(b) the Director is satisfied that the primary enclosures, housing facilities and outdoor areas in which the animals or birds are to be kept conform with the standards specified under regulation 5.
(3) The Director may attach to a licence such conditions as he may think fit.
(4) A licence shall be valid for a period of 12 months beginning on the date it is granted. (L.N. 411 of 1990)
(5) The fee for a licence shall be—
(a) $2,410 if the total number of animals or birds to be exhibited (the animals and birds to be counted together where there is a combination of both) does not exceed 20; or
(b) $8,570 if the total number of animals or birds to be exhibited (the animals and birds to be counted together where there is a combination of both) exceeds 20. (L.N. 167 of 2006; L.N. 249 of 2006; L.N. 83 of 2014)
(6) A licence shall specify—
(a) the residential address of the person licensed to hold the exhibition;
(b) the address of the place at which the exhibition may be held; and
(c) the place at which the animals or birds for the purpose of exhibition may be kept.