### Rabies Ordinance 《狂犬病條例》

14. Power to require name, address, etc.
(1) For the purposes of carrying out his functions under this Ordinance an authorized officer may, upon production of written evidence of his identity and of his authorization under section 5, if so requested, require any person—
(a) to declare immediately his name and address; and
(b) to produce for inspection documentary evidence of his identity.
(2) If a requirement is made of a person under subsection (1) and the person—
(a) refuses to declare his name and address or fails to declare his true name and address; or
(b) without reasonable cause fails to produce or permit to be inspected documentary evidence of his identity; or
(c) in purported compliance with the requirement produces any document which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly produces such a document or produces a document with intent to mislead,
he commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Amended E.R. 7 of 2020)

15. Power to require information or production of documents, etc.
(1) An authorized officer may, on production of written evidence of his identity and of his authorization under section 5, if so requested, require a person to—
(a) inform him of the kind and description of any animal of which he is the keeper and of any identifying markings on that animal;
(b) produce for inspection any collar, tag, permit, certificate, licence or other document or give such other information as he may specify, relating to an animal of which he is the keeper; or
(c) produce any permit, certificate, licence or other document or give such other information as he may specify, relating to any animal product, carcass or infectious article that he has in his possession or under his control.
(2) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement made of him under subsection (1)(a) or who in purported compliance with the requirement gives any information which he knows to be false in a material particular commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement made of him under subsection (1)(b) or (c) or who in purported compliance with the requirement produces any document which he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly produces such a document or produces any article or document with intent to mislead commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(Amended E.R. 7 of 2020)

16. Powers of police officers
A police officer may exercise the powers conferred on an authorized officer under sections 6, 7, 10, 14 and 15.

### Rabies Ordinance 《狂犬病條例》

17. Power of arrest
(1) An authorized officer, being an officer of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the rank of Field Officer II or above, may arrest— (Amended L.N. 331 of 1999)
(a) any person whom he has reasonable grounds to believe has committed an offence under section 13, 14 or 15; and
(b) any person resisting or obstructing him in exercising any power or performing any duty under this Ordinance.
(2) Where an authorized officer arrests a person under subsection (1) he shall forthwith take the person to the officer in charge of a police station and thereafter section 52 of the Police Force Ordinance (Cap. 232) shall apply.

18. No liability for exercise of functions bona fide and without negligence
(1) No liability is incurred by the Director or an authorized officer in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by him bona fide and without negligence in the exercise or purported exercise of a power, or the performance or purported performance of a duty under this Ordinance.
(2) No liability is incurred by a person in respect of anything done by him bona fide and without negligence in compliance with a direction given to him under or purportedly under this Ordinance.

19. Direction to control or restrain animal and assist seizure
(1) An authorized officer may in writing direct the keeper of any animal to take the measures that he specifies in the direction, to control or restrain the animal.
(2) An authorized officer may in writing direct an owner or occupier of any land or premises or the owner or operator of a conveyance to give all reasonable assistance for the purpose of seizing an animal liable to seizure under this Ordinance that is in or on the land, premises or conveyance.
(3) A person who without reasonable excuse contravenes a direction given under subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3. (Amended E.R. 7 of 2020)

20. Feeding of animals
(1) The Director may for the purpose of discouraging the congregation of animals at any place, by notice published in the Gazette prohibit the feeding of animals by persons who are not the keepers of such animals, at such place as he may specify in the notice.
(2) The Director shall erect a notice or notices at every place specified under subsection (1) indicating that the feeding of any animal at that place by a person other than the keeper of the animal is prohibited.
(3) A person who feeds an animal, other than an animal of which he is the keeper, in contravention of a prohibition imposed under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 2. (Amended E.R. 7 of 2020)

### Rabies Ordinance 《狂犬病條例》

21. Licensing of animals
(1) The Director may, by notice published in the Gazette, prohibit the keeping of any class, genus or species of animal specified in the notice except under and in accordance with a licence issued by an authorized officer.
(2) A licence under subsection (1) may be issued subject to such reasonable conditions as the Director considers necessary for the purpose of preventing or controlling the spread of rabies.
(3) Where an animal is not licensed as required by a notice under subsection (1) the keeper of the animal shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Amended E.R. 7 of 2020)
(4) Where a licence has been issued pursuant to subsection (1) any licensee who fails to comply with any condition of such licence commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3. (Amended E.R. 7 of 2020)

22. Abandonment of animals
(1) A keeper of any animal who, without reasonable excuse, abandons that animal commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Amended E.R. 7 of 2020)
(2) Where an animal is without reasonable excuse abandoned from a conveyance the owner and the operator of the conveyance shall each be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 3 months. (Amended E.R. 7 of 2020)
(3) It is a defence to a charge against the owner of a conveyance under subsection (2) (read with subsection (1)) for the owner to prove that at the time of the abandonment of the animal the conveyance had been taken away without his consent.
(4) It is a defence to a charge against the operator of a conveyance under subsection (2) (read with subsection (1)) for the operator to prove that the abandonment of the animal was due to some cause beyond his control and that he took all reasonable measures to prevent the abandonment of the animal.
(5) In any proceedings for an offence under this section where an animal has been seized and detained under section 7 and no person has within 96 hours after such seizure notified the Director, an authorized officer or a police officer that he is the keeper of the animal, it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved, that the animal was abandoned.