### Rabies Ordinance 《狂犬病條例》

3. Powers of Director
The Director may exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties conferred or imposed on an authorized officer under this Ordinance.

4. Protected wild animals
This Ordinance does not apply to a protected wild animal (as defined in the Wild Animals Protection Ordinance (Cap. 170)) living naturally in a wild state in Hong Kong.

5. Appointment of authorized officers
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.

6. Power to destroy animals
An authorized officer may destroy any animal that he has reasonable grounds to believe—
(a) is a prohibited animal;
(b) is or could be rabid; or
(c) has been in contact with a rabid animal.

7. Power to seize and detain or destroy animals
(1) An authorized officer may seize and detain any animal—
(a) that is in a place prohibited to animals in contravention of section 32;
(b) that is a Part II animal and is in a public place or place from which it may reasonably be expected to wander into a public place, without being on a leash or otherwise under control in contravention of section 23(1);
(c) that is not being controlled or restrained in accordance with a direction issued under section 19;
(d) that he has reasonable grounds to believe—
(i) has not been vaccinated against rabies as required by the regulations;
(ii) has not been licensed as required by the regulations or pursuant to section 21;
(iii) has been abandoned;
(iv) has bitten any person;
(v) has been imported into Hong Kong in contravention of the regulations;
(e) in relation to which he has reasonable grounds to believe an offence against this Ordinance has been committed.
(2) Where an authorized officer is empowered by subsection (1) to seize and detain an animal but it is not reasonably practicable to do so he may instead destroy it.
(3) An authorized officer may destroy an animal seized under subsection (1) where he has reasonable grounds to believe its detention under this Ordinance is likely to adversely affect the health of any other animal similarly detained.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) an authorized officer shall not seize and detain an animal that has been produced to him for vaccination against rabies on the ground only that he believes that it has not been so vaccinated.

### Rabies Ordinance 《狂犬病條例》

8. Power to seize and sterilize or destroy things
(1) An authorized officer may seize any animal product, carcass or article used for or in connection with any animal, that he has reasonable grounds to believe—
(a) is likely to cause rabies to be introduced into or spread within Hong Kong;
(b) in the case of an animal product or carcass, has been imported in contravention of the regulations; or
(c) is or contains evidence of an offence under this Ordinance.
(2) An authorized officer may treat or sterilize anything seized under subsection (1) to free it from rabies.
(3) An authorized officer may forthwith destroy anything seized under subsection (1) where—
(a) the thing seized is of a perishable nature;
(b) it is not reasonably practicable to treat or sterilize it; or
(c) he is of the opinion that no purpose would be served by its treatment or sterilization having regard to the likelihood of any person wishing to claim it.
(4) Where any animal product, carcass or article is seized and treated or sterilized or destroyed under this section, the reasonable costs of the seizure, treatment, sterilization or destruction may be recovered by the Government from the owner as a civil debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.

9. Power to examine and vaccinate
For the purposes of preventing or controlling the spread of rabies an authorized officer may—
(a) examine any animal, animal product, carcass, or infectious article; and
(b) vaccinate against rabies any animal that he has reasonable grounds to believe has not been so vaccinated as required by the regulations.

10. Power of enter and search
Subject to section 12, where an authorized officer reasonably suspects the presence in or on any land, premises or conveyance of an animal liable to be destroyed under section 6 or liable to be seized and detained or destroyed under section 7 or of any thing liable to be seized and treated or sterilized or destroyed under section 8 he may, with or without assistants, enter such land or premises or board such conveyance and search for such animal or thing.

11. Powers of entry—ancillary provisions
(1) In exercising any power of entry under section 10 or 12 an authorized officer may use such force as is reasonably necessary—
(a) to enter any land or premises or board any conveyance; or
(b) to remove any person or thing obstructing the entry, boarding or search.
(2) An authorized officer who enters any land or premises or boards any conveyance under section 10 or 12 shall, if so requested, produce written evidence of his identity and of his authorization under section 5.

### Rabies Ordinance 《狂犬病條例》

12. Entry of domestic premises
(1) Subject to subsection (2), sections 10 and 13 do not authorize any person without the permission of the occupier or person appearing to him to be in charge of the premises, to enter domestic premises unless a magistrate has issued a warrant authorizing him to enter the premises under subsection (3).
(2) In a case of urgency, where a warrant cannot be obtained under subsection (3) without affording an opportunity for the animal liable to be seized or destroyed under this Ordinance to escape or to be removed from the premises or in the case of any thing liable to be seized, treated, sterilized or destroyed under this Ordinance without affording an opportunity for such thing to be removed from the premises, an authorized officer may, with or without assistants, enter such premises and search for such animal or thing.
(3) A magistrate may, if satisfied by information on oath that there is a reasonable ground for suspecting the presence of any animal liable to be seized, detained or destroyed under this Ordinance or of any thing liable to be seized, treated, sterilized or destroyed under this Ordinance in any domestic premises, issue a warrant authorizing an authorized officer to enter and search the premises.
(4) The power of entry conferred by a warrant issued under subsection (3) may be exercised by the person on whom it is conferred either alone or together with other persons.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section an authorized officer may not, without the permission of the occupier or person appearing to him to be in charge of the premises, enter domestic premises unless he is accompanied by a police officer.