### Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Keeping of Cattle, Sheep and Goats) Regulations 《公眾衞生(動物及禽鳥)(牛隻、綿羊及山羊的飼養)規例》

8. Sheep and goats
(1) In every building in which sheep or goats are kept, every animal shall have—
(a) not less than 0.7 square metre of floor space; and
(b) not less than 2.5 cubic metres of air space. (L.N. 60 of 1981)
(2) The height of any such building, at its lowest part, shall be not less than 1.8 metres. (L.N. 60 of 1981)
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, 2 lambs, or 2 kids, being less than 4 months of age, shall be deemed to be one animal.

10. Buildings to be maintained in clean condition
Without prejudice to any other provisions of these regulations, any building in which cattle, sheep or goats are kept shall, at all times, be maintained in a clean condition.
(58 of 1987 s. 15)

11. Disposal of urine, etc.
(1) All urine and other fluid noxious matter from any building in which cattle, sheep or goats are kept shall be drained to a sump or to such other place as the Director may, for the time being, approve. (58 of 1987 s. 15)
(2) Every such sump shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Director and, in particular, shall be so constructed as to prevent leakage therefrom and shall be covered with a close-fitting cover.

12. Emptying of sump, etc.
Every sump provided in accordance with the provisions of regulation 11 shall be emptied, and all manure shall be removed from any building in which cattle, sheep or goats are kept, not less than once in every 24 hours.
(58 of 1987 s. 15)

13. Grazing of cattle or goats
(1) Save with the permission in writing of the Director, no licensee shall cause or permit any cattle, sheep or goats in his possession to be turned out to graze on any land, other than land occupied by him and which is enclosed by fences. (58 of 1987 s. 15)
(2) Where the Director gives his permission under the provisions of paragraph (1), the same may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Director thinks fit.

14. Restriction on use of building in which cattle, etc. are kept
A building which has been registered under the provisions of regulation 6 as a building in which cattle, sheep or goats, as the case may be, are kept shall not be used for any purpose other than the housing thereof.
(58 of 1987 s. 15)

### Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Keeping of Cattle, Sheep and Goats) Regulations 《公眾衞生(動物及禽鳥)(牛隻、綿羊及山羊的飼養)規例》

15. Offences and penalties
(1) Any person who contravenes the provisions of regulation 3 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1.
(2) Any licensee who—
(a) contravenes any of the provisions of regulation 5, 12, 13(1) or 14; or
(b) contravenes any terms or conditions imposed by the Director under the provisions of regulation 4(5) or 13(2),
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1.
(3) In the event of a contravention of any of the provisions of regulation 7 or 8, the licensee shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine at level 1. (58 of 1987 s. 15)
(4) Where any offence under these regulations is a continuing offence, any person who is guilty of such offence shall, in addition to the penalty provided therefor under the provisions of paragraph (1), (2) or (3), as the case may be, be liable to a fine of $50 for each day during which it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the offence has continued.
(E.R. 6 of 2020)

### Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance 《藥劑業及毒藥條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance.

### Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance 《藥劑業及毒藥條例》

3. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board
(1) There shall be for the purposes of this Ordinance a Board to be called the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
(2) The Board shall consist of—
(a) the Director of Health; (Amended L.N. 76 of 1989)
(b) (Repealed 58 of 1986 s. 3)(c) the Government Chemist;
(d) the Assistant Director of Health in the Drug Office of the Department of Health; (Replaced 2 of 2015 s. 5)
(e) 1 medical officer in the Department of Health appointed by the Chief Executive;
(f) 1 legally qualified person appointed by the Chief Executive to act as the legal adviser to the Board;
(fa) 1 person qualified in pharmacology who is on the full time teaching staff of the University of Hong Kong nominated by the University of Hong Kong and appointed by the Chief Executive; (Added 58 of 1986 s. 3)
(fb) 1 person qualified in pharmacology who is on the full time teaching staff of The Chinese University of Hong Kong nominated by The Chinese University of Hong Kong and appointed by the Chief Executive; (Added 58 of 1986 s. 3)
(g) 3 registered pharmacists (not being public officers) nominated by the Pharmaceutical Society of Hong Kong and appointed by the Chief Executive; and (Amended 2 of 2015 s. 5)
(h) 1 registered medical practitioner (not being a public officer) nominated by the Hong Kong Medical Association and appointed by the Chief Executive. (Amended 2 of 2015 s. 5)
(i) (Repealed 2 of 2015 s. 5)(3) The members of the Board appointed by the Chief Executive shall hold office for a period of 3 years from the date of their appointment or for such lesser period as the Chief Executive may appoint.
(4) There shall be a Secretary to the Board who shall be appointed by the Chief Executive. (Added 31 of 1972 s. 2)
(Amended 60 of 2000 s. 3)

### Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance 《藥劑業及毒藥條例》

4. Chairman of Board and meetings
(1) The Director of Health shall be the Chairman of the Board and as Chairman shall have both a deliberative and a casting vote. (Amended L.N. 76 of 1989)
(2) If the Chairman of the Board is absent from any meeting of the Board, the members present at such meeting shall elect from among their number a member to act as chairman and the person so elected shall have all the powers of the Chairman for the purposes of that meeting.
(3) The Board shall meet at such times and at such places as the Chairman shall from time to time direct.
(4) 5 members of the Board shall constitute a quorum at meetings.
(5) A vacancy among the members of the Board or any defect in their appointment shall not affect the validity of any proceedings of the Board.
(6) At meetings of the Board all questions shall be decided by the votes of a majority of the members of the Board present.
(6A) (a) The Board may transact any of its business by circulation of papers and, subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), a resolution in writing which is approved in writing by all the members present in Hong Kong (being not less than the number required to constitute a majority of the Board) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board by the votes of the members so approving the resolution.
(b) Any member of the Board may, by notice in writing to the Chairman of the Board, require any business which is being transacted by circulation of papers to be transacted at a meeting of the Board.
(c) Where a notice under paragraph (b) has been given to the Chairman of the Board, any resolution in respect of the business the subject of the notice, which has been approved in writing by the members under paragraph (a) shall be void. (Added 68 of 1995 s. 25)
(7) The Board may make standing orders for regulating the procedure and the conduct of its meetings.