### Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Trading and Breeding) Regulations 《公眾衞生(動物及禽鳥)(售賣及繁育)規例》

16. Transitional arrangements for existing licensed animal traders
(1) An animal trader licence that is valid immediately before the commencement date remains valid subject to its terms until its expiry.
(2) A person may act as a dog breeder at any premises on or after the commencement date if—
(a) the person is a licensed animal trader in respect of the premises, and the licence is valid immediately before the commencement date; and
(b) the person is permitted to keep female dogs for breeding purposes at the premises under that licence.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not permit a person described in that paragraph to act as a dog breeder after the animal trader licence held by the person expires.
(4) A person who immediately before the commencement date holds an animal trader licence, under which the person is permitted to sell dogs, in respect of a premises may until its expiry only sell, or offer to sell, dogs that are—
(a) kept at the premises immediately before the commencement date under the licence;
(b) legally imported on or after the commencement date;
(c) acquired on or after the commencement date—
(i) from a licensed animal trader;
(ii) from a dog breeder holding a licence; or
(iii) under a one-off permit; or
(d) for a person who acts as a dog breeder under paragraph (2)—bred at the premises.
(5) In this regulation—
*commencement date (生效日期) means the day on which the Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Animal Traders) (Amendment) Regulation 2016 comes into operation.
(L.N. 64 of 2016)

### 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》

1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Keeping of Cattle, Sheep and Goats) Regulations.
(58 of 1987 s. 15; E.R. 6 of 2020)

2. Application
These regulations shall not apply—
(a) to any cattle, sheep or goats kept by the State; (65 of 1999 s. 3)
(b) to any cow or buffalo kept for the purpose of trade in milk and which is entered in a herd register kept pursuant to the provisions of regulation 26 of the Dairies Regulations (Cap. 139 sub. leg. D); or
(c) in the area comprising the Districts specified as Islands District, Kwai Tsing District, North District, Sai Kung District, Sha Tin District, Tai Po District, Tsuen Wan District, Tuen Mun District and Yuen Long District in Part II of Schedule 1 to the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547). (78 of 1999 s. 7)
(58 of 1987 s. 15)

3. Prohibition of keeping of cattle, etc. without licence
Save under and in accordance with a licence from the Director, no person shall keep any cattle, sheep or goats.
(58 of 1987 s. 15)

4. Power of Director to license keeping of cattle, etc.
(1) Upon application in such form as may be prescribed by the Director, the Director may grant to any person a licence to keep cattle, sheep or goats and may renew any such licence. (58 of 1987 s. 15)
(2) Every such licence shall expire on 31 December.
(3) Save as provided in paragraph (4) the fees hereinafter set out shall be payable on the grant or renewal of any such licence—
(a) in the case of a licence to keep cattle, $20 per annum for each animal kept by the licensee;
(b) in the case of a licence to keep sheep or goats, $36 per annum for each building in which the licensee keeps the same. (58 of 1987 s. 15)
(4) Where any such licence is granted on or after 1 July in any year, the fee payable in respect thereof shall be one-half of the fee prescribed in paragraph (3).
(5) Any such licence and any renewal thereof shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Director may determine, and shall not be transferable.

### 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》

5. Cattle, etc. to be kept only in registered building
No person shall keep any cattle, sheep or goats in any building other than a building which has been registered with the Director in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.
(58 of 1987 s. 15)

6. Registration of buildings in which cattle, etc. are kept
(1) Every building in which cattle, sheep or goats are kept shall be registered with the Director during the month of January in each year and every new such building shall be registered with the Director before any cattle, sheep or goats are kept therein. (58 of 1987 s. 15)
(2) Save as provided in paragraph (3), the Director shall refuse to register any such building unless he is satisfied that—
(a) the building is not less than 1.8 metres from any building used for purposes of habitation; (L.N. 60 of 1981)
(b) the building is not connected in any way with any sewer;
(c) the building is constructed of brick or stone or other material approved by the Director;
(d) the building is adequately lighted and ventilated;
(e) the floor of the building is—
(i) constructed of concrete or other impervious material; and
(ii) provided with drainage channels, which are constructed of impervious material, for the purpose of draining off urine and other fluid noxious matter to a sump; and
(f) adequate provision has been made for the supply of suitable water for the animals which are to be kept therein.
(3) The Director may register any such building notwithstanding that he is not satisfied as to any one or more or all of the matters specified in subparagraphs (a) to (e) inclusive of paragraph (2) if a health officer is satisfied that to do so will not be to the prejudice of the public health.

7. Cattle
(1) In every building in which cattle are kept, every animal shall have—
(a) not less than 3 square metres of floor space; and
(b) not less than 10 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 3.6 metres. (L.N. 60 of 1981)
(3) For the purposes of this regulation, 2 calves, being less than 12 months of age, shall be deemed to be one animal.