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CHAPTER 97
CATTLE BREEDING ORDINANCE
To provide for the licensing of bulls and for purposes connected
therewith.
(13th December, 1938) *
Enacted by ORDINANCE XXXII of 1938, as amended by Ordinance
XVII of 1943; Emergency Ordinance XV of 1958; Ordinance XXV of 1962;
Legal Notice 4 of 1963; and Acts: XXXIII of 1966 and XIII of 1983.
Short title. 
Ordinance. 
Interpretation. 
Amended by: 
XVII. 1943.2
2. In this Ordinance -
"bull" means an uncastrated male bovine animal intended for
service purposes; 
"cow" means any female bovine animal; 
"Director" means the Director of Agriculture;
"owner" in relation to a bull or to a cow means the person who
for the time being, is in possession or has control of the animal
whether as owner or part owner, lessee or otherwise;
"service" means the mating of a bull with a cow and shall be
deemed to have been effected when the act of mating takes place
notwithstanding that such service remains ineffectual; and "to
serve" shall be construed accordingly.
Bulls for service to 
be licensed, etc. 
Amended by: 
XVII. 1943.3; 
XIII. 1983.5.
3. (1) It shall not be lawful for the owner of any bull to use
such bull or to permit, suffer or exhibit the same to be used for
service unless such bull - 
( a ) is of the age of twelve months or over; and
( b ) is at the time licensed by the Director for service.
(2) It shall not be lawful for the owner of any cow to cause or
allow it to be served by a bull which is not at the time licensed by
the Director for service, or to attempt to have it served by such a
bull.
(3) Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of
this section shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine ( multa ) not
exceeding twenty liri, and the court may moreover order the
slaughter or castration of any bull to which the offence relates, at
the expense of the owner.
(4) The Director may grant, refuse or revoke a licence in
accordance with rules to be made under this Ordinance.
(5) In any proceedings for an offence under this section the
burden of proving that a licence under this Ordinance in respect of
any bull was in force at the time when the offence was committed,
* See  Proclamation No. XXXVIII of the 13th of December, 1938.
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shall lie on the person charged with the offence.
Death or disease of 
bull to be notified.
4. Where a bull which has been licensed for service as
hereinbefore provided dies or becomes affected with disease or
otherwise becomes unfit for service, the owner thereof shall
forthwith notify the fact to the Director.
Publication of lists 
of licensed bulls. 
Amended by: 
XXXIII. 1966.2.
5. The Director shall, in the month of July of each year, affix
to the notice-board of his department a list of bulls licensed under
section 3, specifying in respect of every such bull, the breed, the
place where the bull is kept, the address of the owner, and the date
of issue or renewal of the licence, together with a list of the
districts in which, in his opinion, there is an adequate number of
bulls so licensed.
Power of entry and 
inspection.
6. The Director and any other officer acting on his behalf,
shall, for the purpose of the execution of this Ordinance, have
power -
( a ) to enter, at all reasonable times, any premises or place
where he has reasonable grounds for believing that any
of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any rules
made thereunder are being contravened;
( b ) to examine, either alone or in conjunction with any
other person, whom he may appoint, any bovine
animal which he finds in any such premises or place,
and which he has reasonable cause to believe to be or
to have been used contrary to any of the provisions of
this Ordinance or of any rules made thereunder.
Subsidies. 
Amended by 
XV.1958.2. 
XXV.1962.2,4; 
L.N. 4 of 1963.
7. The Director with the approval of the Minister responsible
for agriculture may, under such conditions as may be deemed fit,
grant subsidies to owners of bulls licensed under section 3.
Penalties for using 
infected bulls or 
cows for service. 
Amended by: 
XIII. 1983.5. 
8. Any person who knowingly uses for service any bull or
cow affected with bovine tuberculosis, contagious granular
vaginities, foot and mouth disease, or any other infectious or
contagious disease, shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine ( multa )
not exceeding fifty liri, and the court may moreover order the
destruction of any such bull or cow at the expense of the owner.
Penalty for 
obstruction. 
Amended by: 
XIII. 1983.5.
9. Any person who refuses to permit the Director or any other
officer acting on his behalf to enter or inspect any premises or
place, or hinders or obstructs the Director or any such officer in the
exercise of his powers under this Ordinance, shall, on conviction,
be liable to a fine ( multa ) not exceeding twenty liri.
General penalty.  
Amended by: 
XIII. 1983.5.
10. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of
the provisions of this Ordinance in respect of which no special
penalty is provided, or who contravenes or fails to comply with any
rule made under this Ordinance shall, on conviction, be liable to a
fine ( ammenda ) not exceeding five liri.
Prosecutions. 11. Prosecution for any offence under this Ordinance shall be
barred after the lapse of three months from the commission of the
offence:
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  Provided that, when a cow has been served contrary to the
provisions of this Ordinance, action shall not be barred before the
lapse of eighteen months from the commission of the offence.
Rules. 
Amended by: 
XV. 1958.2; 
XXV.1962.2,4; 
L.N. 4 of 1963.
12. The Minister responsible for agriculture may make rules -
( a ) prescribing the manner and form in which the
application for a licence shall be made;
( b ) as to the conditions (including payment of fees) under
which the Director may grant, refuse, suspend, or
revoke a licence;
( c ) in regard to the loan of bulls from the Government
Stud Farm to persons in any district in which the
supply of bulls licensed under this Ordinance is
inadequate;
( d ) fixing the rate of fees payable for service; and
( e ) generally, for carrying the provisions of this Ordinance
into effect.
