Cancellation or suspension of licence

Any licensed butcher or butcher’s assistant who– (a) in the opinion of the Council has ill-treated or used unnecessary cruelty to an animal while being slaughtered or has ill-treated an animal intended for slaughter; (b) neglects or refuses to provide an animal with an adequate supply of drinking water while enclosed or secured in the Slaughter house yard or other place appointed by the Council preparatory to slaughter by him; (c) is guilty of uncleanliness, non-compliance with these By-Laws, or disorderly, obstructive, mischievous, or unseemly behaviour in or at the Market or Slaughter house or in the yards or precincts thereof; (d) neglects or refuses to obtain a food handler’s certificate or to renew it when it expires, or fails 186 Town Councils or refuses to produce such certificate when so requested by the Clerk of the Slaughter house, Clerk of the Market, Town Administrator, medical officer, veterinary officer, or health officer, shall be liable at the discretion of the Council to have his licence suspended for such period as the Council may think fit, or cancelled, in addition to any other penalty he may incur under these By-Laws, the Public Health Regulations and any other laws. A butcher whose licence has been suspended or cancelled shall not operate as a butcher’s assistant except with the consent of the Council. A butcher’s assistant whose licence has been suspended or cancelled shall be debarred from operating in the Slaughter house or at a meat stall in the Market. In case of suspension or cancellation of a licence no part of the fees shall be refunded unless the Council by resolution shall so direct.