Tying up animals

(1) Animals intended for slaughter shall be tied up at the Slaughter house or other place appointed by the Council for a period of not less than twelve hours or more than forty eight hours before slaughter. The person tying up such animal at the Slaughter house or appointed place or his agent shall immediately notify the Clerk of the Slaughter house and the period shall be deemed to commence from the hour of such notification, provided the Clerk of the Slaughter house shall on investigation find that the animal has indeed been so secured. If notification is made between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., a personal fee of fifty cents shall be paid to the Clerk of the Slaughter house at the time of notification; if this fee is not paid, he shall not be required to accept the notification. (2) Animals that have completed the minimum period of twelve hours at the stake may be presented to the Clerk of the Slaughter house for approval for slaughter between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. or on the opening of the Slaughter house in the morning. 280 Town Councils (3) Persons bringing animals to the Slaughter house or other place appointed by the Council must see that such animals are properly tied up, and the Council shall not be responsible for the loss of, or damage to any animal tied up in the appointed places. On the expiry of forty-eight hours at the stake the animal must either be slaughtered in the Slaughter house yard or other appointed place; an animal so removed shall not be presented again under forty-eight hours from the time of its removal. (4) During the time an animal is secured at the appointed place the person who is tendering the animal for examination and slaughter or the butcher who intends to slaughter the animal shall provide it with an adequate supply of good drinking water, and failure or neglect to do so shall be an offence against these By- Laws.