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Chapter: | 139B
 | Title: | PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS AND BIRDS) (ANIMAL TRADERS) REGULATIONS | Gazette Number: | |
| Regulation: | 9 | Heading: | Husbandry and sanitation | Version Date: | 30/06/1997 |
A licensed animal trader shall comply with the following requirements-
- (a) the housing facilities, primary enclosure and outdoor area shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition;
(b) all excretal and other waste matter shall be removed from the licensed premises not less than once a day;
(c) a programme for the control and destruction of insects, ectoparasites, avian and mammalian pests on the licensed premises shall be approved by, and maintained to the satisfaction of, the Director;
(d) the food served to the animals or birds shall be adequate, free from contamination, wholesome and nutritive;
(e) the water supplied to the animals or birds shall be potable and uncontaminated;
(f) food and water receptacles shall be-
- (i) readily accessible to animals and birds;
(ii) kept clean; and
(iii) sanitized at such intervals as may be necessary to prevent contamination of the food and water; and