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covers thereto, to be provided for the purpose of receiving and
carrying away all manure, garbage, offal and filth, and these products
to be placed in the tubs, &c., immediately after the killing
and dressing of any cattle. Blood to be put into similar but
separate tubs, &c., and all such tubs, &c., with their contents to be
removed from the premises within 24 hours (5).
The fat of any animal slaughtered to be kept freely exposed to the
air until its removal from the premises; and all such fat, and also
hides, skins, and tripes to be removed within 24 hours after
the slaughtering is completed (9). Carcase, bone, hide, skin, and
all meat, fat, offal, blood, garbage, and other articles, to be removed
before the same have become putrid or offensive (10).
Every covered and other receptacle used in the Slaughter House
to be kept cleansed and purified so as to avoid any offensive
smell (8).
Cattle not to be kept in the " premises " except for the time
absolutely necessary previous to slaughter (1). The Slaughter
House not to be used for any purpose other than that for which
it is licensed; and slaughtering not to be conducted within public
view (4).
No animal that is not intended or fit for human food to be
slaughtered in the premises (1); and if any diseased cattle should
be brought to the Slaughter House, the occupier to give information
thereof, forthwith, to the " Board," and to the cattle inspector
for the district, with all particulars in his knowledge as to where,
from whom, and from what place it was received (11).
No fowl, pig, or other animal used for human food (except cattle
about to be slaughtered), and no dog to be kept in or about the
premises (2).
No room situated over the Slaughter House to be inhabited
under any pretence whatsoever (3).
All persons lawfully entitled to admission to have free access to
the premises during the times of slaughter and at all reasonable
hours (12).
Penalties.—For breach of any of the Bye-laws, 1 to 12 inclusive,
whether by omission, commission, or neglect, £3; and in
the case of a continuing offence, £1 for every day during which
such offence is continued after a conviction for the first offence;
and every Court of Summary Jurisdiction, having Jurisdiction to
hear and decide complaints of the breach of the Bye-laws, may by
Summary Order suspend or deprive any occupier of a Slaughter
House altogether of the right of carrying on any such business, as
a penalty for the breach of any one of these Bye-laws (13-14).
As to the mode in which application is to be made for
sanction to Establish anew the Business of a Slaughterer
of Cattle.—The Applicant to furnish the " Board " with a plan
of the premises and sections of the building in which it is proposed
to carry on such business, drawn to a scale of a quarter of an inch to
the foot, and showing the provision made, or proposed to be made,
for the drainage, lighting, ventilation, and water supply of the