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ANIMAL ESTABLISHMENTS
There are six animal hoarding establishments and thirteen pet animal
shops licensed by the Council.
There are three riding establishments in the borough licensed by the
Council and the co-operation of Mr. G.W. Serth, Mr. M. Rand, and Mr.M.A.P.
Simons, Veterinary Surgeons, in the administration of this legislation is
gratefully acknowledged.
TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT. 1968
283 inspections were carried out under the Act in respect of food to
ensure that articles were appropriately labelled and warnings were given
where necessary.
FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT. 1926
This Act requires vendors of fertilisers and feeding stuffs to
apply a description to such materials when exposed for sale or when consigned
or delivered so that the purchaser is aware of the more important
constituents.
Six samples were submitted to the Public Analyst during the year
of which three were reported as being satisfactory. Two of the latter
were not to the prejudice of the purchaser in that while constituents
were outside the permitted variations they were in excess. The third
sample was of a compound fertiliser which was deficient in potash in
excess of the limits of variation allowed and a repeat sample could not
be taken in the prescribed manner as no more was found exposed for sale.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT. 1933
The Act requires that persons who are vendors of poisons scheduled
in Part II of the Poisons List must apply to the local authority for
their names and those of their deputies to be entered on the Poisons
List. The substances to which the Act relates are usually disinfectants,
herbicides, certain types of hair dyes and acids for domestic or
industrial use.
During the year under review 11 names were removed and 7 added.
The total number of names on the list at the end of the year was 100.