SHEEP ORDINANCE.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 259, 10 April 1875, Page 4

SHEEP ORDINANCE.

The following Ordinance was passed through all its stages at yesterday’s sitting of the Provincial Council:— Whereas it is expedient to make temporary provision for the removal of infected sheep now depasturing on enclosed farms in the province of Canterbury : Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the said province by and with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof as follows : 1. The short title of this Ordinance shall be the Canterbury Sheep Ordinance 1872 Amendment Ordinance 1875. 2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Canterbury Sheep Ordinance 1872 and the Canterbury Sheep Ordinance 1872 Amendment Ordinance 1874 or either of the said Ordinances it shall be lawful for the chief inspector of sheep for the said province from time to time by writing under his hand to grant to the owners of infected sheep depasturing on enclosed runs or farms within the said province permission to remove such sheep or any of them to any other land in the said province enclosed with sufficient sheep proof fences for the purpose of depasturing the same or for breeding or slaughter Provided always that at the time of granting any such permission the said chief inspector shall in and by such writing as aforesaid prescribe the conditions under and subject to which such permission shall be granted. Provided also that no such permission shall be granted for the removal of any infected ram or rams for the purpose of being introduced into any flock until every such ram or rams shall have been dipped to the satisfaction of an inspector of sheep. Provided also that no such permission as aforesaid shall be granted for the removal of any sheep which in the opinion of the said chief inspector are likely to have contracted scab until every such sheep shall have been dipped as aforesaid. 3. For the purpose of this Ordinance the expressions “ owner” and “ infected sheep” shall have and bear the meanings assigned to them respectively in and by the Bth section of the Canterbury Sheep Ordinance 1872 Amendment Ordinance 1874 Provided always that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be taken to apply to or to authorise the removal of any flock or portion of a flock in which scab shall in the opinion of an inspector of sheep actually exist. 4. This Ordinance shall continue in force for the period of three calendar months from the passing thereof and no longer.