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| (1) |
No person
shall without or otherwise than in conformity with a licence from the Chairperson
carry on the trade of a butcher, fish-monger, poulterer or importer of flesh intended
for human consumption or use any place for the sale of flesh, fish and poultry
intended for human consumption: Provided
that no licence shall be required for any place used for the sale or storage for
sale of preserved flesh or fish contained in air tight or hermetically sealed
receptacles. | |
(2) |
The Chairperson
may order and subject to such conditions as to supervision and inspection as he
thinks fit to impose grant a licence or may by order refuse for reasons to be
recorded, to grant the same. | | (3) |
Every such
licence shall expire at the end of the year which it is granted or at such earlier
date as the chairperson may, for special reasons, specify in the licence. |
| (4) |
If any place
is used for the sale of flesh, fish or poultry in contravention of the provisions
of this section, the chairperson may stop the use thereof by such means as he
may consider necessary. | | (5) |
| (i) |
If the Chairperson
or any person authorised by him in this behalf has reason to believe that any
animal intended for human consumption is being slaughtered or that the flesh of
any such animals is being sold or exposed for sale, in any place or manner not
duly authorised under this Act he may at any time by day or night without notice
inspect such place for the purpose of satisfying himself as to whether any provision
of this Act or of any bye-law under this Act at the time in force is being contravened
thereat and may seize any such animal or the carcass of such animal or such flesh
found therein. |
| (ii) |
The chairperson
may remove and sell by auction or otherwise dispose of any animal or carcass of
any animal or any flesh seized under clause (i) of this sub-section. |
| (iii) |
If within
one month of such seizure the owner of the animal, carcass or flesh fails to appear
and prove his claim to the satisfaction of the Chairperson or if the owner is
convicted of an offence under this Act in respect of such animal, carcass or flesh,
the proceeds of any sale under clause (i) of this subsection shall vest in the
Council. | | (iv) |
Any person
slaughtering any animal or selling or exposing for sale the flesh of any such
animal in any place or manner not duly authorised under the provisions of this
Act may be arrested by any police officer without a warrant. |
| (v) |
No claim
shall lie against any person for compensation for any damage necessarily caused
by any such entry or by he use of any force necessary for affecting such entry.
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