Malaysia legislation
Section 31
Section 31
(2)
Every owner or person in charge of any animal or bird reasonably suspected to have died of disease shall immediately report such death to the veterinary authority or the nearest Police Station, penghulu or penggawa and, in the case of an animal, the carcass shall not be moved without permission from the veterinary authority or officer in charge of such Police Station:
Provided that it shall not be an offence to bury the carcass of such animal if no instructions have been received within twenty-four hours of making such report or where through distance, difficulty of terrain or of communications the report cannot be made within twenty-four hours.
(3)
The officer in charge of a Police Station, a penghulu or penggawa who receives a report made under subsection (1) or (2)
shall immediately forward, by telephone or telegram where possible, any such report to the nearest veterinary authority, confirming such report by a written communication to the State Director.
(4)
Any person who—
(a)
fails to make a report as is required under this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand ringgit;
(b)
fails to cause any animal or bird to be confined and isolated as is required under subsection (1) or permits the carcass of an animal to be moved contrary to subsection
(2)
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit.
Special Provisions relating to Animals (other than
Dogs and Cats) and Birds
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