Malaysia legislation
Section 45
Section 45
(1)
Whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that any disease exist or disease outbreak occurs amongst any animals or birds in any area or district, the District
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Officer, President or Mayor, as the case may be, on the advise of any veterinary authority shall issue an order declaring such area or district or any part thereof to be an infected area and may in such order prohibit either absolutely or conditionally the removal into or out of such infected area of any animal, bird, animal product, bird product, carcass, fodder, litter, dung or any article or substance or specified kinds of animal or bird.
(2)
When an area has been declared to be an infected area, a veterinary authority may issue such orders to regulate the tying-up, isolation, segregation, movement or slaughter of animals or birds within the infected area as he may deem necessary to control and check the spread of the disease.
(3)
The veterinary authority may issue a permit to the owner of any animal or bird for the removal of such animal or bird into or out of the infected area subject to such conditions as he may thinks proper.
(4)
If the owner of any animal or bird fails to comply with the order made under subsection (2), the veterinary authority may take such steps as are necessary effectively to isolate or segregate such animal or bird.
(5)
Any animal or bird found straying within an infected area in contravention of an order made under subsection (2) may be destroyed immediately by a veterinary authority or may be dealt with in accordance with section 62 and no compensation shall be payable in respect of any animal or bird so destroyed or seized.
(6)
The order made under subsection (1) or (2) shall come into operation immediately upon the making of the order and shall be published in the Gazette.
(7)
Any person who fails to comply with the order made under subsection (1) or
(2)
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand ringgit.
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Special Provisions Relating to Dog in Connection with Rabies
Rabies-infected area