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8. Keeping of livestock
(1) No person shall, without the written consent of the council, keep or graze any livestock within the township except in a fenced area set aside by the council for that purpose.
(2) The council may, by order in writing served on the owner or occupier of any lot or premises within the township, prohibit the use as such of any stable, cowshed, stall, pen or sty on that lot or those premises the use of which as such is, in the council's opinion, unfit, undesirable or otherwise objectionable by reason of its location, construction, condition or manner of use.
(3) Every owner or occupier on whom an order has been served under sub-bye-law (2) shall take every reasonable step to ensure that the order is at all times complied with.
(4) Any person who contravenes this bye-law shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P50 or in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 days or in the case of a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding P100 or in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
9. Troublesome or dangerous animals
(1) No person shall bring or allow or permit to be brought into the township any wild animal or any troublesome, ferocious or dangerous animal or keep or allow or permit to be kept within the township any such animal.
(2) Any person who contravenes this bye-law shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P200 or in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
(1) No person shall keep or allow or permit to be kept within the township any bees, pigeons or poultry so as to interfere with the comfort of the inhabitants or a section of the inhabitants of the township.
(2) Any person who contravenes this bye-law shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding P50 or in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 21 days or in the case of a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding P100 or in default of payment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
11. Powers to seize, detain and dispose of livestock, etc.
(1) The Town Clerk or any other person authorized by him in that behalf may seize and detain any livestock or poultry found at large within the township and, if such livestock or poultry is not claimed by a person entitled to the ownership or possession thereof within seven days immediately after such seizure, the council may order the sale or destruction thereof.
(2) The Town Clerk or any other person authorized by him in that behalf may seize and destroy any wild animal or any troublesome, ferocious or dangerous animal found within the township.
