| (1) |
A responsible person shall whenever animals have to be dipped, sprayed, tested or immunised in terms of a control measure, make available a dipping tank, spray race or crush and accompanying appurtenances and maintained it in a good working order on the land on which those animals are normally kept or are grazing or are subjected to a controlled veterinary act. |
| (2) |
A responsible person in relation to land referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of "manager", and paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of the definition of "owner" in section 1 (1) of the Act that provides a dipping tank, spray race or crush on such land in terms of subregulation (1)— |
| (a) |
may impose conditions in terms of which an owner of animals is allowed to use such dipping tank, spay race or crush; |
| (b) |
may determine the fees payable for such use; and |
| (c) |
shall designate a person under his control— |
| (i) |
to supervise the maintenance and use of such dipping tank, spray race or crush; and |
| (ii) |
who will be responsible for the keeping of comprehensive records in the register referred to in regulation 17 (3). |
| (3) |
A dipping mixture in a dipping tank referred to in subregulation (1) shall when filled up to two thirds of the capacity thereof be deep enough so that each animal of a kind for which it was designed, can be totally submerged therein. |
| (4) |
A spray race referred to in subregulation (1) shall operate efficiently, even when the dipping mixture in the reservoir thereof falls to half that of the maximum capacity thereof. |
| (a) |
A dipping tank or the reservoir of spray race shall be fitted with a permanent gauge on which each level of the dipping mixture is clearly and noticeably marked in hectoliter. |
| (b) |
The lowest such mark shall indicate the lowest volume of the dipping mixture in such dipping tank or reservoir when it is filled to one third of the capacity thereof. |
| (c) |
Each successive mark on such gauge, shall indicate the level of the dipping mixture in such dipping tank or reservoir per hectoliter of dipping mixture added to the content thereof. |
| (6) |
The responsible person shall in respect of a dipping tank or spray race referred to in subregulation (1)— |
| (a) |
maintain the dipping mixture in the dipping tank concerned or in the reservoir of the spray race concerned at the level required in terms of subregulation (3) or (4); |
| (b) |
maintain the dipping mixture in the dipping tank concerned or in the reservoir of the spray race concerned at the concentration specified in the instructions for the use of the remedy used for the preparation of such dipping mixture. |
| (c) |
when directed thereto in an order by a responsible State Veterinarian, responsible technical officer or authorised person— |
| (i) |
effect or carry out the improvements or reparations to such dipping tank, spray race or crush as specified in such order. |
| (ii) |
replenish the dipping mixture in the dipping tank concerned or in the reservoir of the spray race concerned with the volume specified in such order; or |
| (iii) |
clean and refill such dipping tank or the reservoir of such spray race as specified in such order. |
[Regulation 25(6)(c) substituted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 2358, GG15312, dated 10 December 1993]
Contingency Fees Act, 1997
