- but does not include a building, a development or an estate which contains not more than one domestic premises;
“veterinary certificate” (獸醫證明書) means a certificate issued by a veterinary surgeon;
“veterinary surgeon” (獸醫) means a registered veterinary surgeon within the meaning of the Veterinary Surgeons Registration Ordinance (Cap. 529).
PART II
Control of Fighting Dogs
3. Removal of fighting dogs from a conveyance arriving in Hong Kong
(1) A person who removes or causes, suffers or permits to be removed a fighting dog from any conveyance arriving in Hong Kong commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Where subsection (1) is contravened, the owner and the operator of the conveyance from which the fighting dog is removed each commits an offence and each is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
4. Importation of fighting dogs
(1) A person who imports or causes, suffers or permits to be imported into Hong Kong a fighting dog commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) Where subsection (1) is contravened, the owner and the operator of any conveyance in or on which the fighting dog was imported into Hong Kong each commits an offence and each is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
5. Possession of fighting dogs
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who is the keeper of a fighting dog commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) The keeper of a fighting dog does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if he shows that there is a veterinary certificate certifying that the dog has been neutered.
