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penned, must be properly lighted and arrangements must be made for the 

 provision at all times of adequate light for the proper tending of the animals. 



Food and Water. Animals carried on a voyage that on an average takes 

 more than 18 hours must be supplied with a sufficient amount of suitable food 

 and water. Proper accommodation must be provided on board for the storage 

 of food so that it shall not be unduly exposed to weather. 



Securing of Bulls and Fat Cattle. All bulls and fat horned cattle, and all 

 fat polled cattle carried in the same pens as horned cattle, must be securely 

 tied by the head or neck while on board. 



Separation of Mixed Consignments. Calves, sheep, goats and swine, if 

 carried in the same pen with any head of cattle (other than a calf), or a horse, 

 ass or mule, must be separated therefrom by a suitable partition, but this pro- 

 vision does not apply to the conveyance of a cow with its unweaned calf, if 

 they are separated from other animals. 



Attendance. A sufficient number of qualified attendants must be carried 

 to tend the animals properly. 



Shorn Sheep. Between each first day of November and the next following 

 thirtieth day of April (both days inclusive), shorn sheep may not be carried on 

 deck, except where they were last shorn more than 60 days before being so 

 carried. 



Returns as to Casualties. The owner or charterer of a vessel must keep 

 a record of all animals which have died or have been killed or seriously injured, 

 and all cows which have calved while on board. A monthly return thereof 

 must be made to the B. of A. 



Exceptions for Ferry Boats, &c. The foregoing provisions do not apply to 

 ferry boats and the like, but such vessels must be so fitted as to protect the 

 animals from injury, and the deck must be strewn with sand or other suitable 

 substance. 



Approaches, Gangzvays, &c. Approaches, gangways and any other apparatus 

 used for the loading or unloading of vessels must be constructed so as not 

 to cause injury or unnecessary suffering. 



Overcrowding so as to cause injury or unnecessary suffering to the animals 

 is prohibited. 



Injured Animals. If an animal has a limb broken or is otherwise seriously 

 injured, the master shall cause it to be slaughtered unless he is of the opinion that 

 it can be kept alive and led away without cruelty. 



Carriage by Water of Coivs in Calf. No person may ship a cow from any 

 port in Great Britain to a port in the British Isles if it is reasonably probable 

 that she would calve on the vessel or on landing. 



Carriage by Water of Unfit Animals. No person may ship an animal from 

 any port in Great Britain if, owing to infirmity, illness, injury, fatigue or any 

 other cause, it cannot be carried without unnecessary suffering during the 

 intended voyage. 



Food and Water during Detention. An official detaining an animal must 

 cause it to be supplied with food and water during detention, the expenses for 

 the same being recoverable from the owner. 



Water at Shipping and Unshipping Places. At every place where animals 

 are put on board or are landed from vessels, provision must be made for a 

 supply of water for the animals. 



Provision to be made at Unshipping Places. At places where animals are 

 landed provision must be made for their convenient and speedy landing and for 

 a supply of food for them. 



Construction of Trucks, &c., used for- Carriage of Animals. No animal 

 may be carried by railway in a truck or other vehicle which is not in accordance 

 with the following provisions, unless the use of such truck or vehicle is authorised 

 by the B. of A. : Every truck must have spring buffers at each end, and the 

 floor, in order to prevent slipping, shall, in the case of a truck used for the 

 carriage of cattle, be fitted with battens or other proper footholds, and in any 

 other cases either so fitted or be strewn with litter, sand or other suitable substance. 



The battens of the truck must be placed across the vehicle except between 

 the doorways, when they must be placed lengthways. 



