Ascension : Conservation Weekly
Submitted by The Islander (Conservation Office) 21.01.2010 (Article Archived on 04.02.2010)
Please see the amended Turtle Tour advertisement. Tours will now start at 8.30pm at the Conservation Centre.
Ascension Island Conservation Department
Turtle Tours
Please see the amended Turtle Tour advertisement. Tours will now start at 8.30pm at the Conservation Centre.
Pets on Ascension Island
Further to some enquiries we have received recently regarding pets, please see information below.
Dog and Cat Ordinance, CAP A10
Dogs and Cats Ordinance, CAP A10. The ordinance provides for the control of dogs and cats on Ascension Island. The following is a bit of information regarding keeping pets from the ordinance. If anyone would like more details please contact the Conservation Department.
Section 7: Restriction on keeping cats
(1) A person must not keep a cat that is over the age of six months unless the cat—
(a) in the case of a female cat—has been spayed or is otherwise incapable of producing progeny; or
(b) in the case of a male cat—has been castrated.
(2) A court that convicts a person of an offence under subsection (1) shall order the person to have the cat—
(i) in the case of a female cat—spayed or otherwise rendered incapable of producing progeny; or
(ii) in the case of a male cat—castrated,
(3) A person who wilfully fails to comply with an order made in accordance with subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding £500.
Section 13. Dogs worrying livestock
(1) If any dog kills, wounds or worries any livestock the owner of such dog shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding £50 or, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction in respect of the same dog, to a fine not exceeding £100.
(2) Where a dog is proved to have killed, wounded or worried any livestock it may be dealt with under section 12 of this Ordinance as a dangerous dog.
Volunteers welcome. Please contact Olivia Renshaw or Natasha Williams. Ascension Island Conservation Department. Georgetown. Tel: 6359. Email: olivia.renshaw@ascension.gov.ac
natasha.williams@ascension.gov.ac
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