St. Joseph Village Council Slaughtering of Livestock (Control) By-law (No. 4 of 1991). Country/Territory Dominica Document type Regulation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Slaughtering Authorization/permit Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract The Village Council may designate places in the village to be used for slaughtering (sect. 3). No person shall slaughter or cause to be slaughtered any livestock except: (a) at a place designated for such purpose by the Council, and (b) with the permission of an officer (sect. 4). Requests for a permission should be made 7 days before the slaughtering takes place, but the officer may waive this requirement (sect. 5). (6 sections) Full text English