(1) The Live-stock Officer may, by order, require any person keeping a bull which in his opinion has attained the specified age and in respect of which no licence is for the time being in force under this Regulation to have it castrated within one month from the date of the service of the order, by a method and in a manner approved by the Live-stock Officer and specified in the order.
(2) Such castration shall be performed or caused to be performed by the Live-stock Officer free of charge, unless the owner or other person keeping the bull desires to make his own arrangements for complying with the order.
Power to order castration of bulls.
9. If any notice or order is served under section 5, section 7 or section 8 on any person keeping a bull who is not the owner of the bull, it shall be the duty of that person forthwith to take all reasonable steps to inform the owner of the contents of such notice or order, and if he fails to do so, he shall) be liable to indemnify the owner against any loss which the owner may sustain by reason of such failure.
Duty to inform owner of contents of notice or order of castration.
10. It shall be the duty of any person who for the time being keeps a bull in respect of which a licence has been obtained and is in force, to produce such licence,— Production of licence.
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(a) within a reasonable time, at any place where the bull is for the time being, on demand made by the Live-stock Officer or an officer of the Agriculture Department not below the rank of Agricultural Assistant, or an officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of Tahsildar or such other officer as may be authorised in this behalf by the Chief Commissioner by general or special order, or
(b) before a cow is served by the bull, on demand made by the person in charge of the cow.
Penalties.
11. Whoever—
(a) keeps a bull in contravention of this Regulation or of any rule or order made thereunder, or of any of the terms, conditions or restrictions of a licence, or
(b) neglects or fails to submit a bull for inspection when required to do so under section 7, or
(c) neglects or fails to comply with an order served under section 8, or
(d) neglects or fails to produce a licence when required to do so under section 10, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, and in the case of a second or any subsequent offence with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.
Power of Live-stock officer ro castrate bulls.