_— 1953: Pb. Act XLVIT) Livestock improvement 285 THE PUNJAB LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1953, TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTIONS
1. Short title, extent and commencement, Definitions. Prohibition to keep a bull unmarked. Intimation about unmarked bulls, Submission of bulls for inspection. Certification of bulls as ‘‘approved”’. Marking of castrated bulls. Castration of bulls without owners. eo FP YH HD HW FSF WwW bw Officers competent to inspect or mark bulls and to enter premises.
10. Marking to be made free of charge.
11. Service of notice and order.
12. Maintenance of registers.
13. Penalty for unauthorised markings.
14. Penalty for other offences.
15. Cognizance of offence,
16. Bar of proceedings.
17. Power to make rules. © Scanned with OKEN Scanner _ 1953: Pb. Act XLVI] —s Livestock Improvement 287 1THE PUNJAB LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMEN’ Beer ROVEMENT PUNJAB ACT No. XLVIE or 1953. ved the assent of the Governor of Punjab November, 1953, and was fiat eu plishe Hf fa Punjab Government Gazette: (Extraordinary) of the 9th November, 1953.] [Recei —_—_—_— 1 2 3 4 —_—_ : Year, No. Short title Whether repealed or otherwise affected by legislation 1953 XLVI |The Punjab Live- | Extended to the territories which, stock Improvement immediately before the Ist No- Act, 1953). vember, 1956, were comprise had in the State of Patiala and East Punjab States Union by Punjab Act No. 5 of 19593. ‘Amended by the Punjab Re-organisation (Chandigarh) (Adaptatation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968" | _ fo An Act to provide for the improvement of livestock in the State of Punjab. It is hereby enacted as follows :— -vestook 1, (J) This Act may be called the Punjab Lives OCK Short eo 1953 ° y mencement. I t, ( r mprovement Ac the {Union Terri-
(2) It shall extend to the whole of tory of Chandigarh,] : -, any specified area,
(3) It shall come into forces nt) hy by notificabe appointed for the 4) Central Go nd different dates may op such date as tion appoint 5a __ rament Gazette} different arcas. a — Punja ove ‘For Statement Oy One anor 2 dings in the Assembly and Counc! Seoul Debates,
953. overnment Gazette (Extraordinary), 1953, page 548 ; an i see Punjab Ps islative Assembly and Coune aFor Statement (Extraordinary), 1958, +a by?? he Punjab Re-organis- . of Punjab by bjects) Order, tion aaestigarh) for sapation of ows on State and Concurrent Subd 8 . . 1968, asyate Governmen t” bY ibid. ‘Substituted for the words © Scanned with OKEN Scanner oo 288 LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT [1983 : Ph, Agy x e Ly Definitions, 2. In this Act, unless the context other; quires,— TWise tg,
(a) ‘approved bull’ means a bull certir ied under section 6 of this Act as fit for he Such purposes in a local area ; reeding (>) ‘bull’ means an uncastrated male c such age as the '[Central Governments” A prescribe for any local area ; ] may
(c) ‘cow’ includes a heifer ;
(d) ‘Director’ means the Director of Veter; Services [Union Territory of Chandigarh
(e) ‘Livestock Officer? means the Director and includes any other officer authorised by him to exercise all or any of the powers of a Livestock Officer under the Act ;
(f) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; |
(g) a person is said to ‘keep a bull’ if he owns the bull or has the bull in his possession or custody, for the time being ; ~
(i) a bull is said to te ‘castrated’ if it is rendered incapable of propagating its species ; and
(i) ‘local area’ means the whole or a part of the area to which this Act applies, and in which an approved bull is, in the opinion of the Director, fit for breeding purposes. Prohibition to 3. Inany area to which this Act applies, no person keep a bullun- shall keep a bull except under and in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Intimation about 4, Every person, who, in any Togal area, keep® unmarked bulls. any bull which is not branded with a distinguishing mar as provided under this Act, shall give intimation of such possession to the Livestock Officer within such perloc as may be prescribed. - 1Substituted for the words “State Government” by the Punjab Re-organts) tlon (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subj rder, . *Substituted for the word ‘‘Punjab” by ibid. —i © Scanned with OKEN Scanner —- 1953: Pb. Act XLVI] stivestock IMPROVEMEN IMENT =. 289
5. On receipt of the intimati - on his own motion, tl Ftimation under or on , the | ivestock Offic Section 4, Submission of equire any person keepin : cer may, by ord bulls for inspecinspection at ing a bull to present ‘watt im for tied in the aa any reasonable time an ty Me hee speci 1¢ Mec er and thereupon it shall be ne Pate of the pers keeping the bull to produce it f: the duty tion accordingly and render all reasonable assistance ‘, connection with such inspection ‘a Coostance . t S ° ’ Oticet: it or Seried “het the bl ‘ gp! ne Livestock en of used for breeding purposes in the local ates Shall certify ie the bull as ‘approved’ and cause it to mark prescribed for the purpose. it to be branded with a
7. (1) If, after inspection, the Liv ~ ee ? . 5 estock M is satisfied that a bull is unsuitable for breeding urposes castrated bul in a local area he shall cause it to be effectively castrated or specify by order a period during which such castrations shall be effected.
(2) Such castration shall be performed or caused Officer unless the to be performed by the Livestock owner or the other person keeping the bull desires to to make his own arrangements fort complying _ with the order and if the bull is not castrated within the time allowed by the Livestock Officer, then without be taken under section prejudice to any action that may 14, the Livestock Officer shall get the bull casterated. 3 k Officer shall cause every bull
(3) Te. be branded with the prescribed so castrated to be mark. Castration of t uiry 4s the Livestock .
8. (1) If after such end , finds that any un- bull wt out Officer may deem fit to make, sessed by a known ed Ot es d inspected. castrated bull is not ow? }essee person, he shall cause the bull to be seized an . ‘ inds the bull not ch inspection, he , fe the have it ‘apP rove iate mar ropriate th the ap Ping purposes,
(2) Tf, on such, rt ny being certified as astrated d_ brande , and if he finds such bull fit it bree he shall mark it as an aP roved bu”. © Scanned with OKEN Scanner 290 LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT [ 1953; Pb. Ag my. XLyy Officers com: 9. (1) For the purposes of this Ac ormak bole Officer or any other officer Or person or mark bulls, and to enter him in this behalf shall have POwer at ’ iy AUthorie tock premises, times :— all *aSonapp | | | (a) to inspect any bull ‘ |
(6) to brand any bull with a Prescribeq Mark .
(c) subject to such Conditions and, TeStrictions if any, as may. be Prescribed, ente, any premises or other ‘place. Where he has Teason to believe that a bull is kept,
(2) If the Livestock Offic Pection of an come unfit as ana 40 unapproved bul] with section 7 | Marking to be 10. Every Castration or marking required to be | charge te * done or made under this Act by a Livestock Officer shall © done or made free of charge. | ance, notice 11, Any notice Or order which is to be given or | Served on any Person under the PfOvisions of this Act May be given °F served on the Ownet or keeper of a bull Primarily liable to comply with such notice or order and | N Case of doubt or wh € is unknown, it may be given | theres 7 the person last known 4S owner or keeper of, a any seizure or inspection under section8, Shall be deemed io ave been do the Notice aff done af ; ter compliance with | Oresaid, | Maintenance of 12. Th ivest —! in registers, the pr. 2¢ Livestock Officer shal] maintain fo 1€ Prescribed form a register giving particulars 0 mnebections, Names of Owners or. keepers of bulls, unde ions gue markings Made, and _ bulls approve Prescribed, h other particulars may Penalty f . authorised mer}. 13, ings, If any Person without lawful authority brands OF Causes to be b ‘ under thic randed any bull with any mark prescribed ot OF wit any mark resembling such pres Cribed k, he sh Il sibs Mong le’ wit fetisonm nt which 7.02 CONviction be punishab i © months or with 4 five hundred rupees or both. © Scanned with OKEN Scanner 1953 - Pb. Act XLVIT] LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT 291
14. Whoever— Penalty for other offences.
(a) keeps a bull in cor ontraventi ‘ any rule or order made ion _ or of 9
(b) neglects or fails to pr tion when farired to do so under the provisions of this Act, or obstructs an c cet or person in the discharge of his Funct ons under this Act or rules made thereunder, or ™
(c) neglects or fails to comply with this Act or rules thoremnded any order under conviction be punishable with fine which ees, and in the case of a secon shall on e with fine which may extend tend to fifty rup subsequent offenc to one hundred rupees. 15 Oo Magistrate oF Court shall take cogni- Cognizance of this Act except upon 4 — offence under a Livestock Officer or any person complaint made by 4,: i this behalf. ecution or other proceed- Bar of proceedhe {Central ings. No St 2 ervant of ings shall lie against an officer or $ Bes 0 he Nn done Govern be hing, WEF in prsuance oF Act. di all lie
(2) N suit, ther lee prover ast any of its against th T entral 6° ° ly to be used by officers for 2 damage C4US° ntend 4 to be done under anythin g i f t a re ° k ules power to make or in pursu this yernment] may make Tue rules
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(c) the approved age of breedine, in any Tocal ieal for. p “Poses of hy ae
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