(1) For the purposes of this Act, a live-stock Officer or any other officer or person authorized by him in this behalf shall have power at all reasonable times-
(a) To inspect any bull;
(b) To brand any bull with a prescribed mark in the prescribed manner;
( c) Subject to such conditions and restrictions, if any, as may be prescribed, to enter any premises or other place where he has reason to believe that a bull is kept.
(2) If the Live-Stock Officer on inspection of an approved bull finds that the bull has contracted a heritable disease or has otherwise become unfit to function as an approved bull, he may take action for the castration and marking of the bull afresh in accordance with section 9.
Marking to be made be made free o(charge
12.Every marking required to be made under this Act shall be made free of charge.
5 Service of notice and order.
13 .Any notice or order which is to be served on any person under the provisions of this Act may be served in the manner which may be prescribed.
Maintenance ofregisters.
14.The Live-stock Officer shall maintain in the prescribed form such register giving particulars of inspections, castrations and markings made and bulls approves under this Act, and such other particulars as may be prescribed.
Dutv of Officers to report offences .etc.
15.It shall be the duty of all persons entrusted with the performance of any duty under the provisions of this Act and of all officers, of such grade as may be specified by the State Government by general or special order, of the Veterinary, Agriculture, co-operative and Revenue Departments-
(a) to give immediate information to the nearest Live-stock Officer of the commission of any offence or of the intention or preparation to commit any offence punishable under this Act, which may come to their knowledge.
(b) to take all reasonable measures in the power to prevent the commission of any such offence which they may know or have reason to believe is about, or likely to be committed;
and
(c) to assist the Live-stock Officer in carrying out the provisions of the Act.
Penalty for un-authorized marking.
16. If any person without lawful authority brands or causes to be branded any bull with any mark resembling such prescribed mark intending by means of that resemblance to practice deception, he shall be liable to imprisonment which may extend to three months or with a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
Penalty for other offences.
1 7. Whoever- ( a) Keeps a bull in contravention of this Act or of any rule or order made there under, or
(b) neglects or fails to submit a bull for inspection when required to do so under section 6 or section 11, or ( c) neglects or fails to comply with an order served under section 9, 6 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.
Cognizance of offence.
18. No magistrate or Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except upon a complaint made by a Live-stock Officer or any person authorized by him in this behalf.
Bar o(proceedings.
19. No suit, prosecution or other proceedings shall lie against an officer or servant of the State Government for any act done or purporting to be done under this Act without the previous sanction of the State Government.
Power to make rules.