The Goa Diseases of Animals Act, 1974
State Act of Goa ยท Act 9 of 197438 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the eradication, prevention and control of diseases affecting animals. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 9 of 1974 |
| Year | 1974 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Goa |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 38 |
| Subjects | agriculture |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Appointment of Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors
- Section 4 Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors to be public servants
- Section 5 Eradication of diseases in certain areas
- Section 6 Power to prohibit or regulate import, export or transport of, holding of markets, fairs etc. and traffic in infective animals etc
- Section 7 Establishment of quarantine stations
- Section 8 Power to isolate infective animals and their examination
- Section 9 Power of Veterinary Surgeon to examine animals
- Section 10 Compensation for animals destroyed
- Section 11 Declaration of private infected places and examination of such places by Veterinary Surgeon
- Section 12 Declaration of public infected places
- Section 13 Power of Government to declare infected areas
- Section 14 Removal of animals and other things from infected area or place prohibited without licence
- Section 15 Power to require animals, etc. to be brought to infected areas
- Section 16 Cleansing and disinfection of vessels and vehicles
- Section 17 Power to require disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles
- Section 18 Power of Veterinary Surgeon to hold post-mortem
- Section 19 Duty of certain persons to report scheduled diseases
- Section 20 Duty of person in charge to isolate infected animals
- Section 21 Keeping or grazing infective animals prohibited
- Section 22 Bringing of infective animals in market, etc. prohibited
- Section 23 Placing of carcass of infective animals in river, etc. prohibited
- Section 24 Disinterring without lawful authority, carcass of animal prohibited
- Section 25 Powers of entry and inspection
- Section 26 Enforcement of orders and recovery of expenses
- Section 27 Power of Inspector to decide whether or not animal is infective
- Section 28 Penalties
- Section 29 Penalty for placing carcass of infective animal in river, etc
- Section 30 Penalty for vexatious entry, inspection and seizure
- Section 31 Officers bound to assist Inspectors and Veterinary Surgeons
- Section 32 Powers of arrest and seizure
- Section 33 Jurisdiction of Magistrate
- Section 34 Bar of claim to compensation
- Section 35 Officers to act subject to orders of the Government
- Section 36 Protection of action taken under this Act
- Section 37 Power to make rules
- Section 38 Power of Government to add to Schedule
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