(1) Where the Veterinary Surgeon has reason to believe that infective animal is or has been kept in any place which is owned by or is under the control or management of any local authority or railway administration or a port authority and in which animals are kept temporarily for purposes of sale, or exhibition or while in transit, he may, by order in writing, declare such place to be an infected place.
(2) The Veterinary Surgeon shall—
(a) cause a copy of the order passed by him under sub-section (1) to be exhibited prominently in the infected place in the regional language of the locality;
(b) cause a copy of such order to be delivered at the office of the local authority or to the station master of the nearest railway station or to the Compensation for animals destroyed.
Declaration of private infected places and examination of such places by Veterinary Surgeon.
Declaration of public infected places.
[1963 : Guj. XXVII Gujarat Diseases of Animals (Control) Act, 1963.
Officer in charge of the port or in charge of a shipping office at such port, as the case may be;
(c) cause a copy of such order to be sent to the nearest police station; and
(d) forthwith report the action taken by him to the prescribed authority.