(1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Live-stock Improvement Act, 1980
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(3) It applies in the first instance to all those villages in which the Bombay Live-stock Improvement Act, 1933, the said Act as adapted and applied to the Saurashtra area of this State or, as the case may be, the said Act as extended to the Kutch area of the State was in force immediately before the commencement of this Act and the State Government may, in consultation with the Director of Animal Husbandry, Gujarat State, by notification in the Official Gazette apply the provisions of this Act to any other village or local area with effect from such date as may be specified in the notification.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) "appointed day" in relation to a village or local area means the date on which this Act is made applicable to such village or local area.
(2) " "cow" includes a heifer;
(3) "licence" means a licence granted Wider section 5;
(4) "live-stock officer" means an officer or person appointed or invested with powers under section 3;
(5) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
(6) "rules" means rules made under section 22;
(7) "village" means a village as defined in the Bombay Land Revenue Code 1879; and
(8) "a person is said to keep a bull" if such person owns the bull or has the bull in his possession or custody.
3. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint any officer to be a live-stock officer and assign to such officer such powers and duties under this Act, as it may deem fit.
4. No person shall keep a bull which has attained the prescribed age except under and in accordance with the terms, conditions and restrictions of a licence granted under section 5.
5. Every licence for the keeping of a bull shall be granted by a live-stock officer authorised by the State Government by general or special order in this behalf in such form, for such period, on payment of such fees and subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions, as may be prescribed.