(1) A live-stock officer may, by notice served in the prescribed manner, required that any bull which has attained the prescribed age at the date when the notice is served and in respect of which no licence is for the tune being in force under this Act, shall be castrated in a prescribed manner within one month after the notice takes effect. Such castration shall, if the owner or other person who keeps the bull requires, be performed or caused to be performed by the livestock officer free of charge.
(2) For the purpose of this section a notice shall be served on the owner of the bull or on any other person who keeps the bull.
11. It shall be the duty of any person who for the time being keeps a bull, if a licence is in force in respect of the bull, to produce the licence-
(a) within a reasonable time on demand made by a live-stock officer or any other officer authorised by general or special order by the State Government in this behalf in any place where the bull is for the time being,
(b) before a cow is served by a bull on demand made by the person in charge of the cow.
12. Whoever in contravention of this Act or any rule or order made under this Act or of any terms, conditions or restrictions of a licence keeps a bull shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.
13. Whoever neglects or fails to comply with a notice served in accordance with section 6 or 10 shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.
Grant of duplicate licence.
Duration of licence.
Inspection of bulls.
Power to order castration of bulls.
Duty to produce licence.
Penalty for keeping a bull in contravention of this Act or rules or without or in contravention of licence.
Penalty for neglect or failure to comply with notice under section 6 or 10.
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14. Whoever neglects or fails to submit a bull for inspection when required by a live-stock officer for inspection under section 9 or whoever fails to produce a licence when required to do so in accordance with the provisions of section 11 shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.