(1) Whenever an offence under section 14 has been committed, or whenever any bull has not been castrated in compliance with the notice served under section 10, it shall be competent to a live-stock officer to castrate or cause to be castrated in the prescribed manner, the bull in respect of which such offence was committed or such notice was served, as the case may be.
Such castration shall be performed or caused to be performed by a live-stock officer free of charge.
(2) It shall also be competent to a live-stock officer to seize any bull, if the person, in whose ownership, possession or custody it is, for the time being, is not known or cannot be ascertained after an inquiry in the prescribed manner. On such seizure the live-stock officer may, if he is of opinion that such bull has attained the prescribed age or is suffering from any of the defects or diseases specified in section 6, direct that the said bull shall be-
(a) castrated in the prescribed manner, and
(b) sold by public auction or sent to a panjarapol:
Provided that if the owner of the said bull appears within fifteen days of, such seizure and proves to the satisfaction of the live-stock officer that the said bull is of his ownership, the said bull-
(i) if not sold by public auction, or
(ii) if sent to a panjarapol, shall be delivered to such owner on payment of the costs, charges and expenses incurred for the maintenance of the said bull and determined in the prescribed manner, or
(iii) if sold by public auction, the proceeds of such sale shall be paid to such owner after deducting therefrom the costs, charges, and expenses incurred for the maintenance and sale of the said bull and determined in the prescribed manner.
16. For the purposes of this Act, a live-stock" officer shall have power an all reasonable times—
(a) to inspect any bull,
(b) to mark any bull with any prescribed mark in the prescribed manner
(c) to enter any premises or other place in the prescribed manner where he has reason to believe that a bull is kept.
17. The Village patel and all members of the village police and all officers of the departments of revenue, agriculture, animal husbandry and veterinary science or of such other department as the State Government may direct shall be bound-
(a) to give immediate information to a live-stock officer of the commission of any offence, or the intention or preparation to commit any offence punish able under this Act which may come to their knowledge;
(b) to take all reasonable measures in their power to prevent the commission of any such offence which they know or have reason to believe is about to be committed; and
(c) to assist any live-stock officer in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
18. No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act, except on a complaint made by a live-stock officer or any person authorised by such officer in that behalf or upon a report in writing made by any police officer under section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
Penalty for neglect or failure to comply with requiation under section 9 or 11.
Power of live-stock officer to castrate.
Power of live-stock officer to inspect or mark a bull or to enter premises.
Village patel and village police members bound to assist live-stock officers.
2 of 1974 Cognizance of offences under the Act.
[1980 : Guj. 25 Gujarat Live-stock Improvement Act, 1980
19. Every live-stock officer shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.