(1) Any Poiice Officer or other person effecting, under subsection (1) of section 3, the arrest of a person who was found begging may seize any animal the sore, wound, injury, deformity or disease of which was exposed or ¢xhibited by such person with the object of soliciting or receiving aims.
(2) The Police Officer or other person effecting the seizure may remove such animal to any infirmary appointed under scction 35 of the Prevention of Cruclty 10 Animals Act, 1890, for detention therein pending orders of the Court under sub-section (3) 1 Transfe:
between Cenifiec Instituti Seizure disposal animals Qifences 0 be cagai-’ zzhle and non-bailable.
Persons 0 be decmed public servants.
Visiting Committce.
Advisory Commitiee.
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Provided that the other person may hand over the seized animal to a Police Officer if he finds it convenient. '
(3) The Court befarc which the person found begging is brought may direct that the animal shall be teated and cared for in such infirmary until it is fit for discharge or that it shall be sent to a pinjrapole, or if the veterinary officer incharge of the area in which the-animal is found or such other veterinary officer as has been authorised by the rules made under section. {5 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890, certifies that it is incurable or cannot be removed without cruelty, that it shall be destroyed ; and the Court may also order that after release from the infirmary the animal may be confiscated.
{4} An animal sent for care and treaiment to any infirmary shall not, unless the Court directs that it shall be sent to a pinjrapole or that it shall be destroyed, be released from such place except upon a certificate ofits fitness for discharge issued by the veterinary officer incharge of the area in which the infirmary is situated or such other veterinary officer as has been authorised by rules made under section 15 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890.
26. The offences under sections 5 and 9 of this Act shall be cognizable and non-bailable.
27. All persons empowered to performi any function under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 {XLV of 1860).
28. For every Centified Institution, the State Government shall appoint a Visiting Committee in such manner as may be prescribed and assign such powers, duties and functions to the Committee as may be prescribed.