The Karnataka Animal Diseases (Control) Act, 1961.
State Act of Karnataka · Act 18 of 196138 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the prevention and control of contagious and infectious diseases affecting animals in the State of Karnataka |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 18 of 1961 |
| Year | 1961 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Karnataka |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 38 |
| Subjects | agriculture |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Appointment of Veterinary Officers and Inspectors
- Section 4 Veterinary Officers and Inspectors to be public servants
- Section 5 Power to inoculate and regulate movement of animals and to control the holding of markets, fairs, etc. and traffic in infective animals
- Section 6 Power to isolate infective animals and their examination and treatment
- Section 7 Declaration of private infected places and examination of such places by Veterinary Officer
- Section 8 Declaration of public infected place
- Section 9 Power of State Government to declare infected area
- Section 10 Removal of animals and other things from infected areas or places prohibited without licence
- Section 11 Power to require animals, etc., brought from infected areas without licence to be returned
- Section 12 Preventive vaccination or inoculation in infected places or areas
- Section 13 Cleaning and disinfection of vessels and vehicles
- Section 14 Disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles
- Section 15 Power of Veterinary Officer to hold post mortem
- Section 16 Duty of certain persons to report contagious or infectious diseases
- Section 17 Duty to segregate infective animals
- Section 18 Powers of entry and inspection
- Section 19 Manner of burial or disposal of carcasses of infective animals
- Section 20 Prohibition of markets, fairs, etc., in infected areas
- Section 21 Powers of Veterinary Officer to subject infective animals to tests
- Section 22 Penalties
- Section 23 Penalty for keeping or grazing infective animals in unenclosed land
- Section 24 Penalty for bringing infected animal to market
- Section 25 Penalty for placing carcass of infected animal in river, etc
- Section 26 Penalty for disinterring carcass of diseased animal
- Section 27 Penalty for sale or transfer of infective animals
- Section 28 Penalty for vexatious entry, inspection or seizure
- Section 29 Time for complying with and enforcement of orders
- Section 30 Power of Police Officer to arrest without warrant
- Section 31 Cognizance of offences
- Section 32 Jurisdiction of magistrates
- Section 33 Bar of claim to compensation
- Section 34 Protection of officers taking action under this Act
- Section 35 Limitation for certain suits and prosecutions
- Section 36 Power to make rules
- Section 37 Rules and Notifications to be laid before the State Legislature
- Section 38 Repeal and savings
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