The Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases Act, 1967
State Act of Kerala · Act 4 of 196734 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 4 of 1967 |
| Year | 1967 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Kerala |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 34 |
| Subjects | agriculture |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors
- Section 5 Power to prohibit or regulate import, export or transport of animals and the holding of markets, fairs, etc
- Section 6 Cleansing, disinfesting and disinfection of vessels and vehicles
- Section 7 Duty of certain persons to report Scheduled diseases
- Section 8 Powers of Veterinary Surgeons to hold post-mortem examination
- Section 9 Power to isolate infective animals
- Section 10 Examination by the Veterinary Surgeon
- Section 11 Action after examination by the Veterinary Surgeon
- Section 12 Compensation for animals destroyed
- Section 13 Power to require disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles
- Section 14 Declaration of private infected places
- Section 15 Examination of infected place by Veterinary Surgeon
- Section 16 Declaration of infected places of a public character
- Section 17 Declaration of infected areas by the Director of Animal Husbandry
- Section 18 Removal of animals and things from infected areas or places
- Section 19 Power to require return of animals or things to infected area or place
- Section 20 Time for complying with notice, requisition or order
- Section 21 Recovery of expenses incurred under this Chapter
- Section 22 Penalties for contravention of provisions of the Act and rules
- Section 23 Penalty for keeping or grazing infective animal in unenclosed land
- Section 24 Penalty for bringing infective animals to the market
- Section 25 Penalty for placing carcass of infective animal in river, canal, etc
- Section 26 Penalty for disinterring carcass of diseased animal
- Section 27 Penalty for malicious and vexatious entry or seizure by Veterinary Surgeon or Inspector
- Section 28 Arrest without order or warrant
- Section 29 Institution of proceedings
- Section 30 Jurisdiction of Magistrates
- Section 32 Power of Government to make rules
- Section 33 Amendment of the Schedule
- Section 34 Rules and notifications issued under section 33 to be laid before the Legislative Assembly
- Section 35 Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 36 Repeal
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