The Board may Subject to the previous approval of the Central Government make such regulations as it may think fit for the administration of its affairs and for carrying out its functions.
CHAPTER III CRUELTY TO ANIMALS GENERALLY II.Treating animals cruelly :- (1) If any person
(a) Beats, kicks, over, ever-drives, overloads, tortures of otherwise treats any animals so as to subject it to unnecessary pain or suffering or causes or; being the owner permits, any animal to be so treated ; or
(b) employs in any work or labour any animal which, by reason of any disease, infirmity, wound, sore or other cause, is unfit to be employed or being the owner, permits any such unfit animal to be employed ; or 8
(c) Willfully and unreasonably administers any injurious drug or injurious substance to any domestic or capacitive animal or willfully and unreasonable causes or attempts to cause any such drug or substance to be taken by any domestic or captive animal; or
(d) conveys or carries, whether in or upon any vehicle or not any animal in such a manner or position as to subject it to unnecessary pain or suffering or
(e) keeps or confines any animal in any cage or other receptacles
(f) keeps or confines any animal in any cage or other receptacle which does not measure sufficiently in height, length and breadth to permit the animal a reasonable opportunity for movement; or
(g) being the owner, neglects to exercise or cause to be exercised reasonably any dig habitually chained up or kept in close confinement or
(h) being the owner of any captive animal, fails to provide such animal with sufficient food, drink or shelter; or
(i) without reasonable cause, abandons why animal in circumstances which render it likely that it will suffer pain by reason of starvation or thirst; or
(j) willfully permits any animal of which he is the owner, to go at large in any street while the animal is affected with contagious or infections disease or without reasonable excuse permits any diseased or disabled animal of which he is the owner, to die in any street; or
(k) offers for sale or, without reasonable cause, has in his possession any animals which is suffering pain by reason of mutilation, starvation, thirst, overcrowding or other ill treatment; or
(l) needlessly mutilates any animals or kills any animal in an unnecessarily cruel manner; or
(m) confine or causes to be confined any animal in such a manner as to make it an object of prey for any other animal solely with a view to providing entertainment for other persons; or
(o) For the purpose of his business, organize, keeps uses or acts in the management of any place for animal fighting or for the purpose of biting any animal or permits or offers any place to be so used or received money for the admission of any other reason to any place kept or used for any such purposes; or
(p) promotes or take part in any shooting match or competition wherein animals are released from captivity for the purpose of such shooting;
(q) he shall be punishable, in the case of a first offence, with the which may extend to fifty rupees, and in the case of second or subsequent 9 offence committed within three years of the previous offence, with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with both,
(r) For the purpose of sub-section (1) on owner shall be deemed to committed an offence if he has failed to exercise reasonable care and supervision with a view to the prevention of such offence.
(s) Provided that where an owner is convicted of permission by reason only of having failed to exercise such care and supervision, he shall not be liable to imprisonment without the option of a fine.
Nothing in this section shall apply to-
(a) the dehorning of cattle, or the construction or branding or nose roping of any animal, in the prescribed manner; or
(b) the destruction of stray dogs in lethal chambers or by other methods with a minimum of suffering ; or
(c) the extermination or destruction of any animal under the authority of any law for the time being in force; or
(d) any matter dealt with in Chapter IV;or
(e) the commission or omission of any act in the course of the destruction of any animal as food for mankind unless such destruction or preparation was accompanied by the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering.
2. Penalty for practicing phooka or doom dev.- If any person reforms upon any cow or other milch animal the preposition called phooka or doom dev. or permits operation being performed upon any such animal in his possession or under his control he shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with both and the animal on which the operation was performed shall be forfeited to the Government.