(i) The State Government may, in the manner prescribed notify any local area as a compuslory inoculation area in respect of rinderpest or any other contagious disease specified in the schedule.
(ii) A Veterinary officer may inoculate any animal of the species specified in the notification under sub-section
(1).
(iii) For the purpose of inoculation of any such animal a Veterinary officer may by writing, call upon the owner of the animal to produce it for inoculation at the time and place specified in such notice and such owner shall give that officer reasonable facility and assistance in carrying out the inoculation.
Marketing of animal
16. For the purpose of identification, the veterinary officer may mark the animal inoculated by branding or tatooing with letters, number or both.
Certificate of inoculation
17. When the inoculation has been carried out under section 13, 14 and 15, the Veterinary officer shall, if requested by the owner of the inoculate animals, issue a certificate in the prescribed form showing that the animal has been inoculated against the disease show in such certificate.
No fee to be charge of inoculation
18. Except as provided in sub-section (1) of the section 6 the fee to be charged shall be recoverable for inoculation carried out in accordance and with the provision to this Act.
No compliance with section 3 or 14 or 15 to be reported to police
19. If the owner of an animal in respect of which a notice has been issued under sub-section (2) of section 13 section 14 or sub section (3) of section 15 fails to observe a direction issued by the Veterinary officer concerned, shall report the default to the nearest Police station or such other Police officer, as may be deputed by him in this behalf shall there upon seize the animal and detain it for production before the Veterinary officer reporting default.
The recovery of expenses of detention
20. The expenses of detention and production before the Veterinary officer incurred under section 19, shall be recoverable at such rate, as may be prescribed from the owner of the animal. If he fails to pay the amount due, it may without prejudice to any other mode of recovery he owner’s animal as may he suflicient to realise such amount.
Manner of the disposal of the per case of infective animal