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Section 5: Duty to segregate infected animals.

The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009Central Act · Act 27 of 2009

(1) Every owner or person in charge of an animal, which he has reason to believe is infective of a scheduled disease, shall segregate such animal and have it kept in a place away from all other animals which are healthy, and take all possible steps to prevent the infected animal from coming in contact with any other animal.

(2) The owner or other person in charge of, or having control over, the animal referred to in sub-section (1) shall confine that animal and prevent it from grazing in a common place or to drink water from any common source including a vessel, pond, lake or river.

[(3) The Village Officer shall ensure that all infected animals are segregated and kept in a place away from other healthy animals.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009
Section5
Marginal noteDuty to segregate infected animals.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 8 of 2026. Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch., for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 01-07-2026).

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