(1) The licensing officer may by order require any person keeping a bull which in his opinion has attained the prescribed age, and in respect of which no licence is for the time being in force under this Act, to have it castrated, within one month from the date of the service of the order, by a method and in a manner approved by the Director and specified in the order.
(2) Such castration shall be performed or caused to be performed by the licensing officer free of charge, unless the owner or other person keeping the bull desires to make his own arrangements for complying with the order.
9. If any notice or order is served under section 5, section 7, or section 8 on any person who is not the owner of the bull, it shall be the duty of that person forthwith to take all Surrender of licence.
Power to order castration of bulls.
Duty to inform owner of contents of notice or order of castration.
Inspection of bulls.
[Act No.XV of 1940] 5 reasonable steps to inform the owner of the contents of such notice or order, and if he fails to do so, he shall be liable to indemnify the owner against any loss the owner may sustain by reason of such failure.
10. It shall be the duty of any person who for the time being keeps a bull in respect of which a licence has been obtained and is in force, to produce such licence,-
(a) within a reasonable time, at any place where the bull is for the time being, on demand made by a licensing officer or an Officer of the Animal Husbandry Department not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon or an officer of the Agricultural Department not below the rank of Upper Subordinate, or an officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of Revenue Inspector, or such other officer as may be authorized in this behalf by the State Government by general or special order, or
(b) before a cow is served by the bull, on demand made by the person in charge of the cow.
11. Whoever,-
(a) keeps a bull in contravention of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder, or of any terms, conditions or restrictions of licence, or
(b) neglects or fails to submit a bull for inspection when required to do so, under section 7, or
(c) neglects or fails to comply with an order served under section 8, or
(d) neglects or fails to produce a licence when required to do so under section 10, Production of licence.
Penalties.
6 [Act No.XV of 1940] shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and in the case of second or any subsequent offence with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.