(1) Where, in respect of any area within the State' the State Government,— considers that it is desirable to take measures for the improvement of livestock, and
(b) is satisfied that the number of bulls in the area, which are fit to be certified as approved bulls under section 8, is sufficient to maintain the rate of propagation of the species, whether by natural breeding or by artificial insemination or by a combination of both methods, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare the area to be a specified area for the purposes of this Act and thereupon the provisions of sections 4 to 25 (both inclusive) shall come into force in such area.
Every such notification shall be published by affixing at each police-station, sub-registry office and union board office within the specified area.
(2) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, cancel at any time a notification under subsection (1) in respect of the whole or part of any specified area.
(3) The validity of a notification under sub-section (1) or sub-section (22) shall not be called in question in any proceeding before a court or any other authority.
4. No person. may bring into a specified area from any place outside it a bull other than an approved bull.
5. Nd person may, on the expiry of three months from the date of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 3, have or keep in his possession, in the specified area,, referred to in the notification, a bull other than an approved bull.
(a) • The West Bengal Livestock Improvement Act, 1954. 3 XXXIV of 1954.1 (Sections 6-9.)
6. Every person, who on the date of the issue of the notification under sub-section (1) of section 3, has, in the specified area referred to in the notification, in his 'possession a bull, 8414, within one month of the date of the notification, and every person, who on such date or subsequently has in his possession in such area a calf, shall, within one month of the calf attaining the age of two, give intimation in writing of such possession to the Livestock Officer.
7. If the Livestock Officer receives from a person in possession of a bull intimation of such possession, or if he has reason to believe that any person in the specified area has his possession a bull, he may, by order in writing, require such person to produce the bull for his inspection on a date, at a time and at a place within three miles of the residence of such person specified in such order; and such person shall thereupon produce the bull for the inspection of the Livestock Officer on such date and at such time and place, and render the Livestock Officer all reasonable assistance in connection with such inspection.
Duty to notify Livestock Officer.
Power of Livestock Officer to require production of bull for inspection.
8. If, on inspection of a bull, the Livestock Officer is Power of satisfied that the bull— Livestock Officer to
(a) is not of a breed which it is undesirable to propagate t cerify bull as in the specified area; approved
(b) is capable of being used for breeding purposes; bull.
(c) is not of defective or inferior conformation and not likely to propagate defective or inferior progeny;
and
(d) is free from incurable, infectious, contagious or heritable disease, the Livestock Officer shall certify the bull to be an approved bull and cause it to be branded with a prescribed mark and have an identifying number tattooed on its body in the prescribed manner.