The Karnataka Animal Diseases (Control) Act, 1961

Preamble

THE KARNATAKA ANIMAL DISEASES (CONTROL) ACT, 1961. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Statement of Objects and Reasons: Sections: 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Appointment of Veterinary Officers and Inspectors. 4. Veterinary Officers and Inspectors to be public servants. CHAPTER II PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CONTAGIOUS OR INFECTIOUS DISEASES 5. Power to inoculate and regulate movement of animals and to control the holding ofmarkets, fairs, etc., and traffic in infective animals. 6. Power to isolate infective animals and their examination and treatment. 7. Declaration of private infected places and examination of such places by Veterinary Officer. 8. Declaration of public infected place. 9. Power of State Government to declare infected area. 10. Removal of animals and other things from infected areas or places prohibited without licence. 11. Power to require animals, etc., brought from infected areas without licence to be returned. 12. Preventive vaccination or inoculation in infected places or areas. 13. Cleaning and disinfection of vessels and vehicles. 14. Disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles. 15. Power of Veterinary Officer to hold post mortem. 16. Duty of certain persons to report contagious or infectious diseases. 17. Duty to segregate infective animals. 18. Powers of entry and inspection. 19. Manner of burial or disposal of carcasses of infective animals. 20. Prohibition of markets, fairs, etc., in infected areas. 21. Powers of Veterinary Officer to subject infective animals to tests. CHAPTER III OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENT 22. Penalties. 23. Penalty for keeping or grazing infective animals in unenclosed land. 24. Penalty for bringing infected animal to market. 25. Penalty for placing carcass of infected animal in river, etc. 26. Penalty for disinterring carcass of diseased animal. 27. Penalty for sale or transfer of infective animals. 28. Penalty for vexatious entry, inspection or seizure. CHAPTER IV MISCELLANEOUS 29. Time for complying with and enforcement of orders. 30. Power of Police Officer to arrest without warrant. 31. Cognizance of offences. 32. Jurisdiction of magistrates. 33. Bar of claim to compensation. 34. Protection of officers taking action under this Act. 35. Limitation for certain suits and prosecutions. 36. Power to make rules. 37. Rules and Notifications to be laid before the State Legislature. 38. Repeal and savings. aCode MENT OF KARN GOVER KA STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Act 18 of 1961 .- In the Madras Area, Bombay Area, Coorg District and Mysore Area of the State, the following different enactments are in force to prevent and control contagious diseases of livestock :- 1. Bombay Animal Contagious Diseases (Control) Act, 1948. 2. Madras Cattle Diseases Act, 1866. 3. Madras Rinderpest Act, 1940. 4. Coorg Animal Contagious Diseases Act, 1941. 5. The Mysore Diseases of Animals Act, 1949. 6. The Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899. 7. The Dourine Act, 1910. As it is necessary that a single integrated legislation applicable to the whole State be formulated, this Act is placed before the Legislature. This Act embodies all the essential provisions contained in the Acts now in force in the different areas. Livestock fall a prey to a host of contagious diseases and in order to protect them from the ravages of these diseases, prompt measures have to be taken to prevent their occurrence, and check their spread to the healthy area. Among such steps are :- (1) Segregation of infected animals and restricting the movement of such ailing animals to other parts to prevent the spread of the infection to the healthy area. (2) Prohibition of large collection of livestock such as, in connection with cattle fairs, car festivals, etc., in areas where a contagious disease has broken out. (3) Undertaking preventive inoculations of livestock to protect them against the disease. (4) Effective treatment of infected cases. (5) Proper disposal of carcasses of animals which die

Sections

Type to filter. 38 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Appointment of Veterinary Officers and Inspectors
4. 4Veterinary Officers and Inspectors to be public servants
5. 5
6. 6Power to isolate infective animals and their examination and treatment
7. 7
8. 8Declaration of public infected place
9. 9Power of State Government to declare infected area
10. 10
11. 11Power to require animals, etc., brought from infected areas without licence to be returned
12. 12Preventive vaccination or inoculation in infected places or areas
13. 13Cleaning and disinfection of vessels and vehicles
14. 14Disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles
15. 15Power of Veterinary Officer to hold post mortem
16. 16Duty of certain persons to report contagious or infectious diseases
17. 17Duty to segregate infective animals
18. 18Powers of entry and inspection
19. 19Manner of burial or disposal of carcasses of infective animals
20. 20Prohibition of markets, fairs, etc., in infected areas
21. 21Powers of Veterinary Officer to subject infective animals to tests
22. 22Penalties
23. 23Penalty for keeping or grazing infective animals in unenclosed land
24. 24Penalty for bringing infected animal to market
25. 25Penalty for placing carcass of infected animal in river, etc
26. 26Penalty for disinterring carcass of diseased animal
27. 27Penalty for sale or transfer of infective animals
28. 28Penalty for vexatious entry, inspection or seizure
29. 29Time for complying with and enforcement of orders
30. 30Power of Police Officer to arrest without warrant
31. 31Cognizance of offences
32. 32Jurisdiction of magistrates
33. 33Bar of claim to compensation
34. 34Protection of officers taking action under this Act
35. 35Limitation for certain suits and prosecutions
36. 36Power to make rules
37. 37Rules and Notifications to be laid before the State Legislature
38. 38Repeal and savings

Rules made under this Act

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