The Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964

In force 20 sections Karnataka

Act 35 of 1964

Preamble

THE KARNATAKA PREVENTION OF COW SLAUGHTER AND CATTLE PRESERVATION ACT, 1964 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Statement of Object and Reasons Sections: 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Appointment of competent authority. 4. Prohibition of slaughter of cow or calf of she-buffalo. 5. Prohibition against slaughter of animals without certificate from competent authority. 6. Power of revision. 7. Slaughter to be in places specified. 8. Restriction on transport of animal or cow for slaughter. 9. Prohibition of sale, purchase or disposal of cow or calf of she-buffalo for slaughter. 10. Power to enter and inspect. 11. Penalties. 12. Offences under the Act to be cognizable. 13. Abetment. 14. Persons exercising powers under the Act deemed to be public servants. 15. Protection of persons acting in good faith. 16. Exemptions. 17. Delegation of powers. 18. Establishment of institutions for taking care of cows or other animals. 19. Power to make rules. 20. Repeal. diaCod STATEMENTS OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 35 of 1964 .- The laws regulating preservation of animals in force in the State of Mysore are, the Mysore Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1948, in force in the Mysore Area, and the Bombay Animal Preservation Act, 1954, in force in the Bombay Area. Under section 2 of the Mysore Act, "cow" is defined to include bull, bullock, buffalo, and calf, and section 3 of the Act imposes a ban on the slaughter of cows except when certified by a qualified veterinarian to be affected with rabis. In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in "Mohammed Hanif Quareshi vs. the State of Bihar" and of the decision of the Mysore High Court in "Quareshi and others vs. the State of Mysore", it is considered necessary to have a uniform law for the whole State in conformity with those decisions. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary), Part IV-2A dated 20th November 1963 as No. 144 at page. 9.) II Amending Act 24 of 1966 .- Section 16 of the Mysore Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964, lays down that the Act shall not apply to any cow or animal operated upon for vaccine lymph, serum or for any experimental or research purpose, or any cow or animal, slaughter of which is certified by a Veterinary Officer to be necessary in the interest of the public health, or which is suffering from any disease which is certified by a Veterinary Officer as being contagious and dangerous to other animals. The Government of India have stated that the regulations for the Army contain provisions for the destruction of Army cattle when they have been certified by a Veterinary Officer as suffering from an incurable disease or injury. They have requested that in order to enable destruction of such animals suitable provision may be made in the Mysore Act. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 21st July 1966 as No. 122 at page. 3.) II e Amending Act 26 of 1975 .- Under clause (c) of section 16 of the Act a cow or animal belonging to the Central Government in the Ministry of Defence, slaughter of which is certified by a Veterinary Officer of the Indian Army to be necessary on the ground that it is suffering from incurable disease or injury is exempt from the provisions of the Act. It is considered that similar exemption should also be made applicable in the case of slaughter of a cow or animal certified by a Veterinary Officer authorised by State Government as one suffering from an incurable disease or injury. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 26th February 1973 as No. 178 at page. 3.) "[KARNATAKA]1 ACT No. 35 OF 1964 (First published in the 1[Karnataka Gazette]1 on the Twenty-seventh day of August, 1964.) THE 1[KARNATAKA]1 PREVENTION OF COW SLAUGHTER AND CATTLE PRESERVATION ACT, 1964. (Received the assent of the President on the Fourteenth day of August, 1964.) (As amended by Karnataka Acts 24 of 1966 , 26 of 1975) An Act to provide for the prevention of slaughte

Sections

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Rules made under this Act

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the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Rules, 1967.1989

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