Lawgist5Duty to segregate infected animals
(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) All other infected animals shall be segregated by the Municipality, Panchayat or other local administration.
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- 3 Appointment of Veterinary Officers
- 4 Reporting scheduled diseases obligatory
- 5 Duty to segregate infected animals
- 6 Notification of controlled areas and free areas
- 7 Prohibition of movement of animals from controlled area
- 8 Vaccination, marking and issue of vaccination certificate
- 9 Contents of vaccination certificate
- 10 Entry and exit of animals into controlled area and free area
- 11 Precautionary measures in relation to controlled areas
- 12 Prohibition of markets, fairs, exhibition, etc., in the controlled areas
- 13 Prohibition of bringing of infected animals into market and other places
- 14 Check Posts and Quarantine Camps
- 15 Inspection and detention of animals at Check Posts and Quarantine Camps
- 16 Entry and exit of vaccinated animals into controlled and free areas
- 17 Appointment of Competent Officers
- 18 Cleaning and disinfection of carriers
- 19 Powers of entry and inspection
