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The Bombay Diseases of Animals Act, 1948.
Act ID: 1948
The Bombay Diseases of Animals Act, 1948.
"Full text of The Bombay Diseases of Animals Act, 1948."
Table of Contents
40 Sections
Ch.
Sections
S.1
Short title
S.2
Extent and commencement
S.3
Definitions
S.4
Appointment of Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors
S.5
Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors to be public servants
S.5A
Eradication of diseases in certain areas
S.6
Power to prohibit or regulate import, export or transport of, holding of markets, fairs, etc. of, and traffic in, infective animals, etc
S.7
Establishment of quarantine stations
S.8
Power to isolate infective animals and their examination
S.9
Power of Veterinary Surgeons to examine animals
S.10
Compensation for animals destroyed
S.11
Declaration of private infected places and examination of such places by Veterinary Surgeon
S.12
Declaration of public infected places
S.13
Power of State Government to declare infected areas
S.14
Removal of animals and other things from infected area or place prohibited without licence
S.15
Power to require animals, etc., to be brought to infected areas
S.16
Cleansing and disinfection of vessels and vehicles
S.17
Power to require disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles
S.18
Power of Veterinary Surgeon to hold post-mortem
S.19
Duty of certain persons to report scheduled disease
S.19A
Duty of person in charge to isolate infective animals
S.20
Keeping or grazing infective animal prohibited
S.21
Bringing of infective animals in market, etc., prohibited
S.22
Placing of carcass of infective animals in river, etc., prohibited
S.23
Disinterring without lawful authority carcass of animal prohibited
S.24
Powers of entry and inspection
S.25
Enforcement of orders and recovery of expenses
S.26
Power of Inspector to decide whether or not animal is infective
S.27
Penalties
S.28
Penalty for placing carcass of infective animal in river, etc
S.29
Penalty for vexatious entry, inspection and seizure
S.30
Officers bound to assist Inspectors and Veterinary Surgeons
S.31
Powers of arrest and seizure
S.32
Jurisdiction of Magistrate
S.33
Bar of claim to compensation
S.34
Officers to act subject to orders of Government
S.35
Protection for action taken under this Act
S.36
Rules
S.37
Power of State Government to add to the Schedule
S.38
Repeal of C.P. and Berar XVI of 1934 and saving
The Bombay Diseases of Animals Act, 1948.
Act ID: 1948
The Bombay Diseases of Animals Act, 1948.
"Full text of The Bombay Diseases of Animals Act, 1948."
Table of Contents
40 Sections
Ch.
Sections
S.1
Short title
S.2
Extent and commencement
S.3
Definitions
S.4
Appointment of Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors
S.5
Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors to be public servants
S.5A
Eradication of diseases in certain areas
S.6
Power to prohibit or regulate import, export or transport of, holding of markets, fairs, etc. of, and traffic in, infective animals, etc
S.7
Establishment of quarantine stations
S.8
Power to isolate infective animals and their examination
S.9
Power of Veterinary Surgeons to examine animals
S.10
Compensation for animals destroyed
S.11
Declaration of private infected places and examination of such places by Veterinary Surgeon
S.12
Declaration of public infected places
S.13
Power of State Government to declare infected areas
S.14
Removal of animals and other things from infected area or place prohibited without licence
S.15
Power to require animals, etc., to be brought to infected areas
S.16
Cleansing and disinfection of vessels and vehicles
S.17
Power to require disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles
S.18
Power of Veterinary Surgeon to hold post-mortem
S.19
Duty of certain persons to report scheduled disease
S.19A
Duty of person in charge to isolate infective animals
S.20
Keeping or grazing infective animal prohibited
S.21
Bringing of infective animals in market, etc., prohibited
S.22
Placing of carcass of infective animals in river, etc., prohibited
S.23
Disinterring without lawful authority carcass of animal prohibited
S.24
Powers of entry and inspection
S.25
Enforcement of orders and recovery of expenses
S.26
Power of Inspector to decide whether or not animal is infective
S.27
Penalties
S.28
Penalty for placing carcass of infective animal in river, etc
S.29
Penalty for vexatious entry, inspection and seizure
S.30
Officers bound to assist Inspectors and Veterinary Surgeons
S.31
Powers of arrest and seizure
S.32
Jurisdiction of Magistrate
S.33
Bar of claim to compensation
S.34
Officers to act subject to orders of Government
S.35
Protection for action taken under this Act
S.36
Rules
S.37
Power of State Government to add to the Schedule
S.38
Repeal of C.P. and Berar XVI of 1934 and saving