Section 28. Application of fines recovered under section 25, 26 or 27.

1[28. Remittance of penalty.---(1) Where an adjudicating officer imposes a penalty under the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, the amount of said penalty realised shall be credited to the fund of the Animal Welfare Board of India constituted under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960). (2) The Board referred to in sub-section (1) shall utilise the amount realised through penalty under sub-section (1) for the implementation of the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government.] STATE AMENDMENT Maharashtra.-- After section 28, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-- "28A. Offence under section 26 of the be cognizable.--The offence under section 26 shall be cognizable." [Vide Bombay Act XXXIV of 1950, s. 2]