Section 18. Officers bound to assist live-stock officers.

All village officers, all village servants useful to 1[the 2[State] Government] and all officers of the departments of revenue, 3[agriculture, animal husbandry and veterinary science or of such other department as the State Government may direct] shall be bound- (a) to give immediate information to a live-stock officer of the commission of any offence, or the intention or preparation to commit any offence punishable under this Act which may come to their knowledge ; (b) to take all reasonable measures in their power to prevent the commission of any such offence which they know or have reason to believe is about to be committed ; and (c) to assist any live-stock officer in carrying out the provisions of this Act.