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The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009

पशुओं में संक्रामक और सांसर्गिक रोगों का निवारण और नियंत्रण अधिनियम, 2009

Rajasthan

An Act to provide for the prevention, control and eradication of infectious and contagious diseases affecting animals, for prevention of outbreak or spreading of such diseases from one State to another, and to meet the international obligations of India for facilitating import and export of animals and animal products and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
27 of 2009
Department
Animal Husbandry Department
Enacted
20 Mar 2009

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45 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Appointment of Veterinary Officers.
  4. Section 4Reporting scheduled diseases obligatory.
  5. Section 5Duty to segregate infected animals.
  6. Section 6Notification of controlled areas and free areas.
  7. Section 7Prohibition of movement of animals from controlled area.
  8. Section 8Vaccination, marking and issue of vaccination certificate.
  9. Section 9Contents of vaccination certificate.
  10. Section 10Entry and exit of animals into controlled area and free area.
  11. Section 11Precautionary measures in relation to controlled areas.
  12. Section 12Prohibition of markets, fairs, exhibition, etc., in the controlled areas
  13. Section 13Prohibition of bringing of infected animals into market and other places
  14. Section 14. Check Posts and Quarantine Camps.
  15. Section 15Inspection and detention of animals at Check Posts and Quarantine Camps.
  16. Section 16Inspection and detention of animals at Check Posts and Quarantine Camps.
  17. Section 17Appointment of Competent Officers.
  18. Section 18Cleaning and disinfection of carriers
  19. Section 19Powers of entry and inspection.
  20. Section 20Declaration of infected areas
  21. Section 21Effect of declaration of infected areas
  22. Section 22. Denotification of infected area.
  23. Section 23Segregation, examination and treatment of infected animals.
  24. Section 24Drawing samples from animals.
  25. Section 25. Resort to euthanasia for infected animals.
  26. Section 26Disposal of carcass.
  27. Section 27Powers of Veterinary Officer and Veterinarian to hold post-mortem examinations.
  28. Section 28Seizure and removal of certain animals.
  29. Section 29. Enforcement of orders and recovery of expenses.
  30. Section 30Village Officers, etc., to assist.
  31. Section 31Penalty for issuing vaccination certificate without authority or administering defective vaccine.
  32. Section 32Penalties.
  33. Section 33Penalty for placing infected animal or carcass in river, etc.
  34. Section 34Offences by companies.
  35. Section 35Prevention of escape of causative organism
  36. Section 36Power to delegate
  37. Section 37Officers and authorities to function subject to Government control.
  38. Section 38Power to amend the Schedule.
  39. Section 39Power to issue directions
  40. Section 40. Certain persons to be public servants.
  41. Section 41Power to remove difficulties
  42. Section 42Power of Central Government to make rules.
  43. Section 43Power of State Government to make rules.
  44. Section 44Laying of rules.
  45. Section 45. Repeal and savings.