The Chhattisgarh Live-stock improvement Act, 1950

GOVERNMENT OF MADHYA PRADESH P ASHU P ALAN VIBHAG The Madhya Pradesh Live-Stock Improvement Act, 1950 (20 of 1950, 06-05-1950) DIRECTORATE OF VETERINARY SERVICES, MADHYA RADESH

MADRY A PRADESH ACT NO. XX OF 111950. MAD HY A PRADESH LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1950 TABLE CONTENTS Preamble.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Madhya Pradesh Live-Stock Improvement Act, 1950. (2) It extends to the whole of Madhya Pradesh.

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant the subject or context-, (a) "approved bull" means a bull certified as such under section 7 or supplied by Government in a local area for breeding purpose; (b) "bull" means a male calf above such age as the State Government may, by notification, prescribe for any local area; (c) "Definition" means Director of Veterinary Services, Madhya Pradesh; (d) "Live-stock Officer" means the Director and includes any officer authorized by him to exercise all or any of the powers under the Act; (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,— (a) "bull" includes a buffalo bull; (b) "cow" includes a buffalo cow; (c) "Director" means the Director of Veterinary Services and includes any officer superior in rank to the Live-stock Officer authorised by the State Government by notification to exercise all or any of the powers under the Act; (d) "Live-stock Officer" means the officer appointed as such by the State Government for any local area.

(1) The State Government may, by notification, declare any part of the State to be a specified area for the purposes of this Act and thereupon the provisions of section 4 to 20 shall come into operation in such area. (2) No such notification shall be issued unless the State Government is satisfied that the number of bulls in the specified area which are fit to be certified as approved under section 7 together with such number of bulls as may be supplied by State Government in any local area for breeding purpose will be adequate to maintain the rate of propagation of the species. (3) The State Government may after recording reasons for doing so cancel at any time a notification issued under sub-section (1). (4) The validity of any notification issued under sub-section (1) or (3) shall not be called into question in any proceeding before any court or authority. [Omitted]

Except as provided by or under this Act, no person shall keep in his possession any bull which has not been marked in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Where in the opinion of the Live-stock Officer any bull is (a) of defective or inferior conformation and likely to beget progeny of improper type, or (b) suffering from any infectious or contagious disease or from any other disease rendering the bull unsuitable for breeding purposes, or (c) of a breed which it is undesirable to propagate in the specified area or maintains a breed of inferior type, he may by order served in the prescribed manner require the owner or the person in charge of the bull to have it castrated or to have it branded with a mark prescribed for the purpose.

Every person, who on the date of issue of the notification under section 3 has in his possession any bull or who, at any time thereafter, comes into possession of any bull which is not branded with a distinguishing mark prescribed under this Act, shall give intimation of such possession to the Live-stock Officer within such period as may be prescribed.

On receipt of the intimation under section 5, or on his own motion the Live-stock Officer, may by order, require any person keeping a bull to submit the bull for inspection at any reasonable time and at a specified place in the village in which the bull is usually kept and thereupon it shall be the duty of the person keeping the bull to submit it for inspection accordingly and render all reasonable assistance in connection with such inspection. [Omitted]

Where on such inspection of a bull, the Live-stock Officer is satisfied in that the bull is capable of being used for breeding purposes, and (a) is not of defective or inferior conformation and is not likely to be get defective or inferior progeny; or (b) is not suffering from an incurable, contagious or infections disease of from any other disease rendering the bull unsuitable for breeding purposes, or (c) is not, of a breed which it is undesirable to propagate in the specified area or part thereof, he shall certify the bull as approved and cause it to be branded with a mark prescribed for the purpose. [Omitted]

Where on inspection, the Live-stock Officer is satisfied that a bull is effectively castrated, he shall cause it to be branded with a mark prescribed for the purpose. [Omitted]

(1) Where on inspection the Live-stock Officer is satisfied that a bull is not fit for being certified as an approved bull and is also not effectively castrated, he shall order the person keeping the bull to have it castrated within such period as may be prescribed from the date of the service of the Order. (2) Such castration shall be performed or caused to be performed by the Live-stock Officer free of charge, unless the owner of other person keeping the bull desires to make his own arrangements for complying with the order. (3) If the keeper of the bull fails to comply with the order within the time allowed under sub-section (1), then without prejudice to any action that may be taken under section 17 the Live-Stock Officer shall get the bull castrated free of charge. (4) The Livestock Officer shall cause every bull so castrated to be branded with the appropriate mark. [Omitted]

(1) If after such enquiry as the Livestock Officer may doom fit to make, he finds that any bull is not owned or possessed by a known person, he shall cause the bull to be seized and inspected. (2) If on such inspection, he finds that action under section 7 or section 8 is appropriate, he shall take such action; and if he finds that the bull is not fit for being certified as approved and is also not effectively castrated, he shall have it castrated and cause it to be branded with the appropriate mark. [Omitted]

(1) For the purposes of this Act, a live-stock Officer or any other officer or person authorized by him in this behalf shall have power at all reasonable times- (a) To inspect any bull; (b) To brand any bull with a prescribed mark in the prescribed manner; (c) Subject to such conditions and restrictions, if any, as may be prescribed, to enter any premises or other place where he has reason to believe that a bull is kept. (2) If the Live-Stock Officer on inspection of an approved bull finds that the bull has contracted a heritable disease or has otherwise become unfit to function as an approved bull, he may take action for the castration and marking of the bull afresh in accordance with section 9. [Omitted]

Every marking required to be made under this Act shall be made free of charge. The Live-stock Officer shall cause every bull castrated under this Act to be branded with such mark in such form as may be prescribed.

Any notice or order which is to be served on any person under the provisions of this Act may be served in the manner which may be prescribed. The castration shall be performed or caused to be performed in such manner as may be prescribed and the owner or person in charge of the bull shall render all reasonable assistance to the Live-stock Officer in the performance of such castration.

The Live-stock Officer shall maintain in the prescribed form such register giving particulars of inspections, castrations and markings made and bulls approves under this Act, and such other particulars as may be prescribed.

It shall be the duty of all persons entrusted with the performance of any duty under the provisions of this Act and of all officers, of such grade as may be specified by the State Government by general or special order, of the Veterinary, Agriculture, co-operative and Revenue Departments- (a) to give immediate information to the nearest Live-stock Officer of the commission of any offence or of 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 the power to prevent the commission of any such offence which they may know or have reason to believe is about, or likely to be committed; and (c) to assist the Live-stock Officer in carrying out the provisions of the Act.

If any person without lawful authority brands or causes to be branded any bull with any mark resembling such prescribed mark intending by means of that resemblance to practice deception, he shall be liable to imprisonment which may extend to three months or with a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

No Magistrate or Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except upon a complaint on oath made by a Livestock Officer or any person authorised by him in this behalf.

No suit, prosecution or other proceedings shall lie against an officer or servant of the State Government for any act done or purporting to be done under this Act without the previous sanction of the State Government.

(1) The State Government may make rules to carry out the purpose of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, such rules may provide for- (a) all matters required to be prescribed under this Act, and (b) the powers and duties to be exercised and performed by officers acting under this Act and the procedure to be adopted by them in so acting. (3) All rules shall be subject to previous publication; (4) In making any rule, the State Government may direct that a breach thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.