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The Goa, Daman and Diu Diseases of Animals Act, 1974

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This Act provides a legal framework to prevent, control, and eradicate contagious diseases affecting domestic and captive animals within the territory. It empowers authorities to appoint veterinary surgeons and inspectors, declare eradication or infected zones, establish quarantine stations along movement routes, and mandate the isolation, treatment, or humane destruction of infected livestock. It applies to animal owners, caretakers, veterinary practitioners, and transport operators, requiring them to report disease outbreaks, restrict animal movement, and maintain proper sanitation. By managing animal health risks and stopping disease spread, the law protects public health, safeguards livestock-dependent livelihoods, and ensures agricultural stability across the region.

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Part I Part I

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Appointment of Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors
  4. 4Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors to be public servants

Part II Part II

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

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