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The Jammu and Kashmir Animal Diseases (Control) Act, 2006

The Jammu and Kashmir Animal Diseases (Control) Act, 2006

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The Jammu and Kashmir Animal Diseases (Control) Act, 2006, establishes a legal framework to prevent and control the spread of contagious diseases among animals. It empowers government-appointed Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors to manage outbreaks by establishing quarantine stations, isolating infected animals, and regulating the movement of livestock and animal products. The Act mandates that owners report suspected infections and follow strict disinfection protocols. For the ordinary citizen, particularly farmers and livestock owners, this legislation ensures public health and economic stability by curbing the spread of dangerous diseases, while setting clear rules for the humane and sanitary management of animal health.

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Part I PRELIMINARY

  1. 1Short title
  2. 2Extent and commencement
  3. 3Definitions
  4. 4Appointment of Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors
  5. 5Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors to be public servants

Part II PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SCHEDULED DISEASES

  1. 6Power to prohibit or regulate import, export or transport of, holding of markets, fairs etc., of and traffic in, infective animals, etc
  2. 7Establishment of quarantine stations
  3. 8Power to isolate infective animals and their examination
  4. 9Power of Veterinary Surgeon to examine animals
  5. 10Compensation for animals destroyed
  6. 11Declaration of private infected places and examination of such places by Veterinary Surgeon
  7. 12Declaration of public infected places
  8. 13Power of Government to declare infected areas
  9. 14Removal of animals and other things from infected area or place prohibited without licence
  10. 15Power to require animals, etc., to be brought to infected areas
  11. 16Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the power of an Inspector under section 8 to deal with the infective animals.
  12. 17Power to require disinfection of infected premises, boats or vehicles
  13. 18Power of Veterinary Surgeon to hold post-mortem
  14. 19Duty of certain persons to report scheduled diseases
  15. 20Keeping or grazing infective animal prohibited
  16. 21Bringing of infective animal in market etc prohibited
  17. 22Placing of carcass of infective animals in river etc, prohibited
  18. 23Disinterring without lawful authority carcass of animal prohibited
  19. 24Powers of entry and inspection
  20. 25Enforcement of orders and recovery of expenses
  21. 26Power of Veterinary Surgeon to decide whether or not animal is infective
  22. 27If any question arises under this Act whether or not any animal is an infective animal, the question shall be decided by the Veterinary Surgeon and his decision shall be final.
  23. 28Penalty for placing carcass of infective animal in river etc
  24. 29Penalty for vexatious entry, inspection and seizure
  25. 30Officers bound to assist Inspectors and Veterinary Surgeons
  26. 30APowers of arrest and seizure
  27. 31Institution of proceedings
  28. 32No Magistrate shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except upon the complaint of a Veterinary Surgeon.
  29. 33Bar of claim to compensation
  30. 34Officer to act subject to orders of Government
  31. 35Protection for action taken under this Act
  32. 36No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules made under this Act.
  33. 37Power to add to the Schedule

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