Appointment of Inspectors and their powers

Appointment of Inspectors and their powers.—The Government of Jammu and Kashmir may appoint Inspectors for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. The Inspector for prevention of cruelty to animals may detain a driver of any animal which is overloaded, galled, sick or suffering from any disease or weakness making it unfit for use and forward him together with such animals to Court for prosecution, if an immediate trial is possible. If any immediate trial is not possible, the Inspector shall release the accused on a bond amounting to not more than Rs. 25 with or without sureties of a like amount to appear in a particular Court on a particular date.