Preamble

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the

1[Karnataka] Animal Diseases (Control) Act, 1961.

1. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the 1[State of Karnataka] .
2. (3) It shall come into force at once in the areas in which the enactments repealed by section 38 are in force; and shall come into force in any other area on such 2[date] as the State Government may, by notification specify. 1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 01.11.1973. 2. Act came into force in a portion of Dakshina Kannada on 26.12.1963 by notification. Act came into force in areas other than the areas specified in sub-section (3) on 01.02.2000 by notification. 2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
   • (a) “animals” means,-
     • (i) bulls, bullocks, cows, oxen, heifers, calves, buffaloes, elephants, sheep, goats, and includes all other ruminating animals as may be notified in this behalf by the State Government; and
     • (ii) dogs, swines, horses, camels, asses, mules, fowls, and such other domesticated animals as may be notified in this behalf by the State Government;
   • (b) “contagious or infectious disease” means rinder-pest, anthrax, hæmorrhagic scepticæmia, rabies, glanders and farcy, epizootic lymphangitis, surra, dourine, equine influenza or pink eyes, sheep-pox, ranikhet disease, black-quarter, foot and mouth disease,

tuberculosis, John’s disease, and includes such other diseases as may be notified by the

State Government in this behalf;

1. (c) “infected area” means an area declared to be an infected area under section 9;
2. (d) “infected animal” means an animal which is affected with a contagious or infectious disease or has recently been in contact with or in close proximity to an animal so affected;
3. (e) “Inspector” means an Inspector appointed or empowered under section 3;
4. (f) “notification” means a notification published in the official Gazette;
5. (g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
6. (h) “rules” means rules made under section 36;
   • (i) “Veterinary Officer” means a Veterinary Officer appointed under section 3. 3. Appointment of Veterinary Officers and Inspectors.—(1) The State Government may by notification, appoint a person duly qualified in veterinary medicine to be a Veterinary Officer for the purpose of this Act for such local area as may be specified in the notification.

1. (2) The State Government or any officer authorised in this behalf, may appoint any person duly qualified in veterinary medicine to be an Inspector for all or any of the purposes of this Act and may specify the area within which he shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of an Inspector under this Act.
2. (3) A Veterinary Officer shall within the area for which he is appointed exercise all the powers of an Inspector under this Act and may exercise such powers in addition to his powers as Veterinary Officer. 4. Veterinary Officers and Inspectors to be public servants.—Every Veterinary Officer and every Inspector appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.