Chapter II POUNDS AND POUND-KEEPERS

(1) Subject to the general or special orders of the State Government, pounds shall be established at such places as the District Magistrate may, from time to time, direct. (2) The District Magistrate shall determine, by notification, for each pound established, the village or area or villages or areas which are entitled to use such pound.

The pounds established under section 3 shall be under the control of the District Magistrate who shall fix, from time to time, by notification, the rates of charge for feeding and watering the impounded cattle.

(1) The District Magistrate shall appoint any police patel of a village entitled under a notification under sub-section (2) of section 3, to use the pound, as the pound-keeper for such pound: Provided that where it is deemed necessary the District Magistrate shall appoint a person other than such police patel as the pound-keeper of such pound. (2) The District Magistrate shall appoint such person as he deems fit as the pound-keeper for any pound established for any area or areas other than a village or villages. (3) Every pound-keeper appointed under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.

(1) Every pound-keeper shall keep such registers and furnish such returns as may be prescribed. (2) When cattle are brought to a pound, the pound-keeper shall enter in a register maintained for the purpose,- (a) the number and description of the animals ; (b) the day and the hour at which they were brought ; (c) the name and residence of the person seizing or causing the seizure of the cattle ; and (d) the name and residence of the owner, if known. (3) The pound-keeper shall give the person seizing, or causing the seizure of, the cattle or his agent a copy of the entry made under sub-section (2). (4) The pound-keeper shall take charge of the cattle and provide them with sufficient food and water until they are disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this Act.