Seizure of cattle damaging land

(1) Any person authorised by the State Government in this behalf, or any member of the watch and ward staff of a Village or Town panchayat, may seize or cause to be seized any cattle trespassing on any land in a village and doing damage to such land or to any crop or produce thereon. (2) (i) The cultivator or occupier of any land, or (ii) any person who has advanced money for the cultivation of the crop or produce of any land, or (iii) the vendee or the mortgagee of the crop or produce of any land or of any part of such crop or produce, may seize or cause to be seized any cattle trespassing on such land and doing damage thereto or to any crop or produce thereon. (3) Cattle seized or caused to be seized under sub-section (1) or (2) shall be sent within twenty-four hours of the seizure to the pound established for the village or area in which the land is situated or such other pound as the District Magistrate may specify in this behalf.