Provided that the Secretary may, if he deems fit summarily recover a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty rupees for any animal seized as a condition for release.

POWER OF SECRETARY TO ISSUE DIRECTIONS TO ABATE NUISANCE POWER OF SECRETARY TO ISSUE DIRECTIONS TO ABATE NUISANCE.—

1. (1) Where the Secretary is satisfied that any act or omission, place or thing which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance, disturbance or offence to the sense of sight, smell or hearing or to rest or sleep or which is or may be dangerous to life or injurious to health or property of any person or persons, he may issue such direction to such person at whose instance, he has reason to believe that such nuisance is caused or such act or omission it is likely to be caused and take all steps as may be required to abate the said nuisance within such time as may be specified in the notice which shall not exceed forty eight hours.
2. (2) Any person to whom a direction has been issued under sub-section (1) shall be bound to comply with such direction within such time as may be specified therein and any person failing to comply with the direction shall be liable to prosecution.