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The Kerala Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases Act, 1967

The Kerala Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases Act, 1967

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This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to prevent and control contagious animal diseases throughout the state of Kerala. It applies to livestock owners, animal keepers, veterinary practitioners, common carriers, and government officials. The law empowers authorities to declare infected areas, regulate or prohibit animal transport and public fairs, enforce compulsory vaccinations, isolate or destroy infected animals, and sanitize transport vehicles. It also mandates the immediate reporting of scheduled diseases and penalizes improper actions such as dumping diseased carcasses into water sources. This legislation is vital for safeguarding public health, preserving animal welfare, protecting agricultural livelihoods, and maintaining food safety across the state.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors
  4. 4. Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors to be public servants
  5. 5. Power to prohibit or regulate import, export or transport of animals and the holding of markets, fairs, etc.
  6. 6. Cleansing, disinfesting and disinfection of vessels and vehicles
  7. 7. Duty of certain persons to report Scheduled diseases
  8. 8. Powers of Veterinary Surgeons to hold post-mortem examination
  9. 9. Power to isolate infective animals
  10. 10. Examination by the Veterinary Surgeon
  11. 11. Action after examination by the Veterinary Surgeon
  12. 12. Compensation for animals destroyed
  13. 13. Power to require disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles
  14. 14. Declaration of private infected places
  15. 15. Examination of infected place by Veterinary Surgeon
  16. 16. Declaration of infected places of a public character
  17. 17. Declaration of infected areas by the Director of Animal Husbandry
  18. 18. Removal of animals and things from infected areas or places
  19. 19. Power to require return of animals or things to infected area or place
  20. 20. Time for complying with notice, requisition or order
  21. 21. Recovery of expenses incurred under this Chapter
  22. 22. Penalties for contravention of provisions of the Act and rules
  23. 23. Penalty for keeping or grazing infective animal in unenclosed land
  24. 24. Penalty for bringing infective animals to the market
  25. 25. Penalty for placing carcass of infective animal in river, canal, etc.
  26. 26. Penalty for disinterring carcass of diseased animal
  27. 27. Penalty for malicious and vexatious entry or seizure by Veterinary Surgeon or Inspector
  28. 28. Arrest without order or warrant
  29. 29. Institution of proceedings
  30. 30. Jurisdiction of Magistrates
  31. 31. Bar of claims to compensation
  32. 32. Power of Government to make rules
  33. 33. Amendment of the Schedule
  34. 34. Rules and notifications issued under section 33 to be laid before the Legislative Assembly
  35. 35. Protection of action taken in good faith
  36. 36. Repeal
  37. THE SCHEDULE. [See section 2 (k)]

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