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The Madhya Pradesh Horse Sickness Act, 1960

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The Madhya Pradesh Horse Sickness Act, 1960, is a state-level law designed to prevent and control the spread of African horse sickness among equine animals, including horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys. It empowers the state government to appoint Veterinary Officers, establish quarantine stations, and declare specific regions as "infected areas" to contain outbreaks. The Act mandates that owners report suspected infections, cooperate with health inspections, and follow strict movement restrictions. It grants authorities the power to destroy infected animals to protect the broader equine population. For ordinary citizens, this law ensures public safety by regulating animal health and preventing disease transmission.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent
  2. 2. Definition
  3. 3. Appointment of Veterinary Officers
  4. 4. Power to prohibit or regulate, import, export or transport of, holding of markets, fairs, etc., of and traffic in infective horses
  5. 5. Prohibition of import or export otherwise than by routes appointed
  6. 6. Establishment of quarantine stations
  7. 7. Declaration of infected areas
  8. 8. Restriction on movement of horses
  9. 9. Provided that no permit shall be issued except on the production of a certificate of a Veterinary Officer to the effect that the horse is not infective.
  10. 10. Liability of person in charge of horse for feeding and upkeep
  11. 11. Permit of release of horse
  12. 12. Prohibition to pass beyond quarantine station
  13. 13. Report of infection
  14. 14. Power to isolate, seize and destroy or otherwise of infective horse
  15. 15. Power to enquire disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles
  16. 16. Disposal of carcass
  17. 17. Power of Veterinary Officer to hold post-mortem
  18. 18. Finality of decision of Veterinary Officer
  19. 19. Keeping or grazing infective horse prohibited
  20. 20. Bringing of infective horse in market, etc
  21. 21. Placing of carcass of infective horse in river, etc., prohibited
  22. 22. Powers of entry and inspection
  23. 23. Penalty
  24. 24. Cognizance of offence
  25. 25. Jurisdiction of Magistrate
  26. 26. Bar of claim to compensation
  27. 27. Protection for action taken under this Act
  28. 28. Veterinary Officer to be public servant
  29. 29. Power to make rules
  30. 30. Repeal

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