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The Mizoram Animal Slaughter Act, 2013

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The Mizoram Animal Slaughter Act, 2013 regulates the slaughter of animals intended for human consumption or industrial use across Mizoram, excluding autonomous district council areas. It mandates that animals meant for sale and public consumption be slaughtered only in recognized slaughterhouses following prescribed technical norms. The law applies to livestock owners, butchers, slaughterhouse operators, and veterinary officials. Qualified meat inspectors conduct mandatory pre-slaughter and post-slaughter examinations to ensure animals and meat are healthy and free from specified diseases. Unfit animals or carcasses are destroyed to prevent health hazards. This legislation matters because it protects public health, prevents the spread of infectious animal diseases, and ensures safe, hygienic meat production.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  3. 2. Definition In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
  4. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SLAUGHTER HOUSE.
  5. 4. Appointment of Meat Inspector.
  6. 5. ANIMALS UNFIT FOR SLAUGHTER.
  7. 6. Identification of animals Every animal found to be fit for slaughter shall be properly identified by applying identification marks to separate them from the unfit animals.
  8. 7. Destruction of unfit animals Every animal found to be unfit for slaughter shall be:-
  9. 8. Post-mortem examination Every carcass of the slaughtered animal shall be :-
  10. 9. Stamping of sound meat Every carcass found to be fit for consumption shall be:-
  11. 10. Destruction of unfit meat Every carcass found unfit for human consumption shall :-
  12. 11. Offence and penalties Any person who-
  13. 12. Power to issue instruction. The Government may in furtherance to control indiscriminate slaughter of animals and prevent
  14. 13. Officers and employees to discharge their duties under this Act. All officers and other employees of the Government or any other body under this Act shall
  15. 14. Power to add or omit from the schedule animal diseases. The Government may, by notification, add to or omit from the schedule of diseases any animal
  16. 15. Delegation of power The Government may, by notification, delegate to any Officer of the Department or authority
  17. 16. Protection for action taken under this Act. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person for anything done in
  18. 17. Power to remove difficulties. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provision of this Act, the Government may, by
  19. 18. Power to make rules.

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