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The Odisha Animal Contagious Diseases Act, 1949

The Odisha Animal Contagious Diseases Act, 1949

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The Odisha Animal Contagious Diseases Act, 1949, regulates the prevention, containment, and control of infectious diseases among domesticated animals and birds throughout the entire Indian state of Odisha. This law applies directly to animal owners, livestock keepers, veterinary practitioners, and commercial transport operators. It empowers appointed government inspectors and veterinary surgeons to mandate vaccinations, quarantine suspect livestock, isolate or destroy infected animals, and restrict animal markets and transport. This legislation is vital because it protects public health, agricultural livelihoods, and the overall rural economy by establishing a swift legal response to control contagious outbreaks before they can become devastating epidemics.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Power to exempt areas form the provisions of this Act. -
  4. 3. Definitions.- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context
  5. 4. Scheduled diseases
  6. 5. Veterinary Surgeons
  7. 6. Inspectors
  8. 7. Status of Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors
  9. 8. Powers of Inspector
  10. 9. Power to regulate inter-[State]trade and to control transport of animals and things which may spread disease.- (1) The
  11. 10. Power to control the holding of markets, fairs, etc
  12. 10A. Declaration of infected areas
  13. 11. Power to control traffic in infective animals
  14. 12. Cleansing and disinfection of vessels and vehicles
  15. 13. Duty of certain persons to report scheduled disease
  16. 14. Power of Veterinary Surgeon to hold post mortem
  17. 15. Power to isolate infective animals
  18. 16. Examination by the Veterinary Surgeon
  19. 17. Action after examination by Veterinary Surgeon
  20. 18. Compensation for animals destroyed
  21. 19. Power to require disinfection of infected premises, vessels, or vehicles
  22. 20. Declaration of private infected places
  23. 21. Examination of infected place by Veterinary Surgeon
  24. 22. Declaration of public infected places
  25. 23. Declaration of infected areas by the State Government
  26. 24. Removal of animals and other things from infected areas or places
  27. 25. Power to return animals etc., to infected areas
  28. 26. Time for complying with an enforcement of orders
  29. 27. Recovery of expenses incurred under this Chapter
  30. 28. Penalties for contravention of the Acts, Regulations and Rules.-
  31. 29. Penalty for keeping or grazing infective animal in an enclosed land
  32. 30. Penalty for bringing infective animal to market
  33. 31. Penalty for placing carcass of infective animal in river
  34. 32. Penalty for disinterring carcass of diseased animal
  35. 33. Penalty of malicious and vexatious entry or seizure by Inspector.-
  36. 34. Arrest without order or warrant.- Any police officer, not being below the rank of Sub
  37. 35. Institution of proceedings
  38. 36. Jurisdiction of Magistrate
  39. 37. Bar of claim to compensation
  40. 38. Power of State Government to make regulations and Rules.- (1)
  41. 39. Power to make rules or regulations subject to previous publications
  42. 40. Protection to persons acting under the Act
  43. 41. Saving of things already done
  44. 42. Repeals
  45. Appendix. Appendix-I

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