Definitions

In this Act unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- (i) "bull" means either a cow-bull or a buffalo bull; (ii) "bull-calf" means a male calf; (iii) "Brahmini bull" means a bull dedicated to the public by a person or persons in the name of God; (iv) "Castrated bull" means a bull which is rendered incapable of propagating its species; (v) "cow" includes a heifer; (vi) "Director" means the officer appointed by the State Government as the Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Service for the State of Orissa and include any other person on whom the powers or duties of the Director under this Act have been conferred or imposed under section 3; (vii) "keep a bull", with all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions means keeping of a bull or a bull-calf by a person if he owns the bull or the bull-calf or has the bull or the bull-calf in his possession or custody; (viii) "license" means a license granted under section 5; (ix) "licensing officer" means the Director or any other officer or person authorised to grant license under section 5; (x) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (xi) "she-buffalo" includes a buffalo heifer.