Penalty for placing carcass of infective animal in river

Whoever places, or causes to be placed, in any river, canal, or other water the carcass of any [livestock or bird] which at the time of its death was infective or which has been destroyed as being infective or suspected of being infective shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend in the case of a first conviction to one hundred rupees or in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to five hundred rupees, or with both imprisonment and fine.