Power to regulate inter-State trade and to control transport of livestock and birds and things which may spread diseases

The Control of Disease

1. (1) The Central Government for the purpose of preventing the outbreak or spread of any scheduled disease may, by notification prohibit or regulate in such manner and to such extent as they may think fit—
   • (a) the bringing or taking into the Union Territory of Chandigarh or any specified place therein of any livestock or birds, alive or dead or of any parts of livestock or birds or of any kind of fodder, bedding or other thing which may, in their opinion, carry infection;
   • (b) the removal from any specified part of the Union territory of Chandigarh of any such livestock or birds, parts of livestock or birds or things.
2. (2) The Central Government may, by notification, specify the season or seasons during which and the route by which any livestock or birds may be imported into the State and no person shall import livestock or birds into the State otherwise than during the season and by the route so appointed.
3. (3) The Central Government may establish quarantine stations for the inspection and detention of such livestock or birds along the route appointed under sub-section (2).
4. (4) The period of detention of livestock or birds at a quarantine station for the purpose of inspection, vaccination, if necessary, marking and issuing of a permit for the release of livestock or birds from the station shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
5. (5) The livestock or birds so detained shall be under the care of the person incharge who shall be responsible for their feeding and upkeep and for the payment of such fees for their vaccination and marking as may be prescribed by the Central Government.