The Sikkim (Livestock and Livestock Product Control) Act, 1985
The Sikkim (Livestock and Livestock Product Control) Act, 1985
The Sikkim (Livestock and Livestock Products Control) Act, 1985 grants the state government broad powers to regulate, restrict, and control the trade, movement, sale, pricing, and distribution of livestock and livestock products across Sikkim. It applies to individuals, traders, and businesses involved in buying, selling, transporting, or processing animals and animal by-products like meat, hides, and skins. By establishing state control over trade licensing, price fixing for meat, mandatory government slaughterhouses, and raw hide sales, the legislation aims to ensure an equitable supply of livestock products, prevent market exploitation, maintain public health standards, and generate revenue for state livestock development programs.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Power to regulate and prohibit supply of livestock
- 4. Prohibition on entry of cattle etc. in the State and levy of entry fee
- 5. Agents
- 6. Licensing
- 7. Sale of Hides and Skins
- 8. Price Control of Meat
- 9. Establishment of Government Slaughter Houses
- 10. Power to make rules for slaughter
- 11. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 12. Offences by Companies
- 13. Penalties
- 14. Special powers of Magistrate
- 15. Cognizance of offence
- 16. Protection of action
- 17. Power to remove difficulty
- 18. Power to make rules
- 19. Repeal and Saving
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