Prohibition or regulation of the use of places for slaughtering animals and the licensing of slaughterers

Prohibition or regulation of the use of places for slaughtering animals and the licensing of slaughterers.—

1. (1) The Village Panchayat may, with the approval of the Inspector, publish a notification in the Village Panchayat, prohibiting the slaughtering, for sale within the Panchayat Village, of any cattle, horses, sheep, goats, or pigs in any place other than a public or licensed private slaughter-house.
2. (2) The Village Panchayat may, in accordance with the rules made by the Government, grant or renew a licence to any person for the use of any place for slaughtering such animals or for the licensing of such slaughterers.
3. (3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the Government from setting apart any place for the slaughter of animals in accordance with any religious custom or usage.