Bare Act
The Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds in Urban Areas (Control and Regulation) Act, 1997
This Act regulates the keeping of specific animals and birds within urban areas in Tamil Nadu to maintain public health, sanitation, and order. It mandates that residents obtain a license from a designated Licensing Officer to keep "notified" animals or birds, ensuring that premises meet specific hygiene and structural standards. The law empowers authorities to inspect premises, seize stray or unlicensed animals, and declare certain zones as "prohibited areas" where keeping such animals is banned. It provides a legal framework for licensing, appeals, and penalties for non-compliance, balancing the needs of urban animal husbandry with the necessity of maintaining clean, safe living environments for the public.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Animal or bird not to be kept in urban areas without licence
- 4. Grant and renewal of licence
- 5. Power to suspend or cancel licences
- 6. Appeal
- 7. Orders of Licensing Officer and appellate authority to be final
- 8. Prohibited area for keeping of animals and birds
- 9. Power to enter and inspect premises
- 10. Seizure of stray animals or birds and animals and birds kept without licence
- 11. Cognizance of offence
- 12. Offences and Penalties
- 13. Offences by companies
- 14. Act to override other laws
- 15. Power to try offences summarily
- 16. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 17. Exemption
- 18. Power to remove difficulties
- 19. Power to make rules
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