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The Kerala Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases Act, 1967

36 sections · 0 chapters

Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 Definitions
Section 3 Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors
Section 4 Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors to be public servants
Section 5 Power to prohibit or regulate import, export or transport of animals and the holding of markets, fairs, etc
Section 6 Cleansing, disinfesting, and disinfection of vessels and vehicles
Section 7 Duty of certain persons to report Scheduled diseases
Section 8 Powers of Veterinary Surgeons to hold post-mortem examination
Section 9 Power to isolate infective animals
Section 10 Examination by the Veterinary Surgeon
Section 11 Action after examination by the Veterinary Surgeon
Section 12 Compensation for animals destroyed
Section 13 Power to require disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles
Section 14 Declaration of private infected places
Section 15 Examination of infected place by Veterinary Surgeon
Section 16 Declaration of infected places of a public character
Section 17 Declaration of infected areas by the Director of animal Husbandry
Section 18 Removal of animals and things from infected areas or places
Section 19 Power to require return of animals or things to infected area or place
Section 20 Time for complying with notice, requisition or order
Section 21 Recovery of expenses incurred under this Chapter
Section 22 Penalties for contravention of provisions of the Act and rules
Section 23 Penalty for keeping or grazing infective animal in unenclosed land
Section 24 Penalty for bringing infective animals to the market
Section 25 Penalty for placing carcass of infective animal in river, canal, etc
Section 26 Penalty for disinterring carcass of diseased animal
Section 27 Penalty for malicious and vexatious entry or seizure by Veterinary Surgeon or Inspector
Section 28 Arrest without order or warrant
Section 29 Institution of proceedings
Section 30 Jurisdiction of Magistrates
Section 31 Bar of claims to compensation
Section 32 Power of Government to make rules
Section 33 Amendment of the Schedule
Section 34 Rules and notifications issued under section 33 to be laid before the Legislative Assembly
Section 35 Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 36 Repeal
Section Schedule THE SCHEDULE

The Kerala Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases Act, 1967

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Section 21

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Section 21 of The Kerala Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases Act, 1967 — Recovery of expenses incurred under this Chapter

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Where any action is required to be taken under this Chapter in respect of any property, place, animal or thing at the expense of the owner or person in charge thereof, the officer taking such action may frame a certificate stating the amount of the expenses incurred and the person whom such amount is recoverable, and any Magistrate to which such certificate is presented may, after such inquiry as he may think fit and after giving an opportunity to the person concerned to be heard, recover such amount as if it were a fine imposed by the Magistrate on such person.

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