Section 7 of THE KARNATAKA ANIMAL DISEASES (CONTROL) ACT, 1961.

5. Power to inoculate and regulate movement of animals and to control the holding of markets, fairs, etc. and traffic in infective animals.—(1) The State Government may for the purpose of preventing the outbreak or spread of any contagious or infectious disease in or from any area, by notification,-

1. (a)direct that all animals in such area or any class of such animals, shall be compulsorily inoculated in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed or such directions as may be specified in the notification;
2. (b)prohibit or regulate in such manner and to such extent as may be prescribed or as may be specified in the notification (i) the bringing into such area or any other area in the State or any part thereof, (ii) the removal from such area into any other area in the State or any part thereof or (iii) the transport from one place to another in such area, of animals, alive or dead or of any products of animals or of any parts of animals or of any fodder, bedding, or other thing used in connection with animals which may in the opinion of the State Government, carry infection; or
3. (c)prohibit or regulate in such manner and to such extent as may be prescribed or as may be specified in the notification in such area or any part thereof or any other area in the State,-
   1. (i)the holding of animal markets, animal fairs, animal exhibitions or other concentrations of animals; or
   2. (ii)the sale of or other traffic in, infective animals or their products or the carcasses of animals, which, at the time of their death were infective, or any parts of such animals or any fodder, bedding or other thing used in connection with such animals which may, in the opinion of the State Government, carry infection. 6. Power to isolate infective animals and their examination and treatment.—

1. (1)Where an Inspector has reason to believe that any animal is infective, he may, by order in writing, direct the owner or person in charge or having control of such animal,-
   1. (a)to keep it where it is for the time being or to remove it or allow it to be removed to such place of isolation or segregation as may be specified in the order;
   2. (b)subject it to such treatment as may be specified in the order. Such owner or person in charge or having control of such animal shall comply with such order.
2. (2)Where there is no person in charge or having control of the animal and the owner is either unknown or cannot be ascertained without undue delay or the order cannot be communicated to him without undue delay or the owner or person in charge or having control of the animal fails to comply with the order under sub-section (1) within such time, as in the opinion of the Inspector is reasonable, the Inspector shall seize the animal and remove it to a place of isolation or segregation and may subject it to such treatment as may be necessary.
3. (3)The Inspector shall forthwith report to the Veterinary Officer every order or seizure made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2).
4. (4)On receipt of a report under sub-section (3), the Veterinary Officer shall as soon

as possible, examine the animal and all animals with which it has been in contact or to

which it has been in close proximity, and for this purpose may submit any animal to any prescribed test.

1. (5)If, after such examination, the Veterinary Officer,-
   1. (a)is of opinion that any animal is not infective, the Inspector shall forthwith return it to the person, who, in his opinion, is entitled to its possession: Provided that where such person cannot, in the opinion of the Inspector, be found, he shall send the animal to the nearest cattlepound or deal with it in such other manner as may be prescribed;
   2. (b)certifies in writing that any animal is affected with contagious or infectious disease, the Inspector shall destroy the animal or deal with it in such other manner as may be prescribed; or
   3. (c)certifies in writing that any animal is infective, though not affected with contagious or infectious disease, the animal shall be subjected to such treatment, if any, and be otherwise dealt with in such manner as may be prescribed.
2. (6)The decision of the Veterinary Officer whether any animal is infective or has been in contact with or in close proximity with an animal suspected to be affected with contagious or infectious disease shall be final.

Veterinary Officer.—(1) If the Inspector has reason to believe that there is an infective animal in any land, building or other place in which animals are kept, temporarily or otherwise, he shall at once, by order in writing, declare such land, building or place, to be

an infected place and shall deliver a copy of that order to the owner, occupier or person in charge of the infected place and report his action to the Veterinary Officer: Provided that this sub-section shall not apply to any place owned by or under the control and management of any local authority or railway administration where animals are kept temporarily for purposes of sale, exhibition or transit.

1. (2)On receipt of a report under sub-section (1), the Veterinary Officer shall, as soon as possible, examine the infected place and the animals kept therein and confirm or cancel the order of the Inspector.
2. (3)If the Veterinary Officer confirms the order, he may cause notice to be served on the owner, occupier or person in charge of all places in which the animals are kept, temporarily or otherwise, within a radius not exceeding one mile from the infected place, declaring such place to be an infected place. The Veterinary Officer shall forthwith report the action taken by him under this sub-section to the prescribed authority.
3. (4)If the Veterinary Officer cancels the order passed by the Inspector, the place specified in such order shall cease to be an infected place and the Inspector shall give notice accordingly to the owner, occupier or person in charge of such building.