THE
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT, 1960
(59 of 1960)
As
amended by Central Act 26 of 1982.
An act
to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on
animals and for that purpose to amend the law relating to the
prevention of cruelty to animals.
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Duties of persons having charge of
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It shall be the duty of every
person having the care or charge of any animal to take all
reasonable measures to ensure the well being of such animal and
to prevent the infliction upon such animal of unnecessary pain
or suffering. |
PERFORMING ANIMALS RULES (I) 1973
Performing animals means any animal which is used at, or for the
purpose of any entertainment to which the public are admitted
through sale, of tickets.
(I)
Every application by a person desirous of exhibiting or training any
performing animal for registration under the Act shall be in the
form and shall contain the particulars set out in the first
Schedule.
(ii)
Every such application shall be made to the prescribed authority
within whose jurisdiction the applicant ordinarily resides and, if
he has no fixed place of residence, the application shall be made
to such authority as the Central Government may by order specify in
this behalf.
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS TRANSPORT OF ANIMALS) RULES
1973
(II)
The
rules shall apply to the transport by rail or
road other of cows, bulls, bullocks, buffaloes, yaks and calves.
(herein referred to as cattle).
A
valid certificate by a qualified Veterinary surgeon to the effect
that the cattle are in a fit condition to travel by rail or road and
are not suffering from any infectious or contagious or parasitic
diseases and that they have been vaccinated against rinderpest and
any other infectious or contagious or parasitic diseases shall
accompany each consignment.
In
the absence of such a certificate, the carrier shall refuse to
accept the consignment for transport.
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMAL (SLAUGHTER HOUSE) RULES,
2000
III)
Animals
not to be slaughtered except in recognized or licensed houses-
(i)
No person shall
slaughter any animal within a municipal area except in a slaughter
house recognized or licensed by the concerned authority empowered
under the law for the time being in force to do so.
(ii)
No animal which
is pregnant or has an offspring less than 3 months or has not been
certified by a Veterinary Doctor that it is in a fit condition to be
slaughter, shall not be slaughter.
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