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Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960
Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960
Sections
1. Short title.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Prescribed Authority under the first proviso to Section 3.
Section 34. Authority to whom and the manner in which a report under Section 5 (1) shall be made.
Section 55. Manner of publication of notification under sub-section (1) of Section 7.
Section 76. Preventive vaccination or inoculation of animals in infected area.
Section 67. Manner in which an application may be made under sub-section (2) of Section 10.
Section 108. Disposal of unclaimed animals under sub-section (3) of Section 10.
Section 109. Disinfection of buildings etc.
Section 910. Tests to which infective animals may be subjected under Section 12.
Section 1211. Post-mortem examination of an animal under Section 13.
Section 1312. Destruction of animals in certain circumstances.
Section 1213. Prescribed age, castration and licencing of bulls.
Section 1314. Issue of duplicate licence under sub-section (3) of Section 20.
Section 2015. Payment of fees.
Section 1516. Refusal or revocation of licence.
Section 1617. Appeal under Section 22.
Section 2218. Inspection of bulls under Section 24.
Section 2419. Order under sub-section (1) of Section 25 to be in Form XI.
Section 2520. The manner in which a bull shall be marked under sub-section (1) of Section 27.
Section 2721. Detention and disposal of a bull seized under sub-section (1) of Section 27.
Section 2722. Calculation of cost of maintenance, etc., of the bull seized.
Section 2223. Proceeds of sale of bull.
Section 2324. Prescribed breed of the bull and prescribed authority under Section 30.
Section 3025. Specification under Section 31 of officers who shall report offences, etc.
Section 3126. Powers to enter and inspect land, premises, etc., under Section 22.
Section 2227. Prescribed authority under Section 37.
Section 3728. Service of notices and orders under the Act.
Section 2829. Penalty.
Section 291. Method. - By crushing the cord by Burdizo Castrator.
Section 1
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"content": "(a) \"the Act\" means the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Act, 1955;\n(b) \"Form\" means a form set out in the Schedule;\n(c) \"Prescribed authority\" means the authority prescribed under these Rules,\n(d) \"Schedule\" means a schedule appended to these Rules,\n(e) \"Section\" means a Section of the Act,\n(f) \"Gosadan\" means a place or institution maintained or recognised by the State Government for the purposes of keeping useless, unproductive or invalid animals and includes a Goshala within the meaning of the Bihar Goshala Act, 1950 (Bihar Act 28 of 1950),\n(g) \"Chairman\" means the Chairman of District Board, Local Board, Municipality, Notified Area Committee, Union Committee, Union Board and includes the Mayor/Chief Executive Officer of a Municipal Corporation and President of a Union Board,\n(h) \"Chief Officer\" has the same meaning as is assigned to it in the [Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 1947] Bihar Act 7 of 1948), and\n(i) All words and expressions used in these Rules and not defined' herein shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Act.",
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"content": "(a) at a public place or in public view or at any place other than the place mentioned in the certificate;\n(b) without giving in writing at least a week's notice to the Veterinary Officer of the date of slaughter which date must not be beyond twenty days of the date of the receipt of the certificate by the person in whose favour it is granted.",
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"content": "(i) Bovines including buffaloes above the age of six.months - Rinderpest.\n(ii) Equines. bovines including buffaloes and all bovines and elephants - Anthrax.\n(iii) Bovines below the age of 2 years - Black quarters.\n(iv) Bovines including buffaloes - Haemorrhagic septicaemia.\n(v) Bovine heifer, calves including buffaloes of six months to 1 year of age and non-pregnant cows - Contagious Bovine abortion.\n(vi) Bovines including buffaloes and swine - Foot-and mouth diseases.\n(vii) Sheep against Sheep-pox, Braxy, lamb dysentery and Enterotoxaemia.\n(viii) Goats against Goat-pox and Contagious Caprice Pleure-pneumonia.\n(ix) Swine against Swine Erysipelas, paste-urellosis and Swine Cholera.\n(x) Fowls against Ranikhet Disease, Fowl-pox, Fowl-Cholera and Fowls typhoid.",
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"title": "10. Tests to which infective animals may be subjected under Section 12.",
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"content": "(a) (Double intradermal) allergic test for tuberculosis and Johne's disease:\n(b) Mallein test for Glanders and Farcy disease; and\n(c) Agglutination test for bovine contagious abortion and baciliary while diarrhoea of fowls.",
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"content": "(i) In case of suspected tuberculosis, the Veterinary Officer shall conduct or cause to be conducted intradermal test which may be repeated on the animal and if, after such test, he is satisfied that the case is a positive one, he shall immediately -\n(a) segregate the animal from other animals,\n(b) stop the use of the milk of the animal if the milk of such animal has been proved to be infective by a laboratory test; and\n(c) destroy by burning all the dung and urine of the infected animal.\n(ii) In case of suspected Johne's disease, the Veterinary Officer shall carry out or cause to be carried out intradermal test which may be repeated on the animal and if, after the test, he is satisfied that the animal is suffering from Johne's disease he shall get the animal removed to the nearest Gosadan.\n(iii) In the case of suspected rabies he shall -\n(a) forthwith isolate the affected animal and keep it under observation for a period of ten days; and\n(b) if the animal dies within the said period, conduct the post mortem examination and send portion of the brain to the nearest Pasteur Institute or recognised Government laboratory for histopatho-logical examination.",
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"content": "(a) a bull shall be deemed to have attained the prescribed age if its two central permanent incisor teeth are fully grown; and\n(b) a bull shall be deemed to have been effectively castrated if castration has been done by crushing the cord by a Surgical Castrator or by Surgical operation or removal of testicles by a qualified veterinarian.\n(b) The application shall be in writing and shall contain the following particulars, namely\n(i) the name and address of the person keeping the bull;\n(ii) the place at which the bull is kept; and\n(iii) the breed, age, colour, right and any other mark of identification of the bull.",
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"content": "(i) to the Director, Animal Husbandry, Bihar, if such order has been passed by a Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry; and\n(ii) to the Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry of the Range concerned, in all other cases.\n(ii) Every such appeal shall be accompanied by an authenticated copy of the order appealed against, unless the omission to produce such copy is explained to the satisfaction of the appellate authority.\n(iii) The memorandum of appeal may be sent to the appellate authority by registered post, or may be presented by the appellant or his agent or duly authorised legal practitioner, to the appellate or to such other officer as the appellate authority may appoint in this behalf.",
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"content": "(i) the actual transport charges or labour charges for conveying the bull from the place of seizure to the place of detention;\n(ii) feeding charges at the rates which are admissible for feeding such animals in Veterinary hospital at the headquarters of a district;\n(iii) attendance charges at the rate admissible in such cases in veterinary hospital at the headquarters of a district; and\n(iv) actual incidental charges incured in issuing and serving notices etc.",
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"title": "24. Prescribed breed of the bull and prescribed authority under Section 30.",
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"content": "(a) Tharparkar.\n(b) Hariana\n(c) Bachaur.\n(d) Red Sindhi.\n(e) Shahabadi.\n(f) Foreign breeds.\n(g) Red Purnea.\n(h) Shahiwal.\n(i) Taylor.\n(j) Cross breed of any of the above variety.",
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"title": "25. Specification under Section 31 of officers who shall report offences, etc.",
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"content": "(i) Agriculture Department. - 'Veterinary Officers, Livestock Supervisor and stockman.\n(ii) Agriculture Department. - Deputy Directors of Agriculture, Assistant Directors of Agriculture, District Agricultural Officers, Sub-divisional Agricultural Officers, Agricultural Inspectors and Agriculture Extension Supervisors.\n(iii) Co-operative Department. - Assistant Registrars, Inspectors and Supervisors of Co-operative Societies.\n(iv) Revenue Department. - Sub-divisional Officers, Project Executive Officers, Deputy Collectors, Sub-Deputy Collectors, Anchal Adhikaries and Circle Inspectors.\n(v) Police Officers. - Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors, Assistant Sub-Inspectors of Police and Dafadars and Chaukidars.\n(vi) Gram Panchayat Department. - District Gram Panchayat Officers.\n(vii) Gram Panchayat. - Sarpanch, Chief Officers, Panchayat Sewak.",
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"number": "28",
"title": "28. Service of notices and orders under the Act.",
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"content": "(i) by delivery or tender of a copy of the notice or order to the addressee, or his agent or any other person duly authorised to receive such notice or order on his behalf;\n(ii) by registered post:",
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"number": "29",
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"content": "Schedule\nForm-I\nForm-I\n( See Rule 5 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n( See Rule 5 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nReport about an animal being infective\nThe.................\nI am to report that the animal of the following description belonging to Shri............. of village.............................. P.S. district............... has been found to be infected with................... disease.\nSignature..................\nName........................\nDesignation..............\nForm-II\nForm-II\n( See Rule 5 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n( See Rule 5 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nForm-III\nForm-III\n(See Rule 7 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n(See Rule 7 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nApplication for release of animals seized\nThe Veterinary Officer,\nThe animal of the description noted below which belongs to.......................and which has been seized under the proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Act, 1955, may please be released and handed over to me as I am the owner of the animals/authorised agent of the owner of the animal. The amount due in respect of the upkeep to the animal will be paid by me before the animal is released.\nDescription of the animal seized:\nYours faithfully,\nOwner of the animal/Authorised agent,\nVillage -\nP.O. -\nP.S. -\nDistrict -\nForm - IV\nForm - IV\n( See Rule 9 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n( See Rule 9 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n...........................\n(i) Description of the animal and of the place where kept......................\n(ii) Manner in which disinfection shall be done-\nVeterinary Officer\nForm-V\nForm-V\n( See Rule 11(4) of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n( See Rule 11(4) of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nReport on Post-Mortem Examination\nSerial no.............\nDeath P. M.\n\t\t\t\tExamination\n-\n-\n-\nHistory\n-\n-\n-\nExternal appearance (describe wounds,\n\t\t\t\tdischarges, etc.).\n-\n-\n-\nInternal appearance on removal of skin (describe\n\t\t\t\tcontusions, etc.)\n-\n-\n-\nMouth and Pharynx\n-\n-\n-\nNasal cavities\n-\n-\n-\nLarynx, Trachea\n-\n-\n-\nOesophagus\n-\n-\n-\nPleural Cavity and Lungs\n-\n-\n-\nPericardium and heart\n-\n-\n-\nPeritonial Cavity\n-\n-\n-\nLiver\n-\n-\n-\nSpleen\n-\n-\n-\nStomach and small intestines\n-\n-\n-\nLarge intestines\n-\n-\n-\nUrinary Organs\n-\n-\n-\nGenerative Organs\n-\n-\n-\nBrain and spinal cord\n-\n-\n-\nLymph Glands in general\n-\n-\n-\nBlood (state if smears sent for Microscopical\n\t\t\t\texamination)\n-\n-\n-\nDiagnosis on above examination\n-\n-\n-\nRemarks (State if viscera sent to Chemical\n\t\t\t\tExaminer, give date of dispatch,)\n-\n-\n-\nResults of - Microscopical examination of blood,\n\t\t\t\tetc.\n-\n-\n-\nChemical analysis\n-\n-\n-\nPlace where P. M. examination was made\n-\n-\n-\nThana\n-\n-\n-\nInspector/Veterinary Assistant Surgeon of.\n*Note. - Those of the items which do not apply to the case should be scored out.\n*Note.\nForm-VI\nForm-VI\n( See Rule 13(3) of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n( See Rule 13(3) of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nLicence to keep a bull\n(1) The licence holder shall inform the Veterinary Officer if any illness, defect or deformity which is likely to render the bull unsuitable for breeding purposes.\n(2) The licence-holder shall give the benefit of service of the bull to the cows of the village in which the bull is kept in preference to cows of other villages.\n(3) The licence-holder shall give to the Veterinary Officer all information regarding services rendered by the bull during the period of the licence.\n(4) The licence-holder shall inform the Veterinary Officer about death of the bull or its sale or transfer to any other person with full details immediately when such death, sale or transfer takes place.\nNote. - The licence shall be revoked if there is a breach of any of the terms or condition specified above.\nNote.\nLicence no.\n-\n-\n-\nDescription of the bull\n-\n-\n-\nBreed\n-\n-\n-\nAge\n-\n-\n-\nColour\n-\n-\n-\nHeight\n-\n-\n-\nMark of identification, if any\n-\n-\n-\nPlace\n-\n-\n-\nDate\n-\n-\n-\nVeterinary Officer\n-\n-\n-\nVeterinary Officer\nForm-VII\nForm-VII\n(See Rule 15 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n(See Rule 15 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nCash-book\nOffice of............ Month of..............\nReceipt\nContingencies\nDate\nNo. of receipt where necessary\nParticular\nPay\nAllowances\nIn recoupment of permanent advance\nAdvance payments\nMiscellaneous\nTotal\nClassification\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\nRs.\nRs.\nRs.\nRs.\nRs.\nPayment\nContingencies\nDate\nSub-vouchers numbers\nParticulars\nPay\nAllowances\nOut of permanent advance\nOut of money drawn in anticipation of payments\nMiscellaneous\nTotal\nClassification\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\nRs.\nRs.\nRs.\nRs.\nRs.\nRs.\nForm-VIII\nForm-VIII\n( See Rule 16(1) of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n( See Rule 16(1) of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nOrder of revocation\nShri................. son of................ of village............... P.S............... district................... Whereas I am of opinion that................\n(1) the bull in respect of which licence no..................to you on.........is...................\n[Note. - The reason mentioned in sub-section (1) of Section 21 of the Act should be mentioned here;\n[Note.\n(2) the licence no............... was granted to you on........................ under the following circumstances of which the Veterinary Officer was not aware at the time of granting it: -\n(3) there has been a breach of the terms and conditions of the licence inasmuch as................ (here describe the condition or term violated).\nVeterinary Officer.\nNote. - The portions not required should be scored out.\nNote.\nForm - IX\nForm - IX\n( See Rule 16 (9) of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n( See Rule 16 (9) of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nNotice of revocation\nShri.................. son of................ of village..............\nP. S.................. district..............\nWhereas I am of opinion that licence no ...................... was granted to you under circumstances of which the Veterinary Officer was not aware at the time of granting the licence or there has been a breach of the following terms and conditions of the licence no................... granted to you........................(here describe the term or condition of the licence violated), I hereby give you notice that the said licence shall be revoked after the expiry of three weeks from the date of this notice unless you submit a satisfactory explanation within the period specified above why your licence should not be revoked.\nVeterinary Officer\nForm-X\nForm-X\n( See Rule 18 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n( See Rule 18 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nInspection of bulls\nShri....... .......... .................... ..................... ................ ......... of village P S........................... district ....................................\nVeterinary Officer.\nForm -XI\nForm -XI\n( See Rule 19 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n( See Rule 19 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nOrder of castration\nShri.................................... son.....................................of................................... of village P. 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"content": "2 Manner. - The bull should be taken to the nearest Veterinary Hospital or Dispensary or to the nearest Stoch-man for castration. Your attention is drawn to clause (c) of Section 29 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Act, 1955, under which a person, who neglects or fails to comply with an order as made hereunder or obstructs or resists the castration of bull as required by the order is punishable with fine which may extend to twenty-five rupees in the case of the. first offence and to fifty rupees in the case of a second or any subsequent offence.\nVeterinary Officer.\nForm-XII\nForm-XII\n( See Rule 26 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\n( See Rule 26 of the Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Rules, 1960)\nOrder of castration\nShri.................................. son of...............................of village................................. P. S................................. district................................\nVeterinary Officer",
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