(1) Whenever an offence under section 14 has been committed, or whenever any bull has not
been castrated in compliance with the notice served under section 10, it shall be competent to
a live-stock officer to castrate or cause to be castrated in the prescribed manner, the bull in
respect of which such offence was committed or such notice was served, as the case may be.
Such castration shall be performed or caused to be performed by a live-stock officer free of
charge.
(2) It shall also be competent to a live-stock officer to seize any bull, if the person, in whose
ownership, possession or custody it is, for the time being, is not known or cannot be
ascertained after an inquiry in the prescribed manner. On such seizure the live-stock officer
may, if he is of opinion that such bull has attained the prescribed age or is suffering from any
of the defects or diseases specified in section 6, direct that the said bull shall be-
(a) castrated in the prescribed manner, and
(b) sold by public auction or sent to a panjarapol:
Provided that if the owner of the said bull appears within fifteen days of, such
seizure and proves to the satisfaction of the live-stock officer that the said bull is of
his ownership, the said bull-
(i) if not sold by public auction, or
(ii) if sent to a panjarapol,
shall be delivered to such owner on payment of the costs, charges and expenses
incurred for the maintenance of the said bull and determined in the prescribed
manner, or
(iii) if sold by public auction, the proceeds of such sale shall be paid to such
owner after deducting therefrom the costs, charges, and expenses incurred for
the maintenance and sale of the said bull and determined in the prescribed
manner.
Section 15 • The Gujarat Live-stock Improvement Act, 1980
Section 15. Power of live-stock officer to castrate.
gujarat-live-stock-improvement-act-1980-sec-15.json
•
Section 15
{
"act_title": "The Gujarat Live-stock Improvement Act, 1980",
"act_slug": "gujarat-live-stock-improvement-act-1980",
"section_label": "Section",
"section": {
"number": "15",
"title": "Section 15. Power of live-stock officer to castrate.",
"chapter": null,
"content": "(1) Whenever an offence under section 14 has been committed, or whenever any bull has not\r\nbeen castrated in compliance with the notice served under section 10, it shall be competent to\r\na live-stock officer to castrate or cause to be castrated in the prescribed manner, the bull in\r\nrespect of which such offence was committed or such notice was served, as the case may be.\r\nSuch castration shall be performed or caused to be performed by a live-stock officer free of\r\ncharge.\r\n(2) It shall also be competent to a live-stock officer to seize any bull, if the person, in whose\r\nownership, possession or custody it is, for the time being, is not known or cannot be\r\nascertained after an inquiry in the prescribed manner. On such seizure the live-stock officer\r\nmay, if he is of opinion that such bull has attained the prescribed age or is suffering from any\r\nof the defects or diseases specified in section 6, direct that the said bull shall be-\r\n(a) castrated in the prescribed manner, and\r\n(b) sold by public auction or sent to a panjarapol:\r\nProvided that if the owner of the said bull appears within fifteen days of, such\r\nseizure and proves to the satisfaction of the live-stock officer that the said bull is of\r\nhis ownership, the said bull-\r\n(i) if not sold by public auction, or\r\n(ii) if sent to a panjarapol,\r\nshall be delivered to such owner on payment of the costs, charges and expenses\r\nincurred for the maintenance of the said bull and determined in the prescribed\r\nmanner, or\r\n(iii) if sold by public auction, the proceeds of such sale shall be paid to such\r\nowner after deducting therefrom the costs, charges, and expenses incurred for\r\nthe maintenance and sale of the said bull and determined in the prescribed\r\nmanner.",
"footnote": "",
"is_definition": false,
"sort_order": 21
},
"prev_section": "14",
"next_section": "16"
}