{ "id": 570, "slug": "the-goa-animal-breeding-and-domestication-regulation-and-compensation-bill-2025", "title": "THE GOA ANIMAL BREEDING AND DOMESTICATION (REGULATION AND COMPENSATION) BILL, 2025", "short_title": "The Goa Animal Breeding and Domestication (Regulation and Compensation) Bill, 2025", "act_number": "26", "act_year": 2025, "act_type": "STATE", "location": "Goa", "law_status": "valid", "enactment_date": "2025-07-23", "description": "The Goa Animal Breeding and Domestication (Regulation and Compensation) Bill, 2025", "preamble": "", "section_label": "Section", "sections": [ { "number": "1", "title": "An ACT", "chapter": null, "content": "A\nBILL\nto provide for regulation of breeding and domestication of animals\nand for the matters incidental thereto.\nBe it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Seventy-\nsixth Year of Republic of India as follows:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 0 }, { "number": "1", "title": "Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement", "chapter": null, "content": "1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may\nbe called the Goa Animal Breeding and Domestication (Regulation\nand Compensation) Act, 2025.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 10 }, { "number": "1", "title": "Section 1(2)", "chapter": null, "content": "(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Goa.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 20 }, { "number": "1", "title": "Section 1(3)", "chapter": null, "content": "(3) It shall come into force at once.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 30 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2. Definitions", "chapter": null, "content": "2. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise\nrequires,-", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 40 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(a)", "chapter": null, "content": "(a) \"breeding\" means mating between two animals of either\nsame or different breed to obtain offspring with desired traits;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 50 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(b)", "chapter": null, "content": "(b) \"community service\" means the work which the Court may\norder a convict to perform as a form of punishment that benefits\nthe community, for which he shall not be entitled to any\nremuneration.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 60 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(c)", "chapter": null, "content": "(c) \"competent authority\" means an Officer not below the rank\nof the Deputy Collector authorised by the Government, by\nnotification in the Official Gazette, to perform functions of the\ncompetent authority or functions incidental thereto under this\nAct;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 70 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(d)", "chapter": null, "content": "(d) \"Director\" means Director of Animal Husbandry and\nVeterinary Services, Government of Goa;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 80 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(e)", "chapter": null, "content": "(e) \"domesticate\" means keeping or possessing an animal;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 90 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(f)", "chapter": null, "content": "(f) \"ferocious animal\" means dangerous and violent animal\nwhich may pose a danger to humans and other animals;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 100 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(g)", "chapter": null, "content": "(g) \"Government\" means the Government of Goa;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 110 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(h)", "chapter": null, "content": "(h) \"injury\" means any bodily harm or hurt caused to any person\nor any animal;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 120 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(i)", "chapter": null, "content": "(i) \"Notification\" means notification published in the Official\nGazette;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 130 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(j)", "chapter": null, "content": "(j) \"owner\" means the person in possession and control of an\nanimal and includes any other person or any other organisation\nor association in possession or custody of such animal;", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 140 }, { "number": "2", "title": "Section 2(k)", "chapter": null, "content": "(k) \"sterilize\" means a procedure which removes the capacity of\nthe animal to reproduce.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": true, "sort_order": 150 }, { "number": "3", "title": "Section 3(1)", "chapter": null, "content": "3. Power to declare breed of animals to be ferocious animals.-\n(1) The Government may, by notification published in the Official\nGazette, declare any breed or class of animals to be ferocious\nanimal.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 160 }, { "number": "3", "title": "Section 3(2)", "chapter": null, "content": "(2) The Government, before issuing a notification under sub-\nsection (1), shall issue a public notice inviting objections from the\ngeneral public to the proposed notification.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 170 }, { "number": "3", "title": "Section 3(3)", "chapter": null, "content": "(3) Any person intending to make any objection or suggestion\nmay, within a period of fifteen days from the date of publication of\nnotice under sub-section (2), forward the same to the Director.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 180 }, { "number": "3", "title": "Section 3(4)", "chapter": null, "content": "(4) The Government may, after the expiry of said period of fifteen\ndays and after considering the objections and suggestions under\nsub-section (3), issue a notification under sub- section (1) above.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 190 }, { "number": "4", "title": "Section 4(1)", "chapter": null, "content": "4. Prohibition on domestication and breeding of ferocious\nanimals. (1) No person after issuance of notification under section\n3, shall domesticate, breed or cause to breed any animal of the\nbreed or class specified in the said notification issued under sub-\nsection (1) of section 3.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 200 }, { "number": "4", "title": "Section 4(2)", "chapter": null, "content": "(2) No person after issuance of notification under section 3 shall\nbring or cause to bring in the State of Goa, an animal of the breed or\nclass as specified in such notification.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 210 }, { "number": "5", "title": "Section 5(1)", "chapter": null, "content": "5. Duties and liabilities of the Owner. (1) The owner of the\nanimal which is declared to be ferocious animal under section 3\nshall be solely responsible for the actions of such ferocious animal\nand he shall also be liable if such ferocious animal injures any other\nhuman or animal.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 220 }, { "number": "5", "title": "Section 5(2)", "chapter": null, "content": "(2) The owner of such ferocious animal which has been notified\nunder section 3 shall within 30 days from the publication of the\nnotification, inform in writing to the Director about the existence of\nsuch ferocious animal in his possession, with such details and in\nsuch form as prescribed by rules.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 230 }, { "number": "5", "title": "Section 5(3)", "chapter": null, "content": "(3) The owner of such ferocious animal shall, within 60 days from\nthe issuance of notification under section 3, sterilize or cause to\nsterilize such breed or class of animal and the Director shall upon\napplication from the owner, shall issue a certificate confirming that\nthe ferocious animal has been duly sterilized.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 240 }, { "number": "6", "title": "Section 6(1)", "chapter": null, "content": "6. Penalty.- (1) Whoever domesticates, breeds or causes to\nbreed any breed or class of animals in contravention of any of the\nprovisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, shall be\npunished with a simple imprisonment for a period which may\nextend to 3 months but shall not be less than 15 days, fine of rupees\nfifty thousand and community service.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 250 }, { "number": "6", "title": "Section 6(2)", "chapter": null, "content": "(2) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act for\nwhich no separate penalty is specified in this Act, shall be\npunishable with a simple imprisonment for a period upto 1 month,\nfine of rupees fifty thousand and community service:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 260 }, { "number": "6", "title": "Proviso to Section 6(2)", "chapter": null, "content": "Provided that the court may, in its discretion having regard to the\nnature of the offence, the background of the accused and the\ncircumstances of each case, order the accused to render community\nservice in lieu of the imprisonment.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 270 }, { "number": "7", "title": "Section 7(1)", "chapter": null, "content": "7. Compensation- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in\nthis Act or any other law for the time being in force, any person who\nis injured and in case of death, the legal representative of such\ndeceased person, may file a claim for compensation against the\nowner of any animal which has caused such injury or death.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 280 }, { "number": "7", "title": "Section 7(2)", "chapter": null, "content": "(2) The claim shall be filed within six months from the date of the\nincident before the Competent Authority having jurisdiction over\nthe region where the incident causing injury or death took place.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 290 }, { "number": "7", "title": "Section 7(3)", "chapter": null, "content": "(3) The Competent Authority shall after conducting a summary\ninquiry as provided under Order XXXVII of the Code of Civil\nProcedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), decide such claim within 3 months of\nsuch claim being made.", "footnote": "5 of 1908", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 300 }, { "number": "7", "title": "Section 7(4)", "chapter": null, "content": "(4) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Competent\nAuthority may file an appeal to the Administrative Tribunal of Goa,\nwithin 60 days from the date of the decision of the Competent\nAuthority:", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 310 }, { "number": "7", "title": "Proviso to Section 7(4)", "chapter": null, "content": "Provided that the Administrative Tribunal may for sufficient\ncause condone the delay in filing the appeal for a maximum period\nof 1 year.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 320 }, { "number": "7", "title": "Section 7(5)", "chapter": null, "content": "(5) The order passed by the Administrative Tribunal shall be final\nand shall not be called in question in any original suit, application\nor execution proceeding and no injunction shall be granted by any\ncourt or other authority in respect of any action taken or to be taken\nin pursuance of any power conferred by or under this section.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 330 }, { "number": "7", "title": "Section 7(6)", "chapter": null, "content": "(6) The remedy under this section shall not be in derogation of\nany civil or criminal remedy which is available to any person.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 340 }, { "number": "8", "title": "Section 8. Register of Ferocious Animals", "chapter": null, "content": "8. Register of Ferocious Animals. The Director shall maintain\na register containing all the particulars of the owners and the\nferocious animals in possession of such owners.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 350 }, { "number": "9", "title": "Section 9. Power of Government to make rules", "chapter": null, "content": "9. Power of Government to make rules. The Government may,\nby Notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of\ncarrying into effect the provisions of this Act.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 360 }, { "number": "10", "title": "Section 10. Power to remove difficulty", "chapter": null, "content": "10. Power to remove difficulty. If any difficulty arises in giving\neffect to the provisions of this Act, the Government, may, within 3\nyears of commencement of this Act, from time to time, by order\npublished in the Official Gazette make such provisions, not\ninconsistent with the provisions of this Act, do or cause to be done\nanything which may be necessary or expedient for removing the\ndifficulty.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 370 }, { "number": "11", "title": "Section 11. Protection of action taken in good faith", "chapter": null, "content": "11. Protection of action taken in good faith. No suit,\r\nprosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the\r\nGovernment or the statutory authority or the appellate authority,\r\nofficer, in respect of anything which is in good faith done or\r\nintended to be done in pursuance of this Act or of any rules or orders\r\nmade thereunder.", "footnote": "", "is_definition": false, "sort_order": 380 } ], "metadata": { "Act ID": "202526", "Act Number": "26", "Enactment Date": "", "Act Year": "2025", "Short Title": "The Goa Animal Breeding and Domestication (Regulation and Compensation) Bill, 2025", "Department": "Goa Legislature Secretariat", "Type": "STATE", "Location": "Goa" }, "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:17" }