The PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN ANIMALS ACT, 2009

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Bill, 2009.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different States or for different areas therein as well as for different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any such provision of this Act to the commencement of this Act shall be construed in relation to any State or area or provision as a reference to the coming into force of this Act or, as the case may be, of that provision, in such State or area.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Appointment of Veterinary Officers.
  4. 4.Reporting scheduled diseases obligatory.
  5. 5.Duty to segregate infected animals.
  6. 6.Notification of controlled areas and free areas.
  7. 7.Prohibition of movement of animals from controlled area.
  8. 8.Vaccination, marking and issue of vaccination certificate.
  9. 9.Contents of vaccination certificate.
  10. 10.Entry and exit of animals into controlled area and free area.
  11. 11.Precautionary measures in relation to controlled areas.
  12. 12.Prohibition of markets, fairs, exhibition, etc., in the controlled areas.
  13. 13.Prohibition of bringing of infected animals into market and other places.
  14. 14.Check Posts and Quarantine Camps.
  15. 15.Inspection and detention of animals at Check Posts and Quarantine Camps.
  16. 16.Entry and exit of vaccinated animals into controlled and free areas.
  17. 17.Appointment of Competent Officers.
  18. 18.Cleaning and disinfection of carriers.
  19. 19.Powers of entry and inspection.
  20. 20.Declaration of infected areas.
  21. 21.Effect of declaration of infected areas.
  22. 22.Denotification of infected area.
  23. 23.Segregation, examination and treatment of infected animals.
  24. 24.Drawing samples from animals.
  25. 25.Resort to euthanasia for infected animals.
  26. 26.Disposal of carcass.
  27. 27.Powers of Veterinary Officer and Veterinarian to hold post-mortem examinations.
  28. 28.Seizure and removal of certain animals.
  29. 29.Enforcement of orders and recovery of expenses.
  30. 30.Village Officers, etc., to assist.
  31. 31.Penalty for issuing vaccination certificate without authority or administering defective vaccine.
  32. 32.Penalties.
  33. 33.Penalty for placing infected animal or carcass in river, etc.
  34. 34.Offences by companies.
  35. 35.Prevention of escape of causative organism.
  36. 36.Power to delegate.
  37. 37.Officers and authorities to function subject to Government control.
  38. 38.Power to amend the Schedule.
  39. 39.Power to issue directions.
  40. 40.Certain persons to be public servants.
  41. 41.Power to remove difficulties.
  42. 42.Power of Central Government to make rules.
  43. 43.Power of State Government to make rules.
  44. 44.Laying of rules.
  45. 45.Repeal and savings.
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