It shall be the duty of any person who for the time being keeps a bull, if a licence is in force in respect of the bull to produce the licence-
(a) within a reasonable time on demand made by a live-stock officer or 1[any other officer] authorized by general or special order by 2[the 3[State] Government] in this behalf in any place where the bull is for the time being.
(b) before a cow is served by a bull on demand made by the person, in charge of the cow.
(a) within a reasonable time on demand made by a live-stock officer or 1[any other officer] authorized by general or special order by 2[the 3[State] Government] in this behalf in any place where the bull is for the time being.
(b) before a cow is served by a bull on demand made by the person, in charge of the cow.
Source footnotes
1 These words were substituted for the words "an officer of the Agriculture or Vaterinary Department" by Bom. 35 of 1950, s. 7.2 The words "the Provincial Government" were substituted for the word "Government" by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council.
3 This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.
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Section 1 · Short title.Section 2 · Extent.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Live-stock officer.Section 5 · Prohibition for keeping a bull for breeding purpose.Section 6 · Grant of licences.Section 7 · Refusal to grant or revocation of licence.Section 8 · Grant of duplicate licence.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 21 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.