All village officers, all village servants useful to 1[the 2[State] Government] and all officers of the departments of revenue, 3[agriculture, animal husbandry and veterinary science or of such other department as the State Government may direct] shall be bound-
(a) to give immediate information to a live-stock officer of the commission of any offence, or the intention or preparation to commit any offence punishable under this Act which may come to their knowledge ;
(b) to take all reasonable measures in their power to prevent the commission of any such offence which they know or have reason to believe is about to be committed ; and
(c) to assist any live-stock officer in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(a) to give immediate information to a live-stock officer of the commission of any offence, or the intention or preparation to commit any offence punishable under this Act which may come to their knowledge ;
(b) to take all reasonable measures in their power to prevent the commission of any such offence which they know or have reason to believe is about to be committed ; and
(c) to assist any live-stock officer in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Source footnotes
1 The words "the Provincial Government" were substituted for the word "Government" by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council.2 This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.
3 This portion was substituted for the words "agricultural and veterinary" by Bom. 35 of 1950, s. 8.
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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.