In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(1) "Cow" includes a heifer ;
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(3) "Licence" means a licence granted under section 6 ;
(4) "Live-stock officer" means an officer or person appointed or invested with powers under section 4 ;
2[(4A) "Panchayat Samiti" means a Panchayat Samiti constituted under section 57 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962);]
(5) "Prescribed", with its grammatical variations, means prescribed by rules ;
(6) "Rules" means rules made under section 23 ;
3[(7) "Village" means-
(a) as respects the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 18794 (Bom. V of 1879);
(b) as respects the Vidarbha region of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 19545 (M.P. II of 1955);
(c) as respects the Hyderabad area of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Hyderabad Land Revenue Act6 (Hyd. VII of 1317 F);
(7A) "Zilla Parishad" means a Zilla Parishad constituted under section 9 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961(Mah. V of 1962); and]
(8) "A person is said to keep a bull" if such person owns the bull or has the bull in his possession or custody.
(1) "Cow" includes a heifer ;
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(3) "Licence" means a licence granted under section 6 ;
(4) "Live-stock officer" means an officer or person appointed or invested with powers under section 4 ;
2[(4A) "Panchayat Samiti" means a Panchayat Samiti constituted under section 57 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961 (Mah. V of 1962);]
(5) "Prescribed", with its grammatical variations, means prescribed by rules ;
(6) "Rules" means rules made under section 23 ;
3[(7) "Village" means-
(a) as respects the Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Bombay Land Revenue Code, 18794 (Bom. V of 1879);
(b) as respects the Vidarbha region of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 19545 (M.P. II of 1955);
(c) as respects the Hyderabad area of the State of Maharashtra, a village as defined in the Hyderabad Land Revenue Act6 (Hyd. VII of 1317 F);
(7A) "Zilla Parishad" means a Zilla Parishad constituted under section 9 of the Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act, 1961(Mah. V of 1962); and]
(8) "A person is said to keep a bull" if such person owns the bull or has the bull in his possession or custody.
Source footnotes
1 Clause (2) was deleted by Bom. 35 of 1950, s. 3.2 Clause (4A) was inserted by Mah. 48 of 1962, s. 4 (1).
3 Clauses (7) and (7A) were substituted for clause (7), by Mah. 48 of 1962, s. 4 (2).
4 See Now the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966).
5 See Now the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966).
6 See Now the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966).
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Section 1 · Short title.Section 2 · Extent.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.Section 9 · Duration of licence.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 21 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.