(1) Every owner, or any other person, non-governmental organisation, public bodies or the village panchayat, in charge of any animal which he or it has reason to believe to be infective of a scheduled disease shall report the fact to the Village Officer or village panchayat in-charge, who may report the same in writing to the nearest available Veterinarian.
(2) The Village Officer shall visit the area falling within his jurisdiction for reporting any outbreak of the disease.
(3) Every Veterinarian shall, on receipt of a report under sub-section (1), or otherwise, if he has reason to believe that any animal is infected with a scheduled disease, report the matter to the Veterinary Officer.
(4) Where in any State there is any occurrence of scheduled disease in relation to any animal, the Director shall send an intimation to the Directors of the States which are in the immediate neighborhood of the place where there is such occurrence, for taking appropriate preventive measures against the spread of the disease.
(2) The Village Officer shall visit the area falling within his jurisdiction for reporting any outbreak of the disease.
(3) Every Veterinarian shall, on receipt of a report under sub-section (1), or otherwise, if he has reason to believe that any animal is infected with a scheduled disease, report the matter to the Veterinary Officer.
(4) Where in any State there is any occurrence of scheduled disease in relation to any animal, the Director shall send an intimation to the Directors of the States which are in the immediate neighborhood of the place where there is such occurrence, for taking appropriate preventive measures against the spread of the disease.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · Appointment of Veterinary Officers.Section 5 · Duty to segregate infected animals.Section 6 · Notification of controlled areas and free areas.Section 7 · Prohibition of movement of animals from controlled area.Section 8 · Vaccination, marking and issue of vaccination certificate.Section 9 · Contents of vaccination certificate.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 20 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-06-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.