20. Declaration of infected areas.—If the Veterinary Officer, upon receipt of a report from a Veterinarian or otherwise, is satisfied that, in any place or premises falling within his jurisdiction, an animal has been infected with any scheduled disease, or that an animal, which he has reason to believe has been so infected, is kept, may, by notification and publication in at least one local newspaper in the vernacular language and by declaration in loud voice and by beating drums, declare such area as he may deem fit (including the place or premises aforesaid) to be an infected area.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Appointment of Veterinary Officers.Section 4 · Reporting scheduled diseases obligatory.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.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.