THE PUNJAB LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1953.

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THE PUNJAB LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1953, 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

SECTIONS 

1. Short title, extent and commencement, 

Definitions. 

Prohibition to keep a bull unmarked. 

Intimation about unmarked bulls, 

Submission of bulls for inspection. 

Certification of bulls as ‘‘approved”’. 

Marking of castrated bulls. 

Castration of bulls without owners. 

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Officers competent to inspect or mark bulls and to enter 
premises. 

10. Marking to be made free of charge. 

11. Service of notice and order. 

12. Maintenance of registers. 

13. Penalty for unauthorised markings. 

14. Penalty for other offences. 

15. Cognizance of offence, 

16. Bar of proceedings. 

17. Power to make rules. 

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1THE PUNJAB LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMEN’ Beer ROVEMENT 

PUNJAB ACT No. XLVIE or 1953. 

ved the assent of the Governor of Punjab 

November, 1953, and was fiat eu plishe Hf fa 

Punjab Government Gazette: (Extraordinary) 

of the 9th November, 1953.] 

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Year, No. Short title Whether repealed or otherwise 
affected by legislation 

1953 XLVI |The Punjab Live- | Extended to the territories which, 

stock Improvement immediately before the Ist No- 

Act, 1953). vember, 1956, were comprise 

had in the State of Patiala and East 

Punjab States Union by Punjab 

Act No. 5 of 19593. 

‘Amended by the Punjab Re-orga- 

nisation (Chandigarh) (Adapta- 

tation of Laws on State and 

Concurrent Subjects) Order, 

1968" 

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An Act to provide for the improvement of livestock 

in the State of Punjab. 

It is hereby enacted as follows :— -vestook 

1, (J) This Act may be called the Punjab Lives OCK Short eo 

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mencement. 

I t, ( r 
mprovement Ac the {Union Terri- 

(2) It shall extend to the whole of 

tory of Chandigarh,] 
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-, any specified area, 

(3) It shall come into forces nt) hy by notifica- 

be appointed for 
the 4) Central Go 

nd different dates may op such date as 
tion appoint 5a __ 

rament Gazette}   different arcas. 
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Punja 
ove 

‘For Statement Oy One 
anor 2 dings in the Assembly and Counc! 

Seoul Debates, 
953. 

overnment 
Gazette 

(Extraordinary), 1953, page 548 ; an i 

see Punjab Ps islative Assembly and Coune 

aFor Statement 

(Extraordinary), 1958, 
+a by?? he Punjab Re-organis- 

. of Punjab by bjects) Order, 

tion aaestigarh) 
for sapation 

of ows on State and Concurrent Subd 

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1968, 
asyate Governmen

t” bY ibid. 

‘Substituted 
for the words 

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Definitions, 2. In this Act, unless the context other; 
quires,— TWise tg, 

(a) ‘approved bull’ means a bull certir ied 
under section 6 of this Act as fit for he Such 
purposes in a local area ; reeding 

(>) ‘bull’ means an uncastrated male c 
such age as the '[Central Governments” A prescribe for any local area ; ] may 

(c) ‘cow’ includes a heifer ; 

(d) ‘Director’ means the Director of Veter; 
Services [Union Territory of Chandigarh 

(e) ‘Livestock Officer? means the Director and 
includes any other officer authorised by him 
to exercise all or any of the powers of a Live- 
stock Officer under the Act ; 

(f) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made 
under this Act ; | 

(g) a person is said to ‘keep a bull’ if he owns 
the bull or has the bull in his possession or 
custody, for the time being ; ~ 

(i) a bull is said to te ‘castrated’ if it is rendered 
incapable of propagating its species ; and 

(i) ‘local area’ means the whole or a part of the 
area to which this Act applies, and in which 
an approved bull is, in the opinion of the 
Director, fit for breeding purposes. 

Prohibition to 3. Inany area to which this Act applies, no person 
keep a bullun- shall keep a bull except under and in accordance with 

the provisions of this Act. 

Intimation about 4, Every person, who, in any Togal area, keep® 
unmarked bulls. any bull which is not branded with a distinguishing mar 

as provided under this Act, shall give intimation of such 
possession to the Livestock Officer within such perloc 
as may be prescribed. - 

1Substituted for the words “State Government” by the Punjab Re-organts) 
tlon (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subj 

rder, . 

*Substituted for the word ‘‘Punjab” by ibid. 

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5. On receipt of the intimati 

- on his own motion, tl Ftimation under 
or on , the | ivestock Offic Section 4, Submission of 

equire any person keepin : cer may, by ord bulls for inspec- 

inspection at ing a bull to present ‘watt im 

for tied in the aa any reasonable time an ty Me hee 

speci 1¢ Mec er and thereupon it shall be ne Pate 
of the pers keeping the bull to produce it f: the duty 

tion accordingly and render all reasonable assistance 
‘, connection with such inspection ‘a Coostance 

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Oticet: it or Seried “het the bl ‘ gp! ne Livestock 
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used for breeding purposes in the local ates Shall certify ie 

the bull as ‘approved’ and cause it to 

mark prescribed for the purpose. it to be branded with a 

7. (1) If, after inspection, the Liv 
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is satisfied that a bull is unsuitable for breeding urposes castrated bul 

in a local area he shall cause it to be effectively castrated 

or specify by order a period during which such castrations 

shall be effected. 

(2) Such castration shall be performed or caused 

Officer unless the 
to be performed by the Livestock 

owner or the other person keeping the bull desires to 

to make his own arrangements fort complying _ with 

the order and if the bull is not castrated within the 

time allowed by the Livestock Officer, then without 

be taken under section 
prejudice to any action that may 

14, the Livestock Officer shall get the bull casterated. 

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k Officer shall cause every bull 

(3) Te. 
be branded with the prescribed 

so castrated to be 

mark. Castration of 

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uiry 4s the Livestock 

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8. (1) If after such end , finds that any un- bull wt out 

Officer may deem fit to make, sessed by a known 

ed Ot es d inspected. 
castrated bull is not ow? }essee 

person, he shall cause the bull to be seized an 

. ‘ inds the bull not 

ch inspection, he
, fe the have it 

‘apP rove 
iate mar ropriate 

th the ap Ping purposes, 
(2) Tf, on such, 

rt ny being certified as 

astrated d_ brande , 

and if he finds such bull fit it bree 

he shall mark it as an aP roved bu”. 

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290 LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT [ 1953; Pb. Ag 
my. XLyy Officers com: 9. (1) For the purposes of this Ac ormak bole Officer or any other officer Or person 

or mark bulls, 
and to enter him in this behalf shall have POwer at 

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AUthorie tock premises, times :— all 

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| | (a) to inspect any bull ‘ | 
(6) to brand any bull with a Prescribeq Mark . 
(c) subject to such Conditions and, TeStrictions 

if any, as may. be Prescribed, ente, any premises or other ‘place. Where he has Teason to believe that a bull is kept, 
(2) If the Livestock Offic Pection of an 

come unfit as ana 40 unapproved bul] 
with section 7 | 

Marking to be 10. Every Castration or marking required to be | 

charge te * done or made under this Act by a Livestock Officer shall 
© done or made free of charge. 

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ance, notice 11, Any notice Or order which is to be given or | 

Served on any Person under the PfOvisions of this Act 
May be given °F served on the Ownet or keeper of a bull 
Primarily liable to comply with such notice or order and | 

N Case of doubt or wh € is unknown, it may be given | 
theres 7 the person last known 4S owner or keeper 

of, a any seizure or inspection under section8, 
Shall be deemed io ave been do the Notice aff 

done af 
; ter compliance with | Oresaid, 

| Maintenance of 12. Th ivest 
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registers, the pr. 2¢ Livestock Officer shal] maintain fo 
1€ Prescribed form a register giving particulars 0 

mnebections, Names of Owners or. keepers of bulls, unde ions gue markings Made, and _ bulls approve Prescribed, h other particulars may Penalty f . authorised mer}. 13, ings, If any Person without lawful authority brands 
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under thic randed any bull with any mark prescribed ot OF wit any mark resembling such pres 
Cribed k, he sh Il sibs Mong le’ wit 
fetisonm nt which 7.02 CONviction be punishab i 

© months or with 4 five hundred rupees or both. 

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14. Whoever— Penalty for 

other offences. 

(a) keeps a bull in cor ontraventi ‘ 

any rule or order made ion _ or of 

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(b) neglects or fails to pr 

tion when farired to do so under the pro- 

visions of this Act, or obstructs an c cet 

or person in the discharge of his Funct ons 

under this Act or rules made thereunder, or ™ 

(c) neglects or fails to comply with 

this Act or rules thoremnded any order under 

conviction be punishable with fine which 

ees, and in the case of a secon 
shall on 

e with fine which may extend tend to fifty rup 

subsequent offenc 

to one hundred rupees. 

15 Oo Magistrate 
oF Court shall take cogni- Cognizance of 

this Act except upon 4 — 

offence under 
a Livestock Officer or any person 

complaint made by 4,: 

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this behalf. 

ecution 
or other proceed- 

Bar of proceed- 

he {Central 
ings. 

No St 2 
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ings shall lie against an officer or $ Bes 0 he Nn done 

Govern be hing, WEF in prsuance oF 

Act. 

di all lie 

(2) N suit, ther lee prover ast any of its 

against th T entral 6° ° ly to be used by 

officers for 2 damage C4US°  ntend 4 to be done under 

anythin
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f t a re ° 
k ules power to make 

or in pursu 
this yernment] may make Tue rules 

7. (YT Central 
Act 

t carry out th pur se ths 
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(c) the approved age of 
breedine, in any Tocal ieal for. p “Poses of 

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(3) All rules shall be subject to the... 

  

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