Animal welfare Acts

ANIMAL WELFARE ACTS

Anmal welfare Acts at national level

  • Livestock Importation Act, 1898
    • Import of animals is regulated according to the Livestock Importation Act (1898) as amended by the Livestock Importation Act (1953).
    • Model Livestock Importation Rules (1961), have been framed under this Act by the central Government, in consultation with the Union Ministry of Law, and circulated to the States for, adoption under Section 4 of this Act. 
  • The Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899
    • The Glanders and Farcy Act (1899) was the first Central Act dealing with animal diseases.
    • This Act was primarily meant for control and prevention of two dreaded diseases of horses namely farcy and glanders, control of which was very important at that time from defense as well as law and order point of view, as a large contingent of horses was maintained by the Army and the Police.
    • This act relating to horses shall apply to camels, asses and mules also.
      • Section 1: This Act may be called the Glanders and Farcy Act (1899).
      • Section 12: Whoever being appointed as inspector under this act vexatiously or unnecessarily enters or searches any field, buildings or other places or seizes or detains any horse under the pretence that it is diseased shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to 6 months or a fine up to 500 rupees or with both.
      • Section 13: Penalty. Who ever refuses to or neglects to comply with any notice issued by the inspector shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to 1 month or a fine up to 50 rupees or with both.  
  • Dourine Act, 1910
    • The Act was the next in series, with its jurisdiction extending all over except part 'B' States.
    • This Acts provides for the prevention and control of dourine by empowering the Inspectors / Veterinary Practitioners appointed under this act, to castrate an entire horse or an ass or to destroy a mare suffering from dourine, for searching infected premises, their disinfections, etc; for determining compensation to the owner according to procedure laid down in this Act to the extent of Rs. 250 and for prohibiting the use of an affected animal for breeding; and for imposing fines in the case of default.  
  • Model Byelaws
    • For prohibiting the throwing of dead bodies of animals in the rivers under section 298 (2)- List I-I (H) of the U.P.
    • Municipalities Act1916. No person shall throw the dead body of any animals in any river within limits of Municipalities.
    • In exercise of the power conferred by section 299 (I) of the Act, and with the sanction of the State Government, the Board hereby directs that a breach of byelaw no. I shall be punishable with fine, which may end to five hundred rupees.  
  • Livestock Quarantine Rules (1961)
    • Schedule i, ii and iii.  
  • Cattle Trespass (Amendment Act), 1921
    • This act extends to the whole of India, except Part B states and Presidency towns such local areas as the State.
    • This deals with the problems of stray cattle and wild cattle.  
  • Drugs and Cosmetic Rules (1945)
    • This Act deals with the manufacturing and selling of vaccines, antisera and selling of diagnostic agents. 

Anmal welfare Acts at State level

  • Madras Cattle Disease Act (1866).
  • Madras Rinderpest Act (1940).
  • Anthrax (Prevention and Control) Rules (1940).
  • Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds in Urban areas (Control and Regulations) Act.
  • Tamil Nadu Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (1950): Banned killing of animals and birds in temples or their premises.
  • The Mysore Sheep and Sheep Development Act (1973): In addition to various aspects of development of sheep and sheep products, it also deals with the control of sheep diseases.
  • Rajasthan Livestock Improvement Act.
  • Mysore Livestock Improvement Act.  
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