Transport of animals on foot rules, 2001

TRANSPORT OF ANIMALS ON FOOT RULES, 2001

(S.O. 268 (E) (26th March, 2001)

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:

  • Short title and commencement: These rules may be called the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Transport of Animals on Foot). Rules 2001.
  • Definitions: In these rules unless the context otherwise requires:­(a) "animal" means livestock and includes the following animals namely:
    • cattle including cow bulls and bullock, buffalo bulls and bullock, cows, buffaloes, mithuns, yaks and calves;
    • equines including horses, ponies, mules and donkeys
    • horse including stallions, geldings, brood mare, colts and fillies
    • goat including adult goat, male or female of two years age and above
    • buck including male goat
    • kid-young goat below one year of age 
    • nanny-female goat
    • sheep including adult sheep, male or female of two years age and above
    • ewe-female sheep 
    • Iamb-young sheep below one year of age; (xi) ram-male sheep
    • wether includes male Iamb that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity
    • pig includes adult pig, male or female of one year of age or above
    • piglet includes young pig below one year of age
    • veterinary doctor" means a person registered with the Veterinary Council of India established under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984(520f1984):
    • "Schedule" means a schedule appended to these rules
  • Application of the rules: These rules shall apply to transport of animals on foot when the distance from the boundary of Village or town or city of the origin of such transport to the last destination is 5 km or more than 5 km.
  • Condition of health of animals transported on foot
    • Every animal to be transported on foot shall be healthy and in good condition for such transport.
    • A certificate of a veterinary doctor in respect of each animal to be transported to the effect that such animal is in a fit condition for such transportation and is not suffering from any infectious, contagious or parasitic diseases and that it has been vaccinated against any infectious, contagious or parasitic diseases shall accompany such animal.
    • The certificate under sub rule (1) shall be in the form as specified in the First Schedule.
  • Certain animals do not transport on foot: New born animals of which the navel has not completely healed, diseased, blind, emaciated, lame, fatigued, or having given birth during the preceding seventy two hours or likely to give birth during transport shall not be transported on foot.
  • Transport in on-farm social group: Animal shall-be transported in their on farm social groups (established at least one week prior to journey)
  • First aid equipment to accompany animals transported on foot: The owner of the animals shall provide veterinary first aid equipment to be accompanied with such animals while transported on foot.
  • Certificate to be carried during transportation: In case the person transporting the animals on foot is not the owner of the animals then such person shall carry a certificate as specified in the Second Schedule during such transportation. .
  • Watering arrangement during transportation of animals: The owner of the animals shall make watering arrangement en route during transport of such animals on foot.
  • Feed and fodder arrangements during transportation of animals: Sufficient feed and fodder with adequate reserve of such feed and fodder for the animals shall be made available by their owner during their transport on foot.
  • Prohibition of the use of whip, etc. during transportation of animals on foot
    • No person shall use a whip or a stick in order to make the animals to walk or to hasten the pace nor such person shall apply chillies or any such substance to any part of body of the animals for this purpose during their transportation on foot.
    • If any animal needs to be tied during transport on foot, it shall be tied by a rope covered with suitable cushioning such as cloth around its leg and such animal shall not be tied by its nose, all legs or any other part of the body except by its neck.
    • If more than one animal is to be tied adjacent to one another by a single rope during their transport on foot, the space between any two of such animals shall be minimum two feet and animals so tied shall be of similar physical condition and strength and no more than two such animals shall be tied adjacent to each other by a single rope.
  • Certain prohibition on transport of animals on foot
    • No person shall transport on foot an animal before sunrise or after sunset.
    • No animal shall be transported on foot beyond the distance, time, rest interval and temperature specified for such animal in the following Table:
    • No animal shall be made to walk under conditions of heavy rain, thunderstorms or extremely dry or sultry conditions during is transport on foot.
  • Transportation of animals in certain cases not permitted without shoes: Animals whose hooves are not provided with shoes (as in the case of pack or draught animal) shall not be transported on foot on hard cement, bitumen-coated or metalled roads, steep gradients or hilly and rocky terrain, irrespective of weather conditions (summer or winter).
  • Power of Police to require the owner to take animal to nearest Magistrate
    • If any police officer or any other person authorized on this behalf by the Government or by the Animal Welfare Board of India has reason to believe that an offence has been or is being committed in respect of an animal in contravention of these rules he may require the owner or other person in charges of such animal to take the animal to the nearest magistrate.
    • If the owner or the person in charge of the animals referred to in sub rule (I) refuses to comply with the demands of the police officer under that sub rule, it shall be lawful for such police officer or such other persons to take the animal to the nearest magistrate.

Species (Animal)

Maximum distance covered/day/hour

Maximum no. of walking/day of hours Travelling)

Period of rest (interval)

Temperature range Max. Min

Cattle (Cows)

30 km/day

4 km/hr

8 hours

At every 2hours for drinking and at every 4 hrs for feeding

12 deg. C to 30 deg.C

Buffaloes

25 km/day

3 km/hr

8 hours

At every 2 hours for drinking ano at every 4 hrs for feeding

12 deg. C to 30 deg. C

Cows and

Buffaloes Calves

16 km/day

2.5 km/hr

6 hours

At every 1½ hrs for drinking and at every 3 hrs. for feeding

15 deg. C to 25 deg.C

Horses, Ponies,

Mules, Donkeys

45 km/day

6 km/hr

8 hours

At every 3 hrs for drinking and at every 6 hrs. for feeding

12 deg. C to 30 deg. C

Young ones (Foal)

25 km/day

4 km/hr

6 hours

At every 2hrs. for drinking and at every 4 hrs. for feeding

15 deg. C to 25 deg. C

Goats and Sheep

30 km/day

4 km/hr

8 hours

At every 2 hrs. for drinking and at every 4 hrs. for feeding

12 deg. C to 30 deg. C

Kids and Lambs

16 km/day

2.5km/hr

6 hours

At every 1 1/2 hrs. for drinking and at every 3 hrs. for feeding

15 deg. C to 25 deg. C

Pigs

15 km/day

2 km/hr

8 hours

At every 1 Y2 hrs. for drinking and at every 3 hrs. for feeding

12 deg. C to 25deg. C

Piglets

10 krn/day

1.5 km/hr

6 hours

At every 1 Y2hrs. for drinking and at every 3 hrs. for feeding

15 deg. C to 25 deg. C

Note: After being provided with water every animal shall be given a break of 20 minutes before the commencement of the transport of the animal on foot and in case of feeding the break shall be given for one hour before the commencement of the transport of the animal on foot.

 
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