Goa, Daman and Diu Diseases of Animals (Control) Rules, 1975

j REGD. GOA· 51 . .Panaji, 22nd November, 1975 (Agrahayana 1. 1897) SERIES I No. 34 OFFICIAL GAZETTE GOVERNMENT OF GOA, DAMAN AND DIU EXTftftORDINftRV No. 2 GOVERNMENT OF GOA, DAMAN AND DIU Agriculture Department N otij'ication 14·9/AH·AGR,I71 'THE GOA, DAMAN AND DIU DISEASES OF ANIMALS RULES, 1975 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 ·of the Goa, Daman and Diu Diseases of Animals Act, .1974 (9 of 1974), and after complying with the requi· rements of pre· publication, the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu is pleased to make the folll:>Wing rules, namely: 1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Goa, Daman and Diu Disea" ses of Animals (Control) Rules, 1975. (2) They shall came into force at once. 2. neimitiollS. - In these rules, unless the context <>therwise requires, (a) "Act" means the Goa, Daman and 'Diu Diseases of Animals Act, 1974 (Act No.9 of 1974) ; (b) "Section" means a section of the Act; (c ) "Veterinary Dispensary" means 'a p}ace or institution for the treatment of animals esrta blished by the Government; (d) The words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the same mea ningassigned to them under the Act. 3. Marking of the animaJs.-AlI animals inspected, detained or vaccinated at a quarantine staition under section 7 shall be liable to be marked by branding the letters "C. D." on the left hand quarter. The last tV{O digits of rt::he calendar year in which such marking is done, shall be branded after the letter. "C .. D." ego 75. A fee of fifty paise. per animal shall be payable for' such marking.. . 4. Period of detention. - The period of detention of animals at 'a quarantine station for the purpose of inspection, vaccination and marking under section 7(3) shall not exceed 7 days.' 5. Collection of feeding charges of the animal during detention period. - Whenever an animal is detained at a quarantine startion under section 7, the person in charge of the animal shall make necessary arrangement for feeding the animal or in the alternative, pay to the officer in charge of the quarantine station, a fee of Rs. 3/- per animal, per day, to cover the cost of such feeding. 6. Granting of permit to release any animal from quarantine station. - At the time of release of any animal from the .quarantine station, a permit in the form apperrded hereto shall be issued under section 7'(5) by the officer -in charge of the quaran tine station to the person in charge of the animal. 7. Tests to which lIJlimal may be submitted. The test to which an animal may be submitted under sub-section (1) of section 9, shall be the Tuberculin test in the case of Tuberculosis or the Avian Tuber cu1in or Johnin test in the case of Johne's Disease or Mallein test in the case of glanders or farcy or Agglutination test ·in the case of Brucellosis or Pul loram (Agglutination) Test in the . case of Bacillary White Diarrhoea (Pullorum disease). The Veterinary Surgeon may keep the animal under observation, or collect blood or any other material, from any ani mal suspected to be diseased for the purpose of con firmation of the laboratory diagnosis. 8. DiSpOsal of non-infective animal in case where there is no cattle pond. - (1) In the absence of a ca:ttle pond in the vicinity, the Ins,pector shall, in cases falling under the proviso to sub-section (2) (a) of section 9, .send the animal to the nearest Veteri nary Dispensary, for maintenance for a period not exceeding seven days when a person who isentitied 382 to its poss~iOh cannat, in the opinion of the Inspec tor, be found and shall display in a cons,picuous part of his office and in the said dispensary, a notice stating. (a) the description of the animal; (b) the place where it was seized; (c) the place where it is kept; and shall cause proclamation of the same to be'made . by beat of drums in the village or area and at the market place near the place of seizure. . (2) If the animal be not claimed, within 7 days, from the date of notice under sub-rule (1), j,t shall be sold by public auction by ,the Inspector or an officer of his establishment deputed for that purpose at ,such place and time and subject to such wnditions as the Inspector may, by general or special order from time to time direct: Provided that if the bid of any person for any animal at a public auction is, in the opinion of the Officer authorised to sell it, not a fair price, he may reject the bid, and may dispose of the animal in such manner as he thinks fit. • 9. The manner in which the affected animal is to be dealt with under section 9(2)(b). -Any ani mal certified under section 9(2) (b) as -affected with Rinderpest or Foot and Mouth DiseaSe shall be segre gated, kept under observation and treated till it dies or is declared to be non-infective. In the case of Hae morrhagic Septicaemia, Blackquarter, Anthrax, Bru cellosis and South African Horse Sickness, the ani mal shall be segregated and kept under observation until it dies orjs declared to be non-infective. In case of Rabies Johne's DLsease 'and Salmonellosis, the animal sh~ll be destroyed forthwith. In case of Tu berculosLs, it shall be destroyed if it is suffering from open Tuberculosis; otherwLse it shall be passed after being branded on the neck with letters "C. D. T.". 10. M.aJmer of dealing with animal which is infec tive though not d1seased. - If the Veterinary Sur geD~ certifies under section 9 (2) (c) that an anima;l ,is infective, though not diseased, it shall be kept under observation for a period upto 7 days and shaJl be further dealt with under section 9 (2) (a) or 9 (2) (b)" as the case may be. 11. Compensation for animals destroyed under section 10. - The· compensation to be pald under section 10 in respect of any animal which has been destroyed shall be determined by. a commi~tee con sisting of the Government Vetermary OffICer, the Mamlatdar and a member of a; local authority nomi nated in this behalf by the Collector. In the case of 'Johne's Disease, the compensation to be paid ~all be determined on the basis of the value of the 'animal for the purpose of meat at .the time the animal was destroyed. 12. Cleansing and disinfection of vessels and vehicles. - Every vessel or vehicle to. :",hich sec tion 16 applies shaJl be cleansed and dismfected at le8!St once a month or .it it is engaged "in :transporting aifected or infective animals, at such shorter inter vals as the Veterina:ry Surgeon may direct. The disin fection shall be 'carried out with one or more disin· fectants specified in rule 13. SERIES I No. 34, 13. Cleansing and disinfection of infected pre mises, vessels and vehicles. - For the purpose of disinfection of any land, building or other place 01' any vessel or vehicle, in which an infected animal has been kept, one or more of the following disin fectants, shall be used as may be directed by the Veterinary Surgeon, namely: (1) Mercuric chlodde 1 in 1,000. (ll) Milk of chloride of lime 1 in 20. (III) Acid carbolic solution 1 in 20. (IVj Formalin solution 1 per cent. (V) Steam. (VI) Formalin vapour. (VII) Blow-lamp. 14. Disinfection or destruction of the perishable, articles. - All perishable articles such as ropes and litter, found on any land, building, place, vessel or vehicle to which section 17 applies, shall be destroyed and fittings disinfected. 15. Holding of post-mortem examination. - When an animal is suspected to have died of a scheduled disease and has heen buried in a locality known to be, free from it and it isilecessary to examine the car-· cass, the Veterinary Surgeon shall cause the carcass to be exhumed for the ,purpose of diagnosis under section 18 provided that if the history of the C8!Se suggest that the animal had died of Anthrax, no exhumation shall be done. hI such case it shall be lawful for the Veterinary' Surgeon to take blood smears from the auricular vein or a piece from the muscle of a carcass for the purpose of diagnosis. 16. Procedure for entry and inspection. -(1) The Veterinary Surgeon shall enter upon and inspect any' land or building or other place Or any vessel or vehi-· cle in the presence of the owner Or any person in chRrge of such l'and, building, place, vessel or vehicle' after giving due notice to such owner or person in charge. If such owner or person is not available or iE, unwilling to accompany the Veterinary Surgeon, it shall be lawful for the Veterinary Surgeon to enteI' upon and inspect such land or building or other place or any vessel or vehicle, provided he is, accompanied'. by the village Patel or the officer in charge of the nearest Police Station or Police Outpost, and it shall be the duty of the Village Patel or the concerned police official, 'as the case may be, to render such assistance as may be required by the Veterinary Sur-· geon under section 25 of the Act. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (1), it shall be lawful for the Veterinary Officer Or the Inspector to enter upon and inspect sucl1 land, buiI ding or other place or any vess'€! or vehicle at any time of the day or night. 17. The distance from the shore within which the carcass or any part of the carcass shall not be, placed. -'- The distance from the shore within which. the carcass or any part of the carcass of a;ny animal shall not be placed or caused or permitted to be placed under section 23 shall be 500 metres. 18. The prescribed authority for the purpose of section 11, 12 and 13 shall be the Director of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Goa. r '-~ 22ND NOVEMBER, 1975 (AGRAHAY ANAl, 1897) Form of permit Permit under section 7(5) of the Goa, Daman and Diu Diseases of Anhnals Act, 1974 and rule 6 This liS to certify that at the request of ... place ... Taluka .. ~ District .,. I have thris day hereby licenced the removal of the animal/animals, palltfparts or product/pro ducts of animals hidejhidesrjslmnjiS!¢nsjvessel/vesse]s line gear/harness clothjclothes/othett' appurtenance descrdbed below by ... s/o ... the person in charge of the said animal! janimaJsjpar·tt!parts or product/produ,cts of animal hides/ / . ; skins / vessel'; vessels /linegear /harness-cloth/clothes other appurtenance who shall produce it whenever required to do so by an Inspector or a Police Officer. Breed .. Sex ... Colour , Description of animal/animals Approximate age ... Brand or any other mark or marks of identiification ... 383 Number of hides and skins, vessels, llneg<lar, ha= clothes or other appurtenances and their brief description: ... .The hides and sklins and other aJl.''t;dcles are marked with the following seal for identification. Place of 'ilSSue of certificate ... Date ... Signature of the Veteninary Surgeon (Name in block letters) By order and in the name of the Lt. Governor of Goa, Daman and Diu. Abel do Rosario, Under Secretary (Development). Panaji, 22nd November, 1975. HOVT. PRINTING PRESS - GOA (Imprensa Nacional - Goa) PRICE - 0·45 P •.