Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004 (Act No. 28 of 2006)

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PRS or any persons connected with it shall not be in any way responsible for any loss, damage, or distress to any person on account of any action taken or not taken on the basis of this document. The Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004 Act 28 of 2006 Keyword(s): Beef, Agricultural Cattle, Slaughter, Transport, Veterinary Officer CHIlAll'lSGARH ACT (No. .2 1; or 2006) THE CHHATTlSGARH AGRICULI'UR.4C CA'T'~LE PRESERVATION ACT. 2iHI-I Section : I. Shorl ~irle, exten1 and cornmenccmenl. 4. Prohibidon of$lauihlcr of ~ ~ r i c u l ~ u n l carrlc. . . 5. Prohibirion on posscsion of bed . / 6. ~rkhibitibn o? ~ranspoi-I of ~ ~ r i d l u r a l cattle Ibr-slauglair. I . 7. Posscssion'oFseizcd Agricul~ural canle and nionddy ~ p o r ~ . ' i . 9: Levy of charges. . . 10. ~enal t ies . , j I 1 . - Burdcn of proof on accuscd. - . - . , . 1 1 12. 0fi&nacs 10 k cognitablc and non-bailablu. ; , 13. I'oivcl. orcn~ry.imd ins$cc~ion. j 14. PrnviSion ol: bail. . ' . 15. ~cl i~hi l i fnt ion. 1:6. Pmtecdon df aclioi raken,in good .iaidl. . I I . Ol'ficers cxc~isi~.~rrwr~u~d~71his Act dczmcd~i, bcptblic-,sr;-ran~>. . , . . - - : ' - . . . . . . ' - I . . 19. Power 10 removc dilicul~ics. . . . . 20. Power ro makc rules. ' 2 I . Repeal and Saving. CHHATISGARH. .4CT (No. 28 of ?Or:h~ THE CHHATTISG A HH AGRTC ULTUIIAL. C.iVl'TL,L P R E E E l l i ' A T I ~ X h. ACT, 2004 An Act la provide, in the i n l e ~ M ~ n f -% the geperal public ahd to mainthin c h m ~ ~ ~ i r n a l harmony and -peace, for prohibiti6n of slaugther of ~gricuItura1 cattlc ant: F t ~ r ~catters con neeled thereto. ' 7 . . 7 Be i t enacted by (hechhat~isgarh hgisIalure i n h e fit'ly-fifth year nf the kcpublic t t i Indiij ;I, , . - follows : : . . . . . , ~ h o r i t i i ~ c , c x ~ c n ~ and 1, (1) - This Acr m a y callcd !he ~hhalris~arh ~ ~ r i c u l ~ i i r a l car~lc ~r&c&aliolr Acr. Commenccmcnt ' 2001. . . . . 2 ) - I r cslcnds 10 [he wholc of thc Sme ~f ~ h h a r t i s ~ a r h . ,. - . . . f . . - I I . 3 ) ' I[ shall come inla force from tho d a k i~i pu blica[ipn in ihc Ofirinl ,Gszct~e. . : .. ~cfiuiiions. 2. 1n' this-^& unlcss Ihe context othzrwise require:. (a) . "Bccf' mcans flcsh of Agricultuial'calde. ; . . . (b) ,, "Agricultural cattle" mcans an animal specified i? .ihc scheduIc : . . . ."compe teni ~ u t h o ~ i l ~ " mcans . a ..person 'appointed b J the Sratz Go\lc~n?icnt. hy notifihion lo. perform i n any -local area specitied tberei n. ~l ic I'uglionb nl'n Compelen; . . ~ u l h o n t ~ under this ACL; "Inslilurion" menns any chrui~able ins~i~u:ion rcgicrered undel-aay enaclrlictii Kt:r h c timc bcing in fo~.cc,eitablished~of~he pu,T?sc oFkrcpinE, h~ ceding and iil;li n lainin$ Agricu~tuia~ calt~k or for rhc purpose of revep~iorl, prnteclion. cgrc. , management and trealmenl of infimiiaged arid disea~ed c ~ r v prrlgcny: . . "Slauglher" means killing- by &y. method whabocvrr and tncludcs m-~iniag ilr inlhing of physicd iiijury which in he ordinary couac wilt codst dearh; .-* . . . "Tcinspon" rncans.caI?ing Agricul~unl ca[?c through vehicle fii tlirouph wn king : 'or though-any other meais; - - -. . "Yererinw ~l'fice;"-mea~~s a- w&pn 'appoirhd as as vveierihsr:: al'licei- unrlcr .. seaion 3; ' . .L . . (b) . "VehicIe" means any mcchanic~lly or.man!alfy driven con-v , ? , m ~ c used on Ir~r;d. iyarer or aii. . . - . , The StateGovernm- en^, may by a gene~31 or spccial drizr. appoint for tht pl~rpuse ?[ ti,is.Acl. any person, or class of pcrsons, ro be the.velerinary.oific;e~ Fora local a r u m ..1 . - . . No $;son sllall slaughrcr or cause? ro be slaughtered or ol'lir br caw: L !'s.*-?i'tl. ~ l j lu~ l i rc t . or any Agricul~ural car:le. 5. Nn person s h a l l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ bccfof any Agriculrural carrlc slaughtered i n cc~n1rilvr:nlion n i 1hep1.r~ , visions of rhis Act. 6. No person shall scll, or rranspo1-r or oflcr t ~rgnspurr or cause to hc ita~l~?orred ,lny Agricu I rural catlie From any place within itre statc 10 any plitcc within the slale ul-oursirlr: ihc Siaic. j'wrhe p~lqmsenf its slaughter in con~ravendon ofthe provisiun ofthis ALI or w i ~ h 111e knowlc dge lhal i t will be or is likcly !o be. so slaughtered. C+. .. . ,A. \-' 7. Till [lie' conclusion ofprosecution, seized AgriculturaI carrle will bt under custody or nentrst registercd Gost~aia, Gosndnn, ~orakshan sansrhan or othcr regisrered sansrhan and [hey alc required . to . orovide monrhl y report lo concefned coun in prescribPd profonna. 8. The Scare Governmen1 shall take necessay steps Cor srl-cngthening of inslilulions which arc engaged in welfare acGvi~ies or Agticul~ural catllc. - . 9. The person inchargeof ihe insricutiofi may l e y suchclrarges : I S may lie prcscri hcd, Carc~ic and ~nain~cnance of Agricl~llural caalc whosecus~od~ was given 1o11ie inslilu~ion undi:r section 7. From-tlicir owners. . . . , . lo. ~ h o c v c r son~ravinrr or akmpt a sonvsvene or& 412 ccniraveaian of 1l1L provisions orl section 4 ,5 and 6 sbaH bc punish4 wiih i&prisonrnenr of either descripiion Tor a-(crm wl~ich; rnajlextend to~hrecyears, or with fine wh'ich may exicnd-101cn 1llousanJ mpe& a. wi 11) bntl,. I In any trid [or an offence punishable undcr seclion LD lor coniravcnrion of ~ h c prov i s i~n of sectioii 4,5 and 8of thrs.Act rhe burden of prdving lhar the slaugbtcr, transport or sell of Agri cultural: c a f r ~ i rvg no{- in conuavcntiog of dl; provisions of this Act shall be on the acc"sed. , . L 7.. ~ u ~ l l w i r h s ~ n * d i ~ ~ ~ n ~ t h h ~ c o n l a i n i d in the~ade of criminal Proccdurc, 1973 [No. 2df 1974) all offences'undcr this Acr shall bc cognimblc and non-bglablc. ' . . 13. ( L ) For ~ h c purpose of enforcing \he pl- visions of this h c l tlv ~on~i ,~c re r i Authnrfiy or the Velccinary oificcr or any pc.rson rrilrhor-ircd hy !he Cdnpetml Aulllori~y ur h e - Ve~crjnary officer in writing is ihis'behalF, shall have power !o cntcr mnd inspcctanyoremis~ wihin i'nelocal I imiis olhisjurisdit~ion; where hc has rcasnri to btievc dial an . offence under h i s Act has been, isbcing or is likcly ro bc committed. Every person ii-t occuparion of any such premisa as is spccilied in sub-sec~ion ( 1 ) shall Plow h e ,Competent Autharily or the V e t c r i n b Oficer or any person auhorised by rhe Compekni Amhority or the Velcrinqry officer i n w r i r i ~ ~ g . such access to the premises as may bc required for tht afortsaid purpose, a d slrall answer any quesdori pur lo him by he Competenr Aulhoriiy. r l ~ c V e ~ e r i n a j officer or h e person au~orised. ai !he c x e may be, to ~ k - b e s t of his kno.~lcdgc and &lief, (3) The Cornpetcnt Authority or [he Ve~erinary Ufhccr or any,person aulhoriscd in wririnr, in his.behafF, shall have power to stop and search any ve l~ ic lc LO cnsurt: [he compliance of w u o n 6 af &is Act. (4) rile provisions of section 10o or [he Code of Criruinal Procidurc. I 975 (No. 2 br 1974) relaling losearch and seizurcshdl,so Tar as n ~ n y 'bc. apply to searches and scizures un&r t h i s scdion. 14. NO person accused of an oifence punishablc undcr [his Act shall bc r e l e w d on bail nr on his own hundunlcss ~ h c public prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppcrse cltc itpplicati~rn Tor such releasc. rower tar t t h l l j A $ ~ ~ ~ ~ njpwliu~~. R c h u l ~ i l i ~ i ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ . I The Si;ilc Guvel-nmenl ma}' milkc rdcs h t ~ h c cc~)non?ic rcll;~bili~:rti~rnol~~~~iJ~ J3rlK\!>ltE, jj';(il\,, ru be dirsutly ;~Flcctcd hy llur ACL Protrrtion or acrlon 1 6. No suir, proseculion or orher Icgd~occedings shall hc insliluled 3g;iinsl :\11> pratln Car :ill!. taken in good raith.. thing which i s done or inrendcd ~O%C done in good p ~ i l h undc~~~h i s Ac~.ur. thcnhcs lnidc thtrc under. . Ornctrs exercising 17. - AIlCompelen~ Au~haritics. Vc~erinary OrIicers and orllerpersons ercrcir ins pokvcn undcr ~ t ~ i i ,. p o w ~ k - under this Act shdibe dccrned {o be puhlic szAnrs within 111c mcii~iing nfScction 2 I t~l ' thc I~l<lii~n Pcniil Act, decmcd lo bt Cde, 1860 (45 nF 1861)): public servant. , , ~ c t la hnvt avcrrld- . 1 8. The provisions qf ttiis Act shall havc an,<-vcrriding cfrecl notwillisla~~ding yiy I I~iil!: io~\~; \ ioc t l ing emeci. in any other iaw For the ~ i m c k i n g in fnmc or any inst rumenl havinc cl~ccr I ~ Y virrLnh ~,l:uly I:I~I~ other ~han. this Act. Powtr-u remow dil- . 19 . llanydirficully arisesin gi~in6cff~ct l o ~ ~ ~ i e ~ ~ m v i z i ~ ~ ~ ~ s of ltiis A L ' l l r ~ l i l t e G ~ I Y ~ I ~ ~ I I ~ ~ I 111:1~ , - 6mlt+. makc such provisions or givc such dircciioos no~lincunsislcnt will1 rhc: p l ' c ~ v i s ~ i ~ n s t ~I'rhis Aqr. I ' . . as appears lo i t tbbc necessary or expdicnt [or removing 111e diificuli ies. ' Power to msdc I-UIS. 20- ( 1) . .. Thc Slate Governmenl may by no~iEzilrion. inakc rulcs l i ~ ~ ~ c a ~ r y i ~ i ~ cur thr prr~vi sionsofthi'sAcl whichshall havc ctTecr fmm thedare111 i t s puhlicalic~n 111- 1-rq1tn~1rc-1) ' , other dale asmay be specified in lhis bebhlf. (2) - 11e rules made under this AL'i sirdl. as soon as possible aficr rlicy ; ~ r t pshlidictl . be laid an ttic rable of rile Legislative hsembty, . . . . . ~ e p - 1 and Saving. , 2 1. Agricullurd Caltle Preservalian Act ,1959 (Act No. XVHl o r 1959) is hcrcl~y yiptalsrl. t l i ~ repcal 'shall no1 circc~ :--- . (1) , [he prcvi~us opetzition of any law so repealed or any~l~in: dr~ne rrr,sul'l'crcd 11icrc . - '.f under; or . , , (2) anS pcnalry, forfeiture, or punishrncnt incu~cd i 11 rcspcc~ c i l ' ilny tifl'cl~cc c o n ~ i ~ i . lled agajnsr any laws(, repea!cd; or (3) any inveuigatioh, l e a l pricccding or,r&~edi in rcsptc~ n l i n y pt ni~l,.. ~irrrci;ilrl or punishment as aforaaid ; and any such investiga~ion, legal proccodihg or remcdy may hc institulcd. conli~lucd r l~,unli~rcci and any such penalty. forfeiture or punishment 'may be i1nposi.d ;I< i f !hi?; ACI h id nu1 ljcc . . . . passed. SCHEDULII Scclion 2, (b) \> '- Agricultu'ml cattle, !rc 1. Cows of all ages. 1 1 3 k 2. CaTvcs of cows and of she buifiloes. cn31 3. Bulls. 4. - Bullocks. 5. Ma1e:and . FemJc . buffaloes.