The Gujarat Live-stock Improvement Act, 1980
gujarat · 1980
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- S. 1The Gujarat Live-stock Improvement Act, 1980 establishes its application to certain villages initially and allows the government to extend it to other areas.
- S. 2Section defines key terms used in the Gujarat Live-stock Improvement Act, 1980, including "appointed day," "cow," "licence," and "village."
- S. 3The section allows the State Government to appoint livestock officers with specified powers and duties.
- S. 4Section prohibits keeping a bull past a certain age without a license under section 5.
- S. 5Section grants licenses for bull keeping by authorized livestock officers, with prescribed fees and conditions.
- S. 6Section 6 allows the live-stock officer to refuse or revoke a breeding license for bulls deemed unfit due to health or genetic issues.
- S. 7Section 7 allows the issuance of a duplicate license if the original is lost or destroyed, with same provisions applying.
- S. 8Section 8 specifies conditions under which a bull's license remains valid, including expiration, revocation, or bull's death/castration.
- S. 9Section mandates owners of bulls to submit them for inspection by livestock officers upon request.
- S. 10Section 10 mandates livestock officers to castrate unlicensed bulls upon notice, free of charge.
- S. 11Section 11 mandates bull owners to present their bull's license to livestock officers upon request.
- S. 12Section 12 imposes a fine up to 100 rupees for keeping a bull against Gujarat Live-stock Improvement Act rules.
- S. 13Section 13 imposes a fine for neglecting or failing to comply with notices under sections 6 or 10 of the Gujarat Live-stock Improvement Act, 1980.
- S. 14Section penalizes neglect or failure to submit bulls for inspection or produce a license as required by livestock officers.
- S. 15Section 15 authorizes live-stock officers to castrate or seize bulls and sell them if owners cannot be found or if bulls have not been castrated as required.
- S. 16Section 16 grants livestock officers power to inspect bulls, mark them, and enter premises where bulls are believed to be kept.
- S. 17Section 17 mandates village officials to report livestock offenses and assist livestock officers in enforcing the Act.
- S. 18Section 18 restricts court cognizance of Gujarat Live-stock Improvement Act offences to complaints by livestock officers or police reports.
- S. 19Every live-stock officer shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Co
- S. 20Section 20 protects individuals and the state from legal actions for actions done in good faith under the Act, with a four-month limit for suits against livestock officers.
- S. 21The State Government can review and potentially modify or annul any livestock officer's order or proceedings.
- S. 22(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this
- S. 23The State Government can extend Act provisions to buffalo-bulls in specific areas by official notification.
- S. 24Section 24 repeals certain Bombay livestock improvement acts in Gujarat areas but preserves previous operations and rights.
- S. 318 This Act was assented to by the Governor on the 17th October, 1980
- S. 1860Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suits and prosecutions
- S. 1933Definitions