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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "animal" means any domestic animal or bird or any animal or bird kept in confinement; (b) "disinfect" means to free from disease germs; (c) "disinfest" means to free from vermins, lice, fleas, files, mosquitoes and the like; (d) "export" means taking out of the State to a place outside the State; (e) "import" means bringing into the State from a place outside the State; (f) "infected area" means any area declared as infected area by the Director of Animal Husbandry under section 17; (g) "infected place" means any place declared as infected place under section 14 or section 15 or section 16; (h) "infective animal" means any animal which is affected with a Scheduled disease or has recently been in contact with or in close proximity to an animal so affected; (i) "Inspector" means an Inspector appointed under section 3; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (k) "Scheduled disease" means any disease specified in the Schedule; (l) "State" means the State of Kerala; (m) "Veterinary Surgeon" means a Veterinary Surgeon appointed under section 3.