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Power to control the holding of markets, fairs, etc.- The State Government, for the purpose of preventing the outbreak or spread of any scheduled disease, may prohibit or regulate in such manner and to such extent as may be prescribed, the holding of animal markets, animal fairs, animal exhibitions or other concentration of animals in any specified area. 1[10A. Declaration of infected areas. - (1) The State Government may, by notification, declare any area to be an infected area and direct that every owner of any animal of the kind specified in the notification shall get it inoculated or vaccinated, as the case may be. (2) The State Government or the Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services or any Officer authorised in that behalf by the State Government may notify in the prescribed manner the place or places in each village where such inoculation or vaccination shall be done. (3) The owner of the animal which is required to be vaccinated or inoculated under this section, shall produce it for the said purpose at the place notified