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It shall be the duty of any person who f & ~ r o d ~ t i ~ n the time being keeps a bull, if a license i s in ,force in Of Jic""5e. respect of the buII, to produce the Iicease- (a) within a teasodable time on ,demand made by a likensing ofScer or an officer. of the Animal ' Husbandry and Veterinary Department of the .State Government not being below the rank of 'a Stockman , or such other oEcer of the said 'Depart- ment as may be authorjsed by genaal or spejal order by the State Government , in ibis behalf in any pike where-the bull is fm the time being kept ; or , - 8 (b) before a cow or a she-buffalo is 'sehed by I . a bull on -demand made by., the person in charge :of the cow or she-buffalo. . . - - 13. (I)' Whenever anyy prson who keeps a bull pawnor fails to submit the bug for impdon'as required uder !;;","' section' 9 or - whenever any bull-calf has not been cast- rated in compliance with the- notice,. served under section 10 it shall be competent for a licensing officer to- castrate or cause to :be castrated in the prescribed manner the bull or the bull-calf in respect of which such offence ww committed, or. such notice was served, as the case may be, such castration shall be perfirmed or caused .to be performed by k 5bnsing. officer free of, charge. (2) fit is not known in whose ownership, posse?- sion or hstody a bull ol: bull-calf is for the *e being and: the fact,cannot be ascertained after enquiry in the pescribed manner the licensing officer may seize the bull or -bull-calf or cause it to be seized, an& if he is of the opinion' that the bfl or bulbcalf has, attained THE ORISSA' Lm-STOCK [ Or. Act the prescribed age and is uns.uitable for breeding purposes on any of the grounds, spe.cified in sub-section (1) of section 6 he may direct that the said bull or bull-calf shall be castrated in the prescribed mariner. (3) It s h d be competent fpr any licensing oficer to castrate any bull or bull-calf dedicated to the pubQc or a B r a W bull if in the opinion of such officer the bull or the bull-calf is not. suitable for, the purpose of breeding. (4) For the purposes of this Act, a licensing officer or any officer or person authorised by him: in this behalf shall have powe~ at all reasonable . . -,.. , - . - , . , , times- . , , . (a) to inspect any bull or -bull-calf ; . , , - - , . . (b) to mark any bull with any prescbed mark in the prescribed manner>; .and (c) to enter any premises or 'other place in the prwcribed . manner where he has reason to believe that a bull or bull-calf is kept. !, - , , w e . 14. All Grama ~ a n c h a ~ a t employees, other village ' to emp10yees and all, employees of the AnimaI Hus- mist I bandry and Vekrinary, ~Ag~.icultural and Co-operative o-. Departments shall -be bound: (a). twgive immediate information to the nearest licensing officer of the commission of anyr offence or the intention or prepara- ,: . lion to commit any , offence , punishable under this Act which may 'come to their knowledge ; .. . > , . , , . , . . I . (b) to take ail reasonable measures in their . , power to 'prevent the commissisn oft any such .offence which they know or have , . reason to believe is about to be committed ; . - (c) 'to gi&&hinmediate infomation to th= &arqt Veterinary Assistant Surgeon wh'en there is any uutbredk of contagious . ,cattle ,disease in :the , i . area where a 4 bull is a kept for- .breeding purposes ; and . '1 , , I . . - . . ! . . L . A. - . . , . >< , , . . " .:; . - (d).to assist any !iccnsing afficer,in carrying out the provisiorls of,.this,Act. - . ;