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Municipality may prohibit slaughtering of cattle in places other than public slaughter-houses :– The municipality may notify– (a) that no person shall, without or otherwise than in conformity with the written permission of the Executive Officer, slaughter or permit to be slaughtered or cut off or skinned, or permit to be cut off or skinned any cattle, horse, sheep, goat or pig in any place other than at a public slaughter-house provided by the municipality: Provided that nothing in this section shall be held to prohibit the slaughter of animals in the performance of religious rites in the places where it is usual to perform such rites, or for private use, but not for sale: Provided further that no such notification shall have effect until sixty days from the date of publication; (b) that no person shall, for purpose of sale to the public, slaughter or permit to be slaughtered any cattle, horse, sheep, goat or pig without or otherwise than in conformity with a licence obtained from the Executive Officer: Provided that licence for slaughter of animals for the purpose of sale shall be granted, subject only to such regulations as may be made by the municipality, regarding supervision, inspection, disposal of the filth and effiluents from the slaughter-house and examination of animals before and after slaughter.