THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN 
ANIMALS ACT, 2009 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title, extent and commencement. 
2.  Definitions. 

CHAPTER II 

CONTROL OF SCHEDULED DISEASES 

3.  Appointment of Veterinary Officers. 
4.  Reporting scheduled diseases obligatory. 
5.  Duty to segregate infected animals. 
6.  Notification of controlled areas and free areas. 
7.  Prohibition of movement of animals from controlled area. 
8.  Vaccination, marking and issue of vaccination certificate. 
9.  Contents of vaccination certificate. 
10.  Entry and exit of animals into controlled area and free area. 
11.  Precautionary measures in relation to controlled areas. 
12.  Prohibition of markets, fairs, exhibition, etc., in the controlled areas. 
13.  Prohibition of bringing of infected animals into market and other places. 
14.  Check Posts and Quarantine Camps. 
15.  Inspection and detention of animals at Check Posts and Quarantine Camps. 
16.  Entry and exit of vaccinated animals into controlled and free areas. 
17.  Appointment of Competent Officers. 
18.  Cleaning and disinfection of carriers. 
19.  Powers of entry and inspection. 

CHAPTER III 

INFECTED AREAS 

20.  Declaration of infected areas. 
21.  Effect of declaration of infected areas. 
22.  Denotification of infected area. 

CHAPTER IV 

INFECTED ANIMALS 

23.  Segregation, examination and treatment of infected animals. 
24.  Drawing samples from animals. 
25.  Resort to euthanasia for infected animals. 
26.  Disposal of carcass. 
27.  Powers of Veterinary Officer and Veterinarian to hold post-mortem examinations. 
28.  Seizure and removal of certain animals. 

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SECTIONS 

CHAPTER V 

ENFORCEMENTAND PENALTIES 

29.  Enforcement of orders and recovery of expenses. 
30.  Village Officers, etc., to assist. 
31.  Penalty for issuing vaccination certificate without authority or administering defective vaccine. 
32.  Penalties. 
33.  Penalty for placing infected animal or carcass in river, etc. 
34.  Offences by companies. 

CHAPTER VI 

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ON CAUSATIVE ORGANISM, ETC. 

35.  Prevention of escape of causative organism. 

CHAPTER VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 

36.  Power to delegate. 
37.  Officers and authorities to function subject to Government control. 
38.  Power to amend the Schedule. 
39.  Power to issue directions. 
40.  Certain persons to be public servants. 
41.  Power to remove difficulties. 
42.  Power of Central Government to make rules. 
43.  Power of State Government to make rules. 
44.  Laying of rules. 
45.  Repeal and savings. 

THE SCHEDULE. 

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THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN 
ANIMALS ACT, 2009 
ACT NO. 27 OF 2009 

[20th March, 2009.]  
An  Act  to  provide  for  the  prevention,  control  and  eradication  of  infectious  and  contagious 
diseases affecting animals, for prevention of outbreak or spreading of such diseases from one 
State to another, and to meet the international obligations of India for facilitating import and 
export  of  animals  and  animal  products  and  for  matters  connected  therewith  or  incidental 
thereto.  
WHEREAS economic losses due to infectious and contagious diseases of animals are enormous in the 

country with some of these diseases constituting a serious threat to the public;  

AND WHEREAS many of such animal diseases can be largely prevented by judicious implementation 

of vaccination programmes or by taking other appropriate and timely measures on scientific lines;  

AND WHEREAS such measures are necessary to facilitate the import and export of animals and animal 

products and to keep in tune with international practices;  

AND  WHEREAS  it  has  been  realised  that  the  prevention,  control  and  eradication  of  infectious  and 
contagious  diseases  of  animals  from  India  has  to  be  tackled  on  a  national  basis  so  as  to  avoid  adverse 
impact  of  such  diseases  on  the  economy  of  the  country  and  for  this  purpose  harmonise  the  control 
procedures and to prevent inter-State transmission of animal diseases;  

AND  WHEREAS  the  national  level  handling  has to  be done  with  the  active  involvement  of  the  State 
Governments,  particularly  in  regard  to  the  precautionary  measures  required  to  be  taken  within  their 
jurisdiction  in  respect  of  certain  infectious  and  contagious  diseases  and  the  regulation  of  movement  of 
animals outside their respective areas by timely adoption of appropriate measures;  

AND WHEREAS India is a Member Country of the Office International Des Epizooties, Paris and it is 
necessary to implement the general obligations, decisions and recommendations of the said Organisation 
and abide by the International Animal Health Code stipulated by the said Organisation; 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

CHAPTER I 
PRELIMINARY 

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Prevention and Control 

of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals 1[Act, 2009].  

(2) It shall come into force on such date2 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint; 
and  different  dates  may  be  appointed  for  different  States  or  for  different  areas  therein  as  well  as  for 
different provisions of this Act, and any reference in any such provision of this Act to the commencement 
of this Act shall be construed in relation to any State or area or provision as a reference to the coming into 
force of this Act or, as the case may be, of that provision, in such State or area.  
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) “animal” means,— 

(i) cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, yak, mithun; 
(ii) dog, cat, pig, horse, camel, ass, mule, poultry, bees; and 

(iii) any other animal or bird as the Central Government may, by notification, 3specify;  
(b) “Check Post”  means any place established as such by the Director to carry out checking of 

animals for the purpose of this Act;  

1. Subs. by Act 2 of 2018, s. 3 and the Second Schedule, for “Bill, 2009” (w.e.f. 5-1-2018). 
2. 25th August, 2009, vide notification No S.O. 2158(E), dated 24th August, 2009, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 

Part II, sec. 3(ii). 

This Act shall come into force in all the States and Union territories except the State of Uttar Pradesh. 

3.  The  ‘fish,  molluse,  crustacean  and  amphibian’  shall  be  aquatic  animals  within  the  definition  of  ‘animal’  defined 

under clause (a) vide notification No. S.O. 995(E), dated 1st April, 2014. 

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(c) “Competent Officer” means any person or officer of the Government notified as a Competent 

Officer under section 17;  

(d) “compulsory vaccination” means vaccination of any animal against any scheduled disease in 

respect of which vaccination is made mandatory under the provisions of this Act;  

(e)  “controlled  area”  means  any  local  area  which  has  been  declared  as  such  by  the  State 

Government under sub-section (1) of section 6;  

(f)  “defective  vaccine”  means  any  vaccine  which  is  expired,  breach  in  seal,  contaminated, 

improperly stored, unlabelled or with mutilated label;  

(g) “Director”, in relation to a State, means any officer in charge of the Department of Animal 
Husbandry or Veterinary Services, or both, notified by the State Government as such for the purpose 
of this Act;  

(h) “free area” means any controlled area which has been declared as such under sub-section (5) 

of section 6;  

(i) “infected animal” means an animal which is infected with any scheduled disease;  

(j) “infected area” means an area declared as such under section 20;  

(k) “notification” means notification published in the Official Gazette;  

(l) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;  

(m)  “publication”  includes  propagation  of  information  through  the  media  or  newspaper  or  any 
other  mass  media  and  the  means  of  local  communication  such  as  declaration  in  loud  voice  and  by 
beating drums in the area;  

(n) “Quarantine Camp” means any place declared to carry out quarantine of animals and birds for 

the purpose of this Act;  

(o) “scheduled disease” means any disease included in the Schedule;  

(p)  “Veterinarian”  means  a  person  having  a  recognised  veterinary  qualification  who,  under  the 

law for the time being in force, is allowed to treat animal diseases;  

(q)  “Veterinary  Officer”  means  any  officer,  appointed  as  such  by  the  State  Government  under 

clause (b) of section 3;  

(r) “Village Officer”, in relation to a village, means any person who is authorised or designated as 

such in accordance with the qualifications prescribed by the State Government.  

CHAPTER II 

CONTROL OF SCHEDULED DISEASES 

3. Appointment of Veterinary Officers.—The State Government may, by notification, appoint— 

(a) such number of persons, as it deems proper, to be Veterinarians to undertake inspection and 

specifying the local limits of their respective jurisdiction; and 

(b)  such  number  of  Veterinarians,  as  it  deems  proper,  to  be  Veterinary  Officers,  who  shall 
exercise their powers and discharge their duties within the local limits of their jurisdiction as may be 
specified in the said notification.  

4.  Reporting  scheduled  diseases  obligatory.—(1)  Every  owner,  or  any  other  person,                     

non-governmental organisation, public bodies or the village panchayat, in charge of any animal which he 
or it has reason to believe to be infective of a scheduled disease shall report the fact to the Village Officer 
or village panchayat in-charge, who may report the same in writing to the nearest available Veterinarian. 

(2) The Village Officer shall visit the area falling within his jurisdiction for reporting any outbreak of 

the disease.  

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(3)  Every  Veterinarian  shall,  on  receipt  of  a  report  under  sub-section  (1),  or  otherwise,  if  he  has 
reason to believe that any animal is infected with a scheduled disease, report the matter to the Veterinary 
Officer.  

(4)  Where  in  any  State  there  is  any  occurrence  of  scheduled  disease  in  relation  to  any  animal,  the 
Director shall send an intimation to the Directors of the States which are in the immediate neighbourhood 
of the place where there is such occurrence, for taking appropriate preventive measures against the spread 
of the disease.  

5. Duty to segregate infected animals.—(1) Every owner or person in charge of an animal, which he 
has reason to believe is infective of a scheduled disease, shall segregate such animal and have it kept in a 
place away from all other animals which are healthy, and take all possible steps to prevent the infected 
animal from coming in contact with any other animal.  

(2)  The  owner  or  other  person  in  charge  of,  or  having  control  over,  the  animal  referred  to  in             

sub-section (1) shall confine that animal and prevent it from grazing in a common place or to drink water 
from any common source including a vessel, pond, lake or river.  

(3)  All  other  infected  animals  shall  be  segregated  by  the  Municipality,  Panchayat  or  other  local 

administration.  

6. Notification of controlled areas and free areas.—(1) The State Government may, with the object 
of preventing, controlling or eradicating any scheduled disease, by notification, declare any area to be a 
controlled area in respect of any scheduled disease affecting any species of animal and any other species 
that may be susceptible to the disease specified in the said notification.  

(2)  The  State  Government  shall  also  cause  the  substance  of  the  notification  issued  under                 

sub-section (1) to be published in a local newspaper in the vernacular language and by declaration in loud 
voice and by beating drums in the area.  

(3)  Where  a  notification  has  been  issued  under  sub-section  (1),  all  animals  of  the  species  in  the 
controlled area shall be subjected to compulsory vaccination against that disease, and be subjected to such 
other measures against the disease, in such manner and within such time as the State Government, may, 
by public notice, direct.  

(4) The  State  Government  shall  make  available  necessary  vaccine  and  it  shall be  obligatory  on  the 

part  of  every  owner,  or  the  person  in  charge  of  an  animal  which  is  required  to  be  vaccinated  under                
sub-section (3), to get the animal compulsorily vaccinated.  

(5) Where the State Government is satisfied, on a report received from the Director or otherwise, that, 
in  any  controlled  area,  any  of  the  scheduled  diseases  affecting  any  species  of  animal  is  no  longer 
prevalent, it may, by notification, declare the area to be a free area in respect of that disease in relation to 
the particular species of animal.  

(6)  Where  a  notification  has  been  issued  under  sub-section  (5),  no  animal  of  the  species  or  of  any 
other susceptible species with regard to which it is a free area shall be allowed to enter the free area unless 
duly immunized by vaccination against that particular disease.  

7. Prohibition of movement of animals from controlled area.—(1) Where a notification has been 
issued under sub-section (1) of section 6 declaring any area as a controlled area in relation to any disease 
affecting any species of animals, no animal belonging to that species shall be moved from the place where 
it is kept.  

(2) The Director may, for the purpose of control, prevention or eradication of any scheduled disease, 
in respect of any area, by order published in the Official Gazette, prohibit the movement of all animals 
belonging to any species specified therein, from the place where it is kept, to any other place.  

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(3) Nothing contained in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be deemed to prohibit— 

(a) the movement of any animal referred to therein, from the place where it is kept, to the nearest 
place  where  it  can  be  got  vaccinated,  so  long  as  the  animal  is  being  moved  for  the  purpose  of  its 
immunization by vaccination; or 

(b)  the  movement  of  any  such  animal,  so  long  as  it  is  accompanied  by  a  valid  certificate  of 
vaccination to indicate that the animal is duly immunized against the particular disease and it bears 
proper mark of such vaccination.  

8. Vaccination, marking and issue of vaccination certificate.—(1) The vaccine to an animal may 
be administered by any person competent under the law for the time being in force to administer it, and 
issue a certificate of administration of vaccination.  

(2)  Where  any  animal  has  been  vaccinated  for  any  scheduled  disease  in  compliance  with  the 
provisions  of  sub-section  (1), the  person  vaccinating the  animal  shall  cause  to  put a  mark  by  branding, 
tattooing or ear tagging, or in such other manner as the Director may, by general or special order, direct 
and the same shall, unless otherwise specified by the Director, shall not be removed.  

(3)  The  authority  issuing  a  certificate  of  vaccination  shall  specify  the  date  of  vaccination,  dates  of 
manufacture and expiry of the vaccine and the date up to which the vaccination of the animal with the 
particular vaccine shall be valid.  

9. Contents of vaccination certificate.—Every vaccination certificate issued under this Act shall be 

in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed by the Central Government.  

10. Entry and exit of animals into controlled area and free area.—(1) Where any area has been 
declared  as  a  controlled  area  under  sub-section  (1)  of  section  6  in  respect  of  any  disease  affecting  any 
species of animals, no animal belonging to that species shall be taken out of, or brought into that area save 
as provided in section 16.  

(2) The Director may, by notice duly published in the Official Gazette and at least in one daily local 
newspaper in vernacular language, extend the prohibition contained in sub-section (1) to any other species 
of animals, if animals belonging to that species are also likely to be infected with that disease.  

(3) No carrier of goods or animal shall carry any animal from or out of a controlled area, free area or 

infected area by land, sea or air unless he complies with the provisions of section 16.  

(4) Nothing contained in sub-sections (1) to (3) shall apply to the carriage by railway of any animal 
referred to in those sub-sections through any area which, for the time being, is declared as a controlled 
area or infected area so long as the animal is not unloaded (for whatsoever purpose or duration) in any 
place within that area:  

Provided that the State Government may, by notification, declare that any species of animal so carried 
through any local area within the State shall be duly immunized against such scheduled disease, in such 
manner and within such time as may be specified in that notification and a certificate of vaccination shall 
be a pre-requisite for the transportation of the animals by the railways through that area: 

 Provided further that, where any notification as referred to in the first proviso has been issued, it shall 
be incumbent on the State Government to intimate that fact to the concerned railway authorities so as to 
enable them to satisfy themselves about the immunization of the animal before transporting it through the 
local area of the State.  

11.  Precautionary  measures  in  relation  to  controlled  areas.—No  person  shall  take  out  of  the 

controlled area— 

(a)  any  animal,  alive  or  dead,  which  is  infected  with,  or  reasonably  suspected  to  have  been 

infected with, any scheduled disease notified under sub-section (1) of section 6; 

(b) any kind of fodder, bedding or other material which has come into contact with any animal 

infected with such disease or could, in any manner, carry the infection of the notified disease; or 

(c) the carcass, skin or any other part or product of such animal.  

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12.  Prohibition  of  markets,  fairs,  exhibition,  etc.,  in  the  controlled  areas.—No  person, 
organisation or institution shall hold any animal market, animal fair, animal exhibition and carry on any 
other activity which involves grouping or gathering of any species of animals within a controlled area: 

Provided  that  the  Competent  Officer  may,  suo  motu  or  on  application  made  to  him  in  this  behalf, 
relax  the  prohibition  in  relation  to  any  species  of  animals,  in  a  case  where  animals  belonging  to  that 
species are not susceptible to the scheduled disease and are incapable of carrying it, if he is satisfied that 
in the public interest it is necessary to accord such relaxation.  

13. Prohibition of bringing of infected animals  into market and other places.—No person shall 
bring or attempt to bring into market, fair, exhibition or other congregation of animals or to any  public 
place, any animal which is known to be infected with a scheduled disease.  

14.  Check  Posts  and  Quarantine  Camps.—(1)  The  Director  may  establish  as  many  Quarantine 

Camps and Check Posts within the State as may be required— 

(a) for the detention of animals suffering from any scheduled disease or of animals which have 

come into contact with or have been kept in the proximity of any such infected animal;  

(b) for ensuring the prevention of entry into or exit from any controlled area or infected area or 
free area, of any animal belonging to the species of animals in respect of which a notification, issued 
under sub-section (1) of section 6, or an order issued under sub-section (2) of section 7, is in force.  

(2) Any animal which is required to be detained, inspected, vaccinated, or marked, may be kept in the 

Quarantine Camp for such period as the Competent Officer may direct.  

(3) Every animal detained at a Quarantine Camp shall be under the custody of the person in charge of 

the camp, and shall be vaccinated and marked.  

(4) The officer in charge of the Quarantine Camp shall, at the time of release of an animal from the 
station, grant a permit, in such form as may be prescribed by the State Government, to the person taking 
charge of the animal, and every such person shall be bound to produce the permit whenever required to do 
so by any Competent Officer.  

15.  Inspection  and  detention  of  animals  at  Check  Posts  and  Quarantine  Camps.—(1)  Every 
person in charge of any Check Post or Quarantine Camp shall inspect any animal stopped at the Check 
Post, or detained therein or at the Quarantine Camp.  

(2) The manner of inspection and the period of detention of the animal at the Check Post or at the 
Quarantine Camp for the purpose of inspection or for the administration of compulsory vaccination, the 
marking of animals and the form and manner in which permit for entry in respect of any animal may be 
issued, shall be such as may be prescribed by the State Government.  

16.  Entry  and  exit  of  vaccinated  animals  into  controlled  and  free  areas.—Notwithstanding 
anything contained in section 10, an animal belonging to the species of animals in respect of which an 
area has been declared as a controlled or free area in relation to any scheduled disease, which has been 
duly vaccinated against that disease, shall be allowed to enter into or be taken out of the controlled area or 
free area, or to be taken out of any other place on the production of a certificate to the effect that vaccine 
against  that  disease  has  been  administered  and  a  period  of  not  less  than  twenty-one  days  has  elapsed 
thereafter.  

17.  Appointment  of  Competent  Officers.—The  State  Government  may,  for  the  proper 
implementation of the provisions of this Act, by notification, authorise any person to exercise any power 
or discharge any duty as a Competent Officer, under this Act, who shall exercise such powers and such 
duties within the local limits of his jurisdiction as may be specified in the notification. 

18. Cleaning and disinfection of carriers.—(1) Every common carrier whether a vessel or vehicle 
shall  be  cleaned  and  disinfected  immediately  before  and  after  the  transportation  of  any  animal  in  that 
vessel or vehicle, and so also any other place where the animal has been kept in transit.  

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(2) Where any  area  has  been  declared  as a  controlled  area  or  free  area in respect  of  any  scheduled 
disease  affecting  any  species  of  animal,  the  Director  may,  by  an  order  duly  published  in  the  Official 
Gazette and in a local newspaper in the vernacular language, direct the owner of every vehicle in which 
any animal belonging to that species is carried, to have the vehicle properly cleaned and disinfected.  

19. Powers of entry and inspection.—Any Veterinary Officer or other Competent Officer may enter 
upon and inspect any land or building or place, vessel or vehicle, for the purpose of ensuring compliance 
of the provisions of this Act or the rules or orders made thereunder, by the persons responsible for such 
compliance.  

CHAPTER III 

INFECTED AREAS 

20.  Declaration  of  infected  areas.—If  the  Veterinary  Officer,  upon  receipt  of  a  report  from  a 
Veterinarian  or  otherwise,  is  satisfied  that,  in  any  place  or  premises  falling  within  his  jurisdiction,  an 
animal has been infected with any scheduled disease, or that an animal, which he has reason to believe 
has been so infected, is kept, may, by notification and publication in at least one local newspaper in the 
vernacular language and by declaration in loud voice and by beating drums, declare such area as he may 
deem fit (including the place or premises aforesaid) to be an infected area.  

21.  Effect  of  declaration  of  infected  areas.—(1)  Where  an  area  has  been  declared  as  an  infected 
area under section 20, all provisions of this Act which are applicable in relation to a controlled area shall 
mutatis mutandis apply thereto as if for the words “controlled area”, the words “infected area” have been 
substituted.  

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the following 

further provisions shall apply in relation to an infected area, namely:— 

(a) in respect of every animal in that area which is infected or reasonably believed to be infected, 
with any scheduled disease, the owner or other person in charge of the animal, shall forthwith get it 
treated by a Veterinarian;  

(b)  all  articles,  which  are  likely  to  have  come  into  contact  with  any  animal  referred  to  in                 

clause (a), shall be treated or disposed off in such a manner as the Veterinarian may direct; 

(c) every Veterinarian shall, for the purpose of inspection, have the power to enter any place or 

premises where any animal is kept or is likely to be kept;  

(d) the owner or any other person in charge of the animal referred to in clause (a) shall keep the 
animal  in  isolation  forthwith,  and  also  take  such  other  measures  as  may  be  necessary  for  the 
prevention, treatment and control of the disease as the Veterinarian may direct.  

22. Denotification of infected area.—If the Veterinary Officer, after such enquiry as he may deem 
fit, is satisfied that there is no longer the threat or danger of any animal being infected with the scheduled 
disease in any infected area, by notification and publication in a local newspaper in vernacular language, 
declare that the area is no longer an infected area as aforesaid, whereupon all the restrictions referred to in 
section 21 shall cease to apply.  

CHAPTER IV 

INFECTED ANIMALS 

23.  Segregation,  examination  and  treatment  of  infected  animals.—(1)  Where  the  Veterinarian 
has,  on  receipt  of  a  report  or  otherwise,  reason  to  believe  that  any  animal  is  infected  with  a  scheduled 
disease, he may, by order in writing, direct the owner or any other person in charge of such animal— 

(a) to keep it segregated from other apparently healthy animals; or 

(b) to subject it to such treatment as may be required under the circumstances.  

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(2) Where any action has been taken in pursuance of sub-section (1), the Veterinarian shall forthwith 

give a detailed report of the incidence of the disease to the Veterinary Officer.  

(3)  On  receipt  of  a  report  from  the  Veterinarian,  the  Veterinary  Officer  shall,  as  soon  as  possible, 
examine that animal as well as any other animal which could have come in contact with it, and for that 
purpose,  submit  the  animal  to  such  test  and  medical  examination  as  may  be  required  under  the 
circumstances.  

(4) If, after such test and examination, the Veterinary Officer is of the opinion that an animal is not 
infected with any of the scheduled diseases, he shall issue a certificate in writing that the animal is not 
infected with any such disease.  

24. Drawing samples from animals.—(1) Where the Veterinary Officer considers it necessary for 
the  purpose  of  ascertaining  whether  the  animal  which  is  suspected  to  have  been  infected  with  any 
scheduled disease or susceptible to such infection is actually infected, or for the purpose of ascertaining 
the nature of the scheduled disease with which an animal is infected, he may draw such samples, as may 
be  required,  from  the  animal  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  out  such  investigations  as  he  may  deem 
necessary under the circumstances. 

(2) The Veterinary Officer or any other Competent Officer shall draw samples from any animal for 
the purposes of ascertaining whether the animal has been vaccinated against any disease, or whether the 
vaccination of the animal has been effective in conferring it immunity and have the samples examined, in 
such manner as he may deem necessary.  

25. Resort to euthanasia for infected animals.—If the Veterinary Officer deems it necessary that an 
animal,  which is infected with a  scheduled  disease,  euthanasia has  to  be resorted  to,  for preventing  the 
spread of the disease to other animals in the area or to protect public health if the disease is of zoonotic 
importance, he may, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, by 
an  order  in  writing,  direct  euthanasia  of  the  animal  and  the  carcass  disposed  of  immediately  to  his 
satisfaction. 

26. Disposal of carcass.—Every person in possession of carcass (or any part thereof) of any animal, 
which, at the time of its death, was infected with any scheduled disease or was suspected to have been 
infected, shall dispose it of in such manner as may be prescribed. 

27.  Powers  of  Veterinary  Officer  and  Veterinarian  to  hold  post-mortem  examination.—(1) 
Where the Veterinary Officer or any Veterinarian has reason to believe that the death of an animal has 
been caused by an infection of any scheduled disease, he may make or cause to be made a post-mortem 
examination  of  the  animal  and  for  that  purpose  he  may  cause  the  carcass  of  any  such  animal  to  be 
exhumed where required followed by proper disposal after necessary examination and post-mortem.  

(2)  Every  examination  and  post-mortem  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1)  shall  be  conducted  in  such 

manner, and the report of post-mortem shall be in such form, as may be prescribed.  

28. Seizure and removal of certain animals.—Where any animal which is infected or suspected to 
have  been  infected  is  found  without  any  person  claiming  to  be  its  owner,  or  where  a  valid  order  or 
direction given in relation to any such animal is not promptly complied with by the owner or other person 
in control of the animal, it shall be open to the Veterinary Officer or any other Competent Officer, to seize 
the animal and remove it to a place of isolation or segregation, as he may deem proper.  

CHAPTER V 

ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES 

29. Enforcement of orders and recovery of expenses.—(1) Where by any rule, notification, notice, 
requisition, order or direction made under this Act, any person is required to take  any measure or to do 
anything— 

(a)  in  respect of  any  animal, carcass  of any  animal  or  other  thing  in  his custody  or  charge,  the 

same shall be promptly complied with by that person; 

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 (b) in case of any stray or ownerless animal, carcass of such animal or parts thereof, the same 

shall be promptly complied with by the municipality or Panchayat, as the case may be, at its cost.  

(2) If the measures as referred to in sub-section (1) are not taken within such time as may be allowed 
for the purpose, the authority issuing the notice, requisition, order or direction, may cause the measures to 
be taken at the cost of the person or municipality or Panchayat, as the case may be, who or which was 
required to take the measures.  

(3) The costs of any measures taken under sub-section (2), shall be recoverable from the person or the 
municipality  or  Panchayat,  as  the  case  may  be,  concerned  in  the  manner  provided  by  the  Code  of 
Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) for the recovery of fines imposed by a Court, as if such costs were a 
fine imposed by a Court. 

30. Village Officers, etc., to assist.—All Municipal, Panchayat or Village Officers and all officers of 
the  rural  and  dairy  development,  revenue,  agriculture,  animal  husbandry  and  veterinary  departments  of 
the State Government, shall be bound— 

(a)  to  give  immediate  information  to  the  Veterinary  Officer  and  to  the  Veterinarian  having 
jurisdiction in the area regarding the prevalence of a scheduled disease amongst any animal or species 
of animals, in the area; 

(b) to take all necessary measures to prevent the outbreak or spread of any scheduled disease; and 

(c) to assist the Veterinary Officer and the Veterinarian in the discharge of their duties or in the 

exercise of their powers under this Act.  

31.  Penalty  for  issuing  vaccination  certificate  without  authority  or  administering  defective 

vaccine.—If any person issues a vaccination certificate,— 

(a) without authority or competence in that behalf, or  

(b) after administering the vaccine which is known to be defective in any manner,  

he shall be guilty of an offence punishable with a fine of five thousand rupees or in case of non-payment 
of fine with imprisonment which may extend to one month, and in the case of any subsequent offence, 
with fine of ten thousand rupees or with imprisonment which may extend to three months.  

32. Penalties.—Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Act or obstructs the Competent 
Officer in performing his duties shall be guilty of an offence punishable with fine which may extend to 
one thousand rupees, and in case of failure to pay the penalty with imprisonment for a term which may 
extend to one month; and in the case of any subsequent offence (whether under the same provision or any 
other provision of this Act except in case of sections 31 and 33) with a fine of two thousand rupees, or 
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two months in case of non-payment of the penalty.  

33.  Penalty  for  placing  infected  animal  or  carcass  in  river,  etc.—Whoever  places  or  causes  or 
permits  to  be  placed  in  any  river,  lake,  canal  or  any  other  water  body,  the  carcass  or  any  part  of  the 
carcass  of  any  animal  which  at  the  time  of  its  death  was  known  to  be  infected,  shall  be  guilty  of  an 
offence and, on conviction, be punished, in the case of a first offence with fine of two thousand rupees or 
with imprisonment of one month in case of non-payment of fine and in the case of subsequent conviction 
with a fine of five thousand rupees or imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with 
both.  

34.  Offences  by  companies.—(1)  Where  an  offence  under  this  Act  has  been  committed  by  a 
company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible 
to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed 
to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded and punished accordingly: 

Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render such person liable to any punishment 
provided in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had 
exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.  

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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been 
committed  by  a  company  and  it  is  proved  that  the  offence  has  been  committed  with  the  consent  or 
connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other 
officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty 
of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,— 

(a)    “company”  means  any  body  corporate  and  includes  a  co-operative  society  registered  or 
deemed  to  be  registered  under  any  law  for  the  time  being  in  force,  a  firm  or  other  association  of 
individuals; and  

(b) “director”, in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.  

CHAPTER VI 

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ON CAUSATIVE ORGANISM, ETC. 

35.  Prevention  of  escape  of  causative  organism.—(1)  In  every  institution,  laboratory  or  clinic, 
engaged in the manufacture, testing or research, related to vaccines, sera, diagnostics or chemotherapeutic 
drugs  and  aimed  at  the  prevention  or  treatment  of  any  scheduled  disease,  adequate  precautionary 
measures shall be taken— 

(a) to ensure that the causative organism of any scheduled disease does not escape or otherwise 

get released; 

(b) to guard against any such escape or release; and 

(c) to warn and to protect everyone concerned in the event of any escape.  

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, every animal— 

(a) used for the manufacture, testing or research as referred to sub-section (1), or 

(b) which is likely to carry or transmit any scheduled disease,  

shall be promptly administered euthanasia and disposed of by the person in charge of or having control of 
the institution, laboratory or clinic, as the case may be, referred to in that sub-section.  

(3) Every person who is in charge of or having control of an institution, laboratory or clinic referred 
to in sub-section (1) comply with the provisions of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2); and in the event of 
non-compliance  he  shall  be  guilty  of  an  offence  punishable  with  fine  which  may  extend  to  twenty 
thousand rupees or imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with both, and in case the 
establishment is in commercial manufacturing of vaccines or medicine, a temporary suspension of licence 
up to a period of one year may also be imposed.  

CHAPTER VII 

MISCELLANEOUS 

36.  Power  to  delegate.—The  State  Government  may,  by  notification,  delegate  to  any  officer  or 
authority subordinate to it, all or any of the powers conferred on it by or under this Act, except the powers 
to make rules under sub-section (2) of section 42.  

37.  Officers  and  authorities  to  function  subject  to  Government  control.—All  officers  and 
authorities under this Act shall exercise their powers and discharge their duties conferred or imposed on 
them  by  or  under  this  Act,  in  accordance  with  such  orders,  not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this 
Act, as the Central Government or the State Government may, from time to time, make. 

38. Power to amend the Schedule.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification, add to, or 
omit from the Schedule any animal disease and the said disease shall, as from the date of the notification, 
be deemed to have been added to, or omitted from, the Schedule.  

(2) Every notification issued under sub-section (1) shall, as soon as may be after it is issued, be laid 

before each House of Parliament. 

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39. Power to issue directions.—The Central Government may, with the object of prevention, control 
and  eradication  of  any  infectious  or  contagious  disease  of  animals,  issue  such  directions  to  the  State 
Government  or  other  authorities  under  this  Act,  from  time  to  time,  including  directions  for  furnishing 
such  returns  and  statistics  on  scheduled  diseases,  and  vaccination,  as  it  may  deem  fit  and  every  such 
direction shall be complied with.  

40.  Certain  persons  to  be  public  servants.—Every  Competent  Officer,  Director  and  Veterinary 
Officer, while exercising any power or performing any duty under this Act, shall be deemed to be a public 
servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).  

41. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of 
this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, 
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing 
the difficulty:  

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of 

commencement of this Act. 

 (2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each 

House of Parliament.  

42. Power of Central Government to make rules.—(1) The Central Government  may, subject to 
the condition of previous publication, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this 
Act. 

(2)  In  particular  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power,  such  rules  may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a)  the  form  of  vaccination  certificate  and  the  particulars  which  such  certificate  shall  contain, 

under section 9;  

(b) the manner of disposal of carcass, under section 26;  

(c) the manner of conducting examination and post-mortem under sub-section (1) and the form of 

report of post-mortem under sub-section (2) of section 27; 

(d) any other matter which may be prescribed or in respect of which rules are required to be made 

by the Central Government.  

43. Power  of  State  Government  to  make  rules.—(1) The  State  Government may,  by  notification 
and with the prior approval of the Central Government, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this 
Act.  

(2)  In  particular  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power,  such  rules  may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a)  the  form  of  permit  to  be  granted  by  the  officer  in  charge  of  a  Quarantine  Camp,  under                 

sub-section (4) of section 14; 

(b)  the  manner  of  inspection  and  the  period  of  detention  of  an  animal  at  a  Check  Post  or  at  a 
Quarantine Camp for the administration of compulsory vaccination and marking of animals and the 
form and manner of issue of entry permit, under sub-section (2) of section 15;  

(c) any other matter in respect of which rule is to be or may be made by the State Government.  

44. Laying of rules.—(1) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as 
soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period 
of  thirty  days  which  may  be  comprised  in  one  session  or  in  two  or  more  successive  sessions,  and  if, 
before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, 
both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be 
made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may 

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be;  so,  however,  that  any  such  modification  or  annulment  shall  be  without  prejudice  to  the  validity  of 
anything previously done under that rule.  

(2) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is 

made, before the State Legislature.  

45. Repeal and savings.—On the commencement of this Act— 

(i) The Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899 (13 of 1899); 

(ii) The Dourine Act, 1910 (5 of 1910); and 

(iii) any other corresponding law of any State, so far as it is inconsistent with the provisions of 

this Act,  

shall stand repealed:  

Provided that nothing contained in this section shall— 

(a) affect the previous operation of any such provision of law or anything duly done or suffered 

thereunder; 

(b) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any such 

provision of law; 

(c)  affect  any  penalty,  forfeiture  or  punishment  incurred  in  respect  of  any  offence  committed 

against any such provision of law; or 

(d)  affect  any  investigation,  legal  proceeding  or  remedy  in  respect  of  any  such right,  privilege, 
obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and every such investigation, legal 
proceeding or remedy may be continued, instituted or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture and 
punishment may be imposed, as if the aforesaid provisions of law had continued: 

Provided further that, anything done or any action taken under any such provision of law, including 
any notification, order, notice or receipt issued or declaration made, shall in so far as it is not inconsistent 
with  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  be  deemed  to  have  been  done,  taken,  issued  or  made  under  the 
corresponding provisions of this Act, and shall continue in force accordingly, unless and until superseded 
by anything done or any action taken under this Act.  

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THE SCHEDULE 

[See sections 2 (o) and 38] 

(a) Multiple species diseases  

1. Anthrax.  

2. Aujeszky's disease. 

3. Bluetongue.  

4. Brucellosis. 

5. Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever.  

6. Echinococcosis/hydatidosis.  

7. Foot and mouth disesase. 

8. Heartwater.  

9. Japanese encephalitis.  

10. Leptospirosis.  

11. New world screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax).  

12. Old world screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana).  

13. Paratuberculosis.  

14. Q fever.  

15. Rabies.  

16. Rift Valley fever.  

17. Rinderpest. 

18. Trichinellosis.  

19. Tularemia. 

 20. Vesicular stomatitis.  

21. West Nile fever.  

(b) Cattle diseases 

1. Bovine anaplasmosis. 

2. Bovine babesiosis. 

3. Bovine genital campylobacteriosis. 

4. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy. 

5. Bovine tuberculosis. 

6. Bovine viral diarrhoea. 

7. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. 

8. Enzootic bovine leucosis. 

9. Haemorrhagic septicaemia.  

10. Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis. 

11. Lumpy skin disease. 

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12. Malignant catarrhal fever. 

13. Theileriosis.  

14. Trichomonosis. 

15. Trypanosomosis.  

(c) Sheep and goat diseases  

1. Caprine arthritis/encephalitis. 

2. Contagious agalactia. 

3. Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia. 

4. Enzootic abortion of ewes (ovine chlamydiosis). 

5. Maedi-visna. 

6. Nairobi sheep disease. 

7. Ovine epididymitis (Brucella ovis). 

8. Peste des petits ruminants. 

9. Salmonellosis (S. abortusovis). 

10. Scrapie. 

11. Sheep pox and goat pox. 

(d) Equine diseases  

1. African horse sickness. 

2. Contagious equine metritis. 

3. Dourine. 

4. Equine encephalomyelitis (Eastern). 

5. Equine encephalomyelitis (Western). 

6. Equine infectious anaemia. 

7. Equine Influenza. 

8. Equine piroplasmosis. 

9. Equine rhinopneumonitis. 

10. Equine viral arteritis. 

11. Glanders. 

12. Surra (Trypanosoma evansi). 

13. Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis.  

(e) Swine diseases  

1. African swine fever. 

2. Classical swine fever. 

3. Nipah virus encephalitis. 

4. Porcine cysticercosis. 

5. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome. 

6. Swine vesicular disease. 

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7. Transmissible gastroenteritis. 

(f) Avian diseases  

1. Avian chlamydiosis. 

2. Avian infectious bronchitis. 

3. Avian infectious laryngotracheitis. 

4. Avian mycoplasmosis (M. gallisepticum). 

5. Avian mycoplasmosis (M. synoviae). 

6. Duck virus hepatitis. 

7. Fowl cholera. 

8. Fowl typhoid. 

9. Highly pathogenic avian influenza and low pathogenic avian influenza in poultry. 

10. Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease). 

11. Marek's disease. 

12. Newcastle disease. 

13. Pullorum disease. 

14. Turkey rhinotracheitis.  

(g) Lagomorph diseases 

 1. Myxomatosis. 

 2. Rabbit haemorrhagic disease. 

(h) Bee diseases 

 1. Acarapisosis of honey bees. 

 2. American foulbrood of honey bees. 

3. European foulbrood of honey bees. 

4. Small hive bettle infestation (Aethina tumida). 

5. Tropilaelaps infestation of honey bees. 

6. Varroosis of honey bees.  

1[(i) Fish diseases  

1. Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis 

2. Infectious haematopoietic necrosis 

3. Spring viraemia of carp (SVC) 

4. Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) 

5. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) 

6. Red seabream iridoviral disease (RSID) 

7. Koi herpesvirus disease (KHV) 

8. Grouper iridoviral disease 

9. Viral encephalopathy and retinopathy 

1. Subs. by notification No. S.O. No. 996(E), dated 1st April, 2014. 

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10. Enteric septicaemia of catfish 

11. Infection with Aeromonas hydrophila 

12. Infection with Edwardsiella tarda 

13. Infection with Vibrio anguillarum 

14. Infection with Flavobacterium columnare 

15. Infection with Streptococus iniae in Tilapia 

16. Infectious pancreatic necrosis (cold water) 

17. Infection with Myxobolus spp. 

18. Infection with Ichthyophthirius multifilis 

19. Infection with Saprolegnia parasitica 

20. Infestation with Argulus spp. 

21. Infestation with Dactylogyrus spp. 

22. Infestation with Lernaea spp 

23. Infestation with Caligus spp. 

(j) Mollusc diseases  

1. Infection with Bonamia exitiosa 

2. Infection with Perkinsus olseni 

3. Infection with abalone herpesvirus 

4. Infection with Xenohaliotis californiensis 

5. Infection with Marteilioides chungmuensis 

6. Acute viral necrosis (in scallops) 

7. Akoya oyster disease 

8. Infection with Bomania ostreae 

9. Infection with Marteilia regringens 

10. Infection with Perkinsus marinus 

11. Infection with ostreid herpes virus 

(k) Crustacean diseases 

1. Taura syndrome (TS). 

2. White spot disease (WSD). 

3. Yellowhead disease (YHD). 

4. Infectious hypodermal and haematopoietic necrosis (IHHN).  

5. Infectious myonecrosis (IMN). 

6. White tail disease (MrNV). 

7. Necrotising hepatopancreatitis (NHP) 

8. Milky haemolymph disease of spiny lobster (Panulirus spp.) 

9. Monodon slow growth syndrome 

10. Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome (AHPNS) 

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11. Hepatopancreatic parvovirus 

12. Monodon baculovirus 

13. Loose shell syndrome 

14. Soft shell syndrome 

15. Gaffkemia 

(l) Amphibian disease  

1. Infection with Ranavirus. 

2. Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis 

(m) Other disease 

1. Camel pox. 

2. Leishmaniosis.] 

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