SECTIONS | Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 |
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| Preamble |
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| CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY |
1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
2. | Definitions |
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| 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 |
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| CHAPTER III: INFECTED AREAS |
20. | Declaration of infected areas |
21. | Effect of declaration of infected areas |
22. | Denotification of infected area |
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| 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 examination |
28. | Seizure and removal of certain animals |
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| CHAPTER V: ENFORCEMENT AND 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 |
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| CHAPTER VI: PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ON CAUSATIVE ORGANISM, ETC. |
35. | Prevention of escape of causative organism |
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| 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 |
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| Schedule |