Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871
No: 1 Dated: Jan, 13 1871
THE CATTLE-TRESPASS ACT, 1871
ACT NO. 1 OF 1871
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Trespasses by Cattle
Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to trespasses by cattle;
It is hereby enacted as follows :—
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Title and extent.— (1) This Act may be called the Cattle-trespass Act, 1871; and
(2) It extends to the whole of India except the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States, and the presidency-towns and such local areas as the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, may from time to time exclude from its operation.
2. Repeal of Acts. References to repealed Acts. Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1938 (1 of 1938).
3. Interpretation clause.— In this Act,—
“officer of police” includes also village-watchman, and
“cattle” includes also elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, rams, ewes, sheep, lambs, goats and kids , and
“local authority” means any body of persons for the time being invested by law with the control and administration of any matters within a specified local area, and
“local fund” means any fund under the control or management of a local authority.
CHAPTER II
POUNDS AND POUND-KEEPERS
4. Establishment of pounds.—Pounds shall be established at such places as the Magistrate of the District, subject to the general control of the State Government, from time to time directs. The village by which every pound is to be used shall be determined by the Magistrate of the District.
5. Control of pounds. Rates of charge for feeding impounded cattle.—The pounds shall be under the control of the Magistrate of the District; and he shall fix, and may from time to time alter, the rates of charge for feeding and watering impounded cattle.
6. Appointment of pound-keepers. Pound-keepers may hold other offices. Pound-keepers to be public servants.—The State Government shall appoint a pound-keeper for every pound.
Any pound-keeper may hold simultaneously any other office under the Government.
Every pound-keeper shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).