Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1994
No: 7 Dated: Apr, 15 1994
Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1994
(Delhi Act No. 7 of 1994)
An Act to provide or the preservation of animals suitable for milch, draught, breeding or agricultural purposes.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in the Forty-Fifth year of the Republic of India as follows: -
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - 1. This Act may be called the Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1994.
2. It extends to the whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
3. It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context: -
(a) "Agricultural Cattle" means an animal specified in the Schedule;
(b) "Competent Authority" means the Director, Animal Husbandry, Government of Delhi;
(c) "Delhi" means the National Capital Territory of Delhi;
(d) "Export" means to take out from Delhi to any place outside it;
(e) "Government" means the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi;
(f) "Slaughter" means killing by any method whatsoever and includes naming or inflicting of physical injury which in the ordinary course will cause death;
(g) "Veterinary Officer" means a person appointed as such or invested with the powers of a Veterinary Officer under Section 3.
3. Appointment of a Veterinary Officer. - The competent authority, may, by a general or special order appoint, for the purpose of this Act, any person or class of persons to be the Veterinary Officer for a local area specified in the order, or invest any person with all or any of the powers of a Veterinary Officer in such area.
4. Prohibition on slaughter of Agricultural Cattle. - Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being force or in any usage or custom to the contrary, no person shall slaughter or cause to be slaughtered or offer or cause to be offered for slaughter any agricultural cattle.
5. Prohibition on transport or export of agricultural cattle for slaughter. - (1) No person shall transport or offer for transport or cause to be transported agricultural cattle from any place within Delhi to any place outside Delhi, for the purpose of its slaughter in contravention of the provisions of this Act or with the knowledge that it will be or is likely to be, so slaughtered.
(2) No person shall export or cause to be exported any agricultural cattle for the purpose of slaughter either directly or through his agent or servant or any other person acting on his behalf in contravention of the provision of this Act or with the knowledge that it will be or is likely to be slaughtered.
(3) Any person desiring to export any agricultural cattle shall apply for a permit to concerned Veterinary Officer stating the reasons for which they are to be exported and the number of agricultural cattle with age and sex and also the name of the State/Union Territory to which they are proposed to be exported and shall further file a declaration to the effect that the agricultural cattle for which the permit for export is required, shall not be slaughtered.
Provided that an application for grant of a permit shall not be refused without according reasons therefor in writing.
Provided further that the permit shall not be granted for export of agricultural cattle to a State/Union Territory where slaughter of agricultural cattle is not banned by law.
(4) Transportation or export of agricultural cattle with a view of replacement, may be regulated through a valid permit with due verification by concerned Veterinary Officer.
(5) The form of permit and the fee for issuing permit shall be such as may be prescribed by the rules framed under section 19 of the Act.
6. Appeal against the orders of refusal to grant permit under section 5. - Any person feeling aggrieved by order of refusal to grant permit under section 5 may file an appeal before the Competent Authority within a period of ten days from the date of communication of such an order, and the order passed in appeal by the Competent Authority shall be final.
7. Prohibition on sale, purchase, disposal in any other manner of agricultural cattle. - No person shall purchase, sell or otherwise dispose of or offer to purchase, sell or otherwise dispose of any agricultural cattle for slaughter of knowing or having reason to believe that such agricultural cattle shall be slaughtered.
8. Prohibition on possession of flesh of Agricultural Cattle. - Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force no person shall have in his possession flesh of any agricultural slaughtered in contravention of the provisions of this Act.
9. Prohibition on possession of flesh of Agricultural Cattle slaughtered outside Delhi. - No person shall have in his possession flesh of any agricultural cattle slaughtered outside Delhi.
10. Establishment of Institutions. - There shall be established by the Government or any Non-Government organization wherever so directed by the Government, institutions for the reception, maintenance and the care of agricultural cattle.