Rajasthan Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughterand Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995
No: 23 Dated: Aug, 24 1995
Rajasthan Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughterand Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995
(Act No. 23 of 1995)
An Act to provide for prohibition of slaughter of cow and its progeny and also to regulate temporary migration or export thereof front Rajasthan.
Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Forty-sixth Year, of the Republic of India as follows:
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "beef" means flesh of bovine animal;
(b) "bovine animal" means and includes cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock;
(c) "bull" means an uncastrated male above the age of three years belonging to the species of bovine animal;
(d) "bullock" means a castrated male above the age of three years belonging to the species of bovine animal;
(e) "calf" means a castrated or uncastrated male of the age of three years and below belonging to the species of bovine animal;
(f) "Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974);
(g) "Competent Authority" means Collector of a District and includes any other officer who may be authorised in this behalf by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazetted to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Competent Authority under this Act or the rules made thereunder for such area or areas and for such period as may be specified in the notification;
(h) "cow" means a female above the age of three years belonging to the species of bovine animal;
(i) "Divisional Commissioner" means a Commissioner appointed by the State Government under Section 17 of the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 (Rajasthan Act No. 15 of 1956);
(j) "export" means to take out of the State of Rajasthan to any other place out of the State of Rajasthan;
(k) 'famine and scarcity affected area" shall mean an area affected by famine or scarcity in respect of which a declaration has been made by the State Government under an appropriate law by a notification in the Official Gazetted;
(l) "heifer" means a female of the age of three years and below belonging to the species of bovine animal;
(m) "slaughter" means intentional killing by any method for any purpose whatsoever;
(n) "transporter" means and includes,—
(a) in the case of a goods carriage as defined in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), —
(i) the owner, if the booking is undertaken under his instruction or with his knowledge;
(ii) the person for the time being incharge of the vehicle;
(iii) the person for the time being incharge of booking of goods or livestock;
(iv) the Managing Director, Executive Director, General Manager or Chief Executive or any other person incharge of business, as the case may be, (where the owner is a company) when the bookings are undertaken his instruction or with his knowledge;
(v) the partner, in the case of a partnership firm, if the booking is undertaken under his instruction or with his knowledge;
(b) in the case of Railway Goods Train, -
(i) the person for the time being incharge of booking of goods and livestock at a Railway Station; and/or
(ii) the person who prepares Railway Receipts at a Railway Station;
(c) the consignee to whom the livestock is to be delivered; and
(d) in any other case, the person carrying or accompanying the livestock.
3. Prohibition of slaughter of bovine animal. - Notwithstanding any-thing contained in any law for the time being in 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 bovine animal.
4. Prohibition of possession, sale or transport of beef and beef products. - Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no person shall possess, sale or transport for sale or cause to be sold or transported beef or beef products in any form.