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CHIlAll'lSGARH ACT
(No..21; or 2006)

THE CHHATTlSGARH AGRICULI'UR.4C CA'T'~LEPRESERVATION ACT. 2iHI-I

Section :

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Shorl ~irle,exten1 and cornmenccmenl.

4.

Prohibidon of$lauihlcr of ~ ~ r i c u l ~ carrlc.

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5.

Prohibirion on posscsion of bed.

6.

~rkhibitibno? ~ranspoi-Iof ~ ~ r i d l u r cattle

a l Ibr-slauglair.

7.

Posscssion'oFseizcd Agricul~uralcanle and nionddy ~ p o r ~ .

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Levy of charges.

10. ~enalties.

I 1. - Burdcn of.proof on accuscd.

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12.

0fi&nacs 10 k cognitablc and non-bailablu.

13.

I'oivcl. orcn~ry.imdins$cc~ion.

14.

PrnviSion ol: bail. .

15.

~cli~hilifntion.

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Pmtecdon df aclioi raken,ingood .iaidl.

II.

Ol'ficers cxc~isi~.~rrwr~u~d~71his
Act dczmcd~i,bcptblic-,sr;-ran~>.
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19.

Power 10 removc dilicul~ics.

20.

Power ro makc rules.

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Repeal and Saving.

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CHHATISGARH. .4CT
(No. 28 of ?Or:h~
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THE CHHATTISG A HH AGRTCULTUIIAL. C.iVl'TL,L

PREEElli'ATI~X
ACT, 2004

An Act la provide, in the i n l e ~ M ~ nthe

f geperal public ahd to mainthin c h m ~ ~ ~ i r n a l
harmony and -peace, for prohibiti6n of slaugther of ~gricuItura1cattlc ant: F t ~ r~ c a t t e r s
con neeled thereto.
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Be i t enacted by (hechhat~isgarhhgisIalure i n h e fit'ly-fifth year nf the kcpublic t t i Indiij ;I,

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follows :-

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~ h o rtii i ~ c , c x ~ cand
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Commenccmcnt

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This Acr m a y
2001.

callcd !he ~hhalris~arh

~ ~ r i c u l ~ i icar~lc
r a l ~r&c&aliolr Acr.

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i ~pui blica[ipn in ihc Ofirinl ,Gszct~e.

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1n' this-^& unlcss Ihe context othzrwise require:.-

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' I[ shall come inla force from tho d a k

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I r cslcnds 10 [he wholc of thc Sme ~f ~ h h a r t i s ~ a r- h..

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~cfiuiiions.

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. "Bccf' mcans flcsh of Agricultuial'calde.;

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"Agricultural cattle"mcans an animal specified i? .ihc scheduIc :

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."competeni ~ u t h o ~ imcans
l ~ " . a ..person 'appointed b J the Sratz Go\lc~n?icnt.hy
notifihion lo.perform i n any -local area specitied tberei n. ~ l i cI'uglionb nl'n
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Compelen;
~ u l h o nunder
t ~ this ACL;

"Inslilurion"menns any chrui~ableins~i~u:ion

rcgicrered undel-aay enaclrlictii Kr:t
h c timc bcing in fo~.cc,eitablished~of~he
pu,T?sc oFkrcpinE,h~ceding and iil;li nlainin$ Agricu~tuia~calt~k or for rhc purpose of revep~iorl,prnteclion. cgrc.
, management and trealmenl of infimiiaged arid disea~ed
c ~ r prrlgcny:
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"Slauglher" means killing-by &y. method whabocvrr and tncludcs m-~iniagilr
inlhing of physicd iiijury which in he ordinary couac wilt codst dearh;
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"Tcinspon" rncans.caI?ing Agricul~unlca[?c through vehicle fii tlirouph wn king
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-'or though-any other meais;
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"Yererinw.. ~l'fice;"-mea~~s
a-w&pn 'appoirhd as
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seaion 3;

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as vveierihsr::

al'licei- unrlcr

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(b)

. "VehicIe"means any mcchanic~llyor.man!alfy driven con-v, ? , m ~used

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on Ir~r;d.
iyarer or aii.
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. The StateGovernm- en^, may by a gene~31or spccial drizr. appoint for tht pl~rpuse?[ ti,is.Acl.

any person, or class of pcrsons, ro be the.velerinary.oific;e~Fora local a r u m

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No $;son sllall slaughrcr or cause? ro be slaughtered or ol'lir br caw:

or any Agricul~uralcar:le.

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Nn person s h a l l bccfof
~ ~ any
~ Agriculrural
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carrlc slaughtered i n cc~n1rilvr:nlionn i 1hep1.r~,
visions of rhis Act.

6.

N o person shall scll, or rranspo1-r or oflcr t ~rgnspurror cause to hc ita~l~?orred

,lny Agricu Irural catlie From any place within itre statc 10 any plitcc within the slale ul-oursirlr: ihc Siaic.
j'wrhe p~lqmsenfits slaughter in con~ravendonofthe provisiun ofthis ALI or w i ~ 111e
h knowlcdge lhal it will be or is likcly !o be. so slaughtered.
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7. Till [lie' conclusion ofprosecution,seized AgriculturaI carrle will bt under custody or nentrst
registercd Gost~aia,Gosndnn, ~orakshansansrhan or othcr regisrered sansrhan and [hey alc
required.to .orovide monrhly report lo concefned coun in prescribPd profonna.
8.

The Scare Governmen1 shall take necessay steps Cor srl-cngthening of inslilulions which arc
engaged in welfare acGvi~iesor Agticul~uralcatllc.
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The person inchargeofihe insricutiofi may l e y suchclrarges : I S may lie prcscri hcd, Carc~icand
~nain~cnance
of Agricl~lluralcaalc whosecus~od~
was given 1o11ieinslilu~ionundi:r section 7.

From-tlicir owners.
lo.

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~ h o c v c son~ravinrr
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or akmpta sonvsvene or&
412ccniraveaian of 1l1L provisions orl
section 4 , 5 and 6 sbaH bc punish4 wiih i&prisonrnenr of either descripiion Tor a-(crm wl~ich;
rnajlextend to~hrecyears,or with fine wh'ich may exicnd-101cn1llousanJ mpe& a.wi 11) bntl,.
In any trid [or an offence punishable undcr seclion LD lor coniravcnrion of ~ h pc r o v i s i ~ nof
sectioii 4,5 and 8of thrs.Actrhe burden of prdving lhar the slaugbtcr, transport or sell of Agricultural: c a f r ~rivg no{-in conuavcntiog of dl; provisions of this Act shall be on the acc"sed.

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~ u ~ l l w i r h s ~ n~*nd~i t~h~h ~ c o n l a i in
n ithe~ade
d
of criminal Proccdurc, 1973 [No.2df 1974)
all offences'undcr this Acr shall bc cognimblc and non-bglablc. '

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For ~ h purpose
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of enforcing \he pl- visions of this h c l tlv ~ o n ~ i , ~ cAuthnrfiy
reri
or the Velccinary oificcr or any pc.rson rrilrhor-ircdhy !he Cdnpetml Aulllori~yur
h e - Ve~crjnary officer in writing is ihis'behalF, shall have power !ocntcr mnd
inspcctanyoremis~wihin i'nelocal Iimiis olhisjurisdit~ion;where hc has rcasnri
to btievc dial an . offence under h i s Act has been, isbcing or is likcly ro bc
committed.

Every person ii-toccuparion of any such premisa as is spccilied in sub-sec~ion( 1 )

shall Plow h e ,Competent Autharily or the V e t c r i n b Oficer or any person
auhorised by rhe Compekni Amhority or the Velcrinqry officer i n w r i r i ~ ~such
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access to the premises as may bc required for tht afortsaid purpose, a d slrall
answer any quesdori pur lo him by he Competenr Aulhoriiy. r l ~ V
c e~erinaj
officer or h e person au~orised.ai !he c x e may be, to ~ k - b e sof
t his kno.~lcdgc

and &lief,

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(3)

The Cornpetcnt Authority or [he Ve~erinaryUfhccr or any,person aulhoriscd in

wririnr, in his.behafF, shall have power to stop and search any v e l ~ i c l cLO cnsurt:
[he compliance of w u o n 6 af &is Act.

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rile provisions of section 10o or [he Code of Criruinal Procidurc. I 975 (No. 2 br
1974) relaling losearch and seizurcshdl,so Tar as n ~ n 'bc.
y apply to searches and
scizures un&r this scdion.

NOperson accused of an oifence punishablc undcr [his Act shall bc r e l e w d on bail nr on his
own hundunlcss ~ h public
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prosecutor has been given an opportunityto oppcrse cltc itpplicati~rn

Tor such releasc.

rower tar

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R c h u l ~ i l i ~ i ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~I ~ . The Si;ilc Guvel-nmenlma}' milkc rdcs h t ~ h cc~)non?ic

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rcll;~bili~:rti~rnol~~~~iJ~
J3rlK\!>ltE, jj';(il\,,
ru be dirsutly ;~Flcctcdhy llur ACLProtrrtion o r acrlon
taken in good raith..

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Ornctrs exercising
p o w ~ kunder
this
Act, decmcd lo bt
public servant.

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~ c lat hnvt avcrrld- .

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pratln Car :ill!.-

Au~haritics.
Vc~erinaryOrIicers and orllerpersons ercrcir ins pokvcn undcr ~ t ~ i i
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Act shdibe dccrned{obe puhlic szAnrs within 111cmcii~iingnfScction 2 I t~l'thcI~l<lii~n
Pcniil
Cde,
1860
(45
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1861)):
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The provisions qf ttiis Act shall havc an,<-vcrridingcfrecl notwillisla~~ding

yiy I I~iil!: i o ~ \ ~ ; \ i o c t l
in any other iaw For the ~ i m kc i n g in fnmc or any inst rumenl havinc cl~ccrI ~ YvirrLnh~,l:ulyI:I~I~
other ~han.this Act.

.1 9 . llanydirficully arisesin gi~in6cff~ct

l o ~ ~ ~ i e ~ ~ mofvltiis
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i ~L~'l~l r~~sl i l t eG ~ I Y ~ I ~111:1~
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Powtr-u remow dil-

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thing which i s done or inrendcd ~O%C done i n good p ~ i l uh n d c ~ ~ ~Ac~.ur.

h i s thcnhcs lnidc thtrc.
under.

ing emeci.

No suir, proseculion or orher Icgd~occedingsshall hc insliluled 3g;iinsl

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makc such provisions or givc such dircciioos no~lincunsislcntwill1 rhc:p l ' c ~ v i s ~ i ~~I'rhis
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as appears lo i t tbbc necessary or expdicnt [or removing 111e diificuli ies. t

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Thc Slate Governmenl may by no~iEzilrion.inakc rulcs l i ~ ~ ~ c acur

~ rthr
y i prr~vi~i~

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Power
to msdc I-UIS.
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- 1 1 erules made under this AL'i sirdl. as soon as possible aficr rlicy ; ~ r pshlidictl
be laid an ttic rable of rile Legislative hsembty,. .
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~ e p - 1 and Saving.

sionsofthi'sAclwhichshall havc ctTecr fmm thedare111i t s puhlicalic~n111-1-rq1tn~1rc-1)

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Agricullurd Caltle Preservalian Act ,1959 (Act No. XVHl o r 1959) is hcrcl~yyiptalsrl. t l i ~

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repcal 'shall no1 circc~:--.

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[he prcvi~usopetzition of any law so repealed or any~l~in:dr~nerrr,sul'l'crcd 11icrc

under; or .

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anS pcnalry, forfeiture, or punishrncnt incu~cdi11rcspcc~cil' ilny tifl'cl~ccc o n ~ i ~ i .

lled agajnsr any laws(, repea!cd;or

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any inveuigatioh, l e a l pricccding or,r&~ediin rcsptc~n l i n y pt ni~l,.

or punishment as aforaaid ;and

~irrrci;ilrl

any such investiga~ion,legal proccodihg or remcdy may hc institulcd. conli~lucdr l~,unli~rcci

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and any such penalty. forfeiture or punishment

'may be i1nposi.d ;I<if !hi?;ACIh i d nu1 ljcc
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SCHEDULII
Scclion 2,(b)

Agricultu'ml cattle,

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113k

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Cows of all ages.

2.

CaTvcs of cows and of she buifiloes.

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Bulls.

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Bullocks.
Ma1e:and. FemJc
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buffaloes.