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  "text": "THE PUNJAB ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 2019 \r\n(XXXII of 2019) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3. Declaration of controlled areas  \r\n4. Contents of a disease-free area notification \r\n5. Contents of eradication area notification \r\n6. Identification of animals for purposes of certification \r\n7. Vaccination and other preventive measures with regard to controlled \r\n areas \r\n8. Movement into and removal of animals from controlled areas \r\n9. Cleansing and disinfection \r\n10. Duty of certain persons to report the existence of scheduled diseases \r\n11. Separation of animals \r\n12. Biosecurity measures \r\n13. Authorization as Competent Officers \r\n14. Vaccination and issuance of vaccination certificate  \r\n15. Check posts and quarantine units \r\n16. Welfare of animals \r\n17. Powers of entry and inspection \r\n18. Powers to hold post-mortem examination \r\n19. Enforcement of orders and disposal of carcass \r\n20. Prohibition for throwing infected animal or carcass in river, etc \r\n21. Prevention of escape of causative organism \r\n22. Penalties \r\n23. The Tribunal \r\n \r\n \r\n24. Cognizance of offence \r\n25. Appeal \r\n26. Indemnity \r\n27. Power to amend the Schedule \r\n28. Power to remove difficulties \r\n29. Power to make rules \r\n30. Power to frame regulations \r\n31. Repeal and savings \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n[see sections 2(u) & section 27] \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n  \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 2019 \r\n (XXXII of 2019) \r\n    [13th December, 2019] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto regulate the prevention, control, containment and eradication of scheduled animal \r\ndiseases. \r\nIt is necessary to enac t law for prevention, control, containment and eradication of \r\nanimal diseases to meet the international standards of import and export of animals \r\nand animal products and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. \r\nBe it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nPunjab Animal Health Act 2019. \r\n(2) It extends to whole of the Punjab. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act: \r\n(a) “Act” means the Punjab Animal Health Act 2019; \r\n(b) “animal” includes cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, camel, horse, ass, mule, \r\nwild animal’s poultry, pheasant, quail, geese, ostrich, zoo birds; and \r\nany other animal or bird as the Government may, by notification, \r\nspecify; \r\n(c) “animal market” means a place where persons assemble for the sale \r\nand purchase of livestock or animals and includes any place which \r\nmay be notified as an animal market under the local government law \r\nfor the time being in force; \r\n(d) “animal product” means anything originating or made, whether in whole \r\nor in part, from an animal or from a carcass and includes blood, bones, \r\ncasings, dairy products, eggs, fat, feedstuffs of animal origin, fish \r\nproducts, hair hides, horns, hooves, hormones and their biological \r\npreparations and other substances of animal origin which may be \r\nspecified by the Government;  \r\n(e) “animal welfare” means the condition in which an animal is required to \r\nbe kept in view of its physical and mental needs; \r\n(f) “carcass” means the carcass of an animal and inc ludes any part or \r\nportion thereof; \r\n(g) “check post” means any site declared as such by the Government to \r\ncarry out checking of animals for purposes of the Act; \r\n(h) ‘Chief Veterinary Officer’ means an officer designated as such by the \r\nGovernment for purposes of the Act; \r\n                                                      \r\n1This Act was passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 2 5 November 2019; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab \r\non 10 December 2019; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 13 December 2019, pp.2627-2634. \r\n \r\n \r\n(i) “competent officer” means an officer authorized to perform functions \r\nunder the Act; \r\n(j) \"compulsory vaccination\" means vaccination of any animal against any \r\nscheduled disease in respect of which vaccination is made mandatory \r\nunder the provisions of the Act; \r\n(k) “Department” means Livestock and Dairy Development Department of \r\nthe Government; \r\n(l) “diseased” means suffering from or carrying any infectious or \r\ncontagious disease or such disease as included in the schedule; \r\n(m) Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(n) “infected animal\" means an animal which is infected with any \r\nscheduled disease or has recently been in contact with, or in close \r\nproximity to an animal so affected; \r\n(o) “person” includes a company or other entity incorporated under any law \r\nfor the time being in force; \r\n(p) “person in charge of an animal” means the owner of the animal or any \r\nother person for the time being in possession or custody of the animal; \r\n(q) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by the rules or the regulations made or \r\nframed under the Act; \r\n(r) \"quarantine unit\" means a site or premises provided to be declared by \r\nthe authorized officer for segregation and examination of apparently \r\nhealthy animals before entry and exit from the controlled area; \r\n(s) “regulations” means the regulations framed under the Act; \r\n(t) “rules” means the rules made under this Act; \r\n(u) \"Schedule\" means the Schedule appended to the Act; \r\n(v) “scheduled disease” means any disease included in the Schedule \r\nappended to the Act; \r\n(w) “traceability” means the methods and tools used for linking the \r\nidentification of live animals and the products of animal origin; \r\n(x) “vaccination certificate” means a certificate issued by the authorized \r\nofficer after inoculation of vaccine; and  \r\n(y) “vehicle” includes every vehicle used as a means of transport. \r\n3. Declaration of controlled are as.– (1) The Government may, by notification \r\nin the official Gazette, declare an area to be a disease -free area or an eradication \r\narea in respect of any scheduled disease. \r\n(2) A notification shall be issued after a general survey or such other \r\nchecks as may be found necessary, which shall be publicly available. \r\n(3) A notification under subsection (1) shall remain valid for a period of five \r\nyears unless modified, varied or annulled before that period due to occurrence of a \r\ndisease in a disease-free area or increase in disease in an eradication area. \r\n(4) Delimitation of a disease -free area or an eradication area shall be \r\nmade in a manner that entry of animals in the area is effectively controlled.  \r\n(5) The areas subject to a notification under subsection (1), shall \r\ncollectively be called controlled areas.  \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n4. Contents of a disease -free area notification .– (1) Where the Government \r\ndeclares an area as a disease-free area, it shall specify in the notification: \r\n(a) disease(s) of which the area is completely free; \r\n(b) certification that is required in order to move an animal into the \r\narea; and  \r\n(c) points where regular checking shall take place. \r\n(2) Where an area has been declared to be a disease -free area, the \r\nGovernment shall have the status of the area verified through independent \r\ninspectors once in every five years period. \r\n5. Contents of eradication area notification. – (1) Where the Government \r\ndeclares an area as an eradication area, it shall specify in the notification: \r\n(a) disease(s) of which the area is substantially free; \r\n(b) certification that is required in order to move an animal into or \r\nout of the area; and \r\n(c) the areas where regular checking shall take place. \r\n(2) Where an area has been declared as an eradication area, the \r\nGovernment shall take such measures, including vacc ination, disease treatment or \r\nculling, as are necessary for complete eradication of the disease from that area. \r\n6. Identification of animals for purposes of certification .– (1) The \r\nGovernment shall prescribe by rules or regulations mechanism for traceability of \r\nanimals including but not limited to: \r\n(a) the time of marking identification; \r\n(b) the maintenance of information regarding marked animals or \r\nanimals carrying identification; and \r\n(c) the passport that an animal shall carry when entering a disease -\r\nfree area or eradication area for purposes of the Act. \r\n(2) Any person who violates any provision of the rules or the regulations \r\nmade or framed under subsection (1), shall be g uilty of an offence punishable with \r\nfine which may extend to rupees two hundred thousand. \r\n7. Vaccination and other preventive measures with regard to controlled \r\nareas.– (1) All animals in a controlled area shall be subjected to compulsory \r\nvaccination against such scheduled diseases and such other preventive measures, \r\nin such manner and within such time as may be provided in a notification to be \r\nissued by the Government. \r\n(2) Where an area has been declared as a disease -free area, no animal of \r\nany other susceptible species, with regard to which it is a disease -free area, shall be \r\nallowed to enter into that area unless duly immunized by vaccination against that \r\nparticular disease. \r\n(3) Where samples are taken for identification of diseases from a \r\ncontrolled area, they shall be checked from a laboratory which the Government may \r\nnotify after the requisite quality checks. \r\n \r\n \r\n8. Movement into and removal of animals from controlled areas .– The \r\nGovernment shall by regulations provide for: \r\n(a) regulating the movement of a nimals generally and into or out of a \r\ndisease free or an eradication area; \r\n(b) regulating the grazing of animals for purposes of disease control; \r\n(c) removal or disposal of carcasses of diseased animals; \r\n(d) removal of fodder, litter, dung or any article which has had  contact with \r\ndiseased animals and may cause the spread of a disease; \r\n(e) prescribing and regulating the issue and production of licenses \r\nrespecting movement and removal of animals and the use of vessels or \r\nvehicles for carrying animals or for any connected purpose; and \r\n(f) recovery of expenses from an owner of an animal for enforcing the \r\nregulations framed under this section. \r\n9. Cleansing and disinfection .– The Government shall by regulations provide \r\nfor: \r\n(a) cleansing and disinfection of places used for holding or ar ranging \r\nanimal fairs, animal markets, animal exhibitions, or of places of \r\nanimals, sheds and stables used for animals; \r\n(b) cleansing and disinfection of vehicles, vessels and aircraft used for \r\ncarrying animals; \r\n(c) disinfection of clothes of a person coming in con tact with or employed \r\nabout diseased animals or suspected animals; and  \r\n(d) modes of cleansing and disinfection. \r\n10. Duty of certain persons to report the existence of scheduled diseases. – \r\n(1) In every controlled area, a report that an animal is infected by on e or more \r\nscheduled disease(s), shall be made to the local veterinary officer by: \r\n(a) every person in charge of an animal who comes to know that an animal \r\nis infected; \r\n(b) every veterinary practitioner who is called for veterinary treatment or to \r\nwhom an animal is brought for treatment; \r\n(c) every veterinary assistant who visits an animal for provision of any \r\nveterinary service; and \r\n(d) every person who is in charge of certifying animal health in a public or \r\nprivate slaughter house. \r\n(2) The veterinary officer to whom report has been made under subsection \r\n(1), shall immediately transmit the same to the Chief Veterinary Officer where the \r\nreport indicates that an animal afflicted with  a disease has been found in an area \r\nwhich was free of that disease. \r\n(3) The veterinary officer in addition to transmitting the report mentioned in \r\nsubsection (2), shall immediately proceed to the place where the reported animal is \r\npresent and determine wh ether the report is authentic and whether any measures \r\nare required to be taken to ensure control of disease. \r\n \r\n \r\n(4) The veterinary officer shall intimate the measures to be taken to ensure \r\ncontrol of disease to the Additional Director Livestock and the perso n in charge of \r\nthe infected animal. \r\n \r\n11. Separation of animals.– (1) Every person having in his possession or under \r\nhis charge an animal affected with disease shall as far as practicable keep that \r\nanimal separate from animals not so affected and shall abid e by any instructions \r\ngiven to him by the local veterinary officer for control of disease. \r\n(2) The Government may by regulations provide for the manner of \r\nseparation of animals suspected of diseases and rendering of information regarding \r\nsuch animals. \r\n(3) Any person other than a person having a duty to report the existence of \r\ndisease under section 7(1), who comes to know that an animal is affected by rabies, \r\nshall give notice of the fact with all practicable promptness to the nearest police \r\nofficer. \r\n12. Biosecurity measures: – (1) The  Government shall issue regulations to \r\nprovide for appropriate biosecurity measures to be taken in relation to Foot and \r\nMouth Disease and such other diseases as may require such measures. \r\n(2) The biosecurity measures under subsec tion (1), shall be issued after \r\nappropriate consultation with biosecurity experts. \r\n13. Authorization as Competent Officers .– The Government may, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, authorize such number of officers, to undertake \r\nsuch powers under the Act in specified local limits of their respective jurisdiction, as \r\nmay be specified in the notification. \r\n14. Vaccination and issuance of vaccination certificate .– (1) The Government \r\nmay by notification in the official Gazette require that one or more vacci nations in a \r\ncontrolled area or outside of it shall be administered by such officers or officials as \r\nmay be notified.  \r\n(2) Where vaccination has been carried out by a notified officer or official, \r\nsuch officer or official shall issue a certificate in the prescribed manner.  \r\n15. Check posts and quarantine units .– (1) The Chief Veterinary Officer may \r\ndeclare as many quarantine units within the province as may be required for the \r\nquarantine of animals suffering from any scheduled disease or suspected of being in \r\nclose proximity of such animals, and the quarantine unit in the close proximity of a \r\ncontrolled area shall act as temporary animal stay before entry or exit from such \r\ncontrolled area. \r\n(2) Any animal required to be inspected, vaccinated, or marked may be  \r\nkept in the quarantine unit for such period as the competent officer may direct. \r\n(3) The officer in charge of the quarantine unit shall, at the time of release \r\nof an animal from the station, grant a certificate, in such form as may be prescribed \r\nby the Department, to the person taking charge of the animal, and every such person \r\nshall be bound to produce the certificate whenever required to do so by the \r\ncompetent officer. \r\n16. Welfare of animals.– (1) The Government may, by regulations, provide for: \r\n \r\n \r\n(a) holding, feeding and treatment of animals which is necessary for \r\nanimal welfare; \r\n(b) use of animals for transport; \r\n(c) prevention of cruelty to animals; \r\n(d) prevention of neglect to animals; and \r\n(e) charges which a person shall be liable to pay on account of a local \r\ngovernment or any other organization providing for animals which have \r\nbeen subjected to cruelty or neglect by him or by persons acting under \r\nhis instructions. \r\n(2) A violation of the regulations framed under subsection (1), shall be \r\npunishable wi th fine which may extend to rupees fifty thousand, and in case of \r\ncruelty, it shall also be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three \r\nmonths. \r\n17. Powers of entry and inspection .– The Additional Director livestock \r\nconcerned or an officer author ized by him  may inspect animals kept in open area, \r\nclose premises, building, vessel or vehicle for the purpose of ensuring compliance of \r\nthe provisions of the Act, the rules or the regulations made or framed thereunder. \r\n18. Powers to hold post -mortem exami nation.– Where a competent officer, \r\nhas reason to believe that the death of an animal has been caused by an infection \r\nwith any scheduled disease, he may make or cause to be made a post -mortem \r\nexamination of the animal and for that purpose he may cause the carcass of any \r\nsuch animal to be exhumed wherever required followed by the proper disposal after \r\nnecessary examination and post-mortem. \r\n19. Enforcement of orders and disposal of carcass .– Where a person or \r\nauthority is required to take any measures regarding an animal or carcass of an \r\nanimal in his custody or charge, by any rules, regulations, notification, notice, \r\nrequisition, order or direction made under the Act, the owner or the person in custody \r\nshall immediately do the same: \r\nProvided that in ca se of a stray or ownerless animal, carcass of such animal \r\nor parts thereof, the same shall be immediately disposed of by the local government \r\nconcerned. \r\n20. Prohibition for throwing infected animal or carcass in river, etc .– \r\nWhoever throws or causes or per mits to throw in any river, lake, canal or any other \r\nwater channel, the carcass or any part of the carcass of any animal which at the time \r\nof its death was known to be infected, shall be guilty of an offence which shall be \r\npunished, in case offence committed for the first  time, with fine which may extend to \r\nfifteen thousand rupees and in case of non-payment of fine with imprisonment of one \r\nmonth and in case of any subsequent offence with a fine which may extend to twenty \r\nfive thousand rupees or imprisonmen t for a term which may extend to three months \r\nor with both. \r\n21. Prevention of escape of causative organism .– (1) In very institution or \r\nlaboratory engaged in the manufacture, testing or research related to vaccines, sera, \r\ndiagnostics or chemotherapeutic dr ugs aimed at the prevention or treatment of any \r\nscheduled disease, adequate precautionary measures shall be taken to:  \r\n(a) ensure that the causative organism of any scheduled disease \r\ndoes not escape or otherwise get released; \r\n \r\n \r\n(b) guard against any such escape or release; and \r\n(c) warn and protect all concerned in the event of any escape. \r\n(2) Every person who is in charge of or has the control of an institution, \r\nlaboratory or clinic referred in subsection (1), shall comply with the provisions of \r\nsubsection (1) and in the  event of non -compliance, he shall be guilty of an offence \r\npunishable with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees or imprisonment \r\nfor a term which may extend to six months or with both, and in case the \r\nestablishment is in commercial manufacturing of vaccines or medicine, a temporary \r\nsuspension of license up to a period of one year.  \r\n(3) Any animal infected with a scheduled disease, particularly of zoonotic \r\ndisease, shall be segregated for observation and if required shall be euthanized \r\nupon approva l by the Additional Director livestock concerned to prevent spread of \r\ndisease to other animals in best interest of public health. \r\n(4) In order to prevent spread of causative organism, no organization or \r\ninstitution shall hold any animal market, animal fare , animal exhibition or carry any \r\nother activity which involves grouping or gathering of any species of animals within a \r\nnotified controlled area without permission of the Chief Veterinary Officer. \r\n22. Penalties.– Any person who contravenes the provisions o f the Act, except \r\nsections 16 and 17, or obstructs any competent officer in performance of his duties \r\nshall be guilty of an offence punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand \r\nrupees and in case of non -payment of fine with an imprisonment for a t erm which \r\nmay extend to one month; and in the case of any subsequent offence, with a fine of \r\ntwenty thousand rupees and in case of non -payment of fine with imprisonment for a \r\nterm which may extend to two months. \r\n23. The Tribunal.– (1) An offence punishable  under the Act shall be exclusively \r\ntriable by the Tribunal constituted under section 38 of the Punjab Livestock Breeding \r\nAct 2014 (XIII of 2014), in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure 1898 (V of 1898), as if the Tribunal were a court of sessions. \r\n(2) The Tribunal may try an offence under the Act in a summary manner in \r\nterms of Chapter XXII of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 (V of 1898). \r\n24. Cognizance of offence .– The Tribunal shall not take cognizance of an \r\noffence punishable under the Act except on the complaint of the Deputy Director \r\nLivestock concerned. \r\n25. Appeal.– Any person aggrieved by a final order of the Tribunal may, within \r\nthirty days from the date of c ommunication of the sentence, prefer an appeal to \r\nLahore High Court. \r\n26. Indemnity.– A suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall not lie against \r\nan officer of the Livestock and Dairy Development Department of the Government for \r\nanything done or intended to be done in good faith under the Act. \r\n27. Power to amend the Schedule.– The Government may, by notification in the \r\nofficial Gazette, add to, or omit from the Schedule any animal disease. \r\n28. Power to remove difficulties .– (1) If any difficulty aris es in giving effect to \r\nthe provisions of the Act, the Government may, within two years of the enactment of \r\nthe Act, by notification in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent \r\nwith the provisions of the Act, as appear necessary for removing the difficulty. \r\n \r\n \r\n(2) Every notification issued under subsection (1) shall, as soon as may be \r\nafter its issuance, be laid before Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. \r\n \r\n29. Power to make rules .– The Government may, by notification in the Official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the provisions of the Act. \r\n30. Power to frame regulations .– Subject to the Act and the rules, the \r\nGovernment or the Department, by notification in the Official Gazette, may frame \r\nregulations for carrying out the provisions of the Act. \r\n31. Repeal and savings.– (1) The Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899 and the \r\nDourine Act, 1910 in their application to Punjab are hereby repealed. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Acts under subsection (1), the repeal \r\nshall not: \r\n(a) affect the previous  operation of any such provision of law or \r\nanything duly done or suffered thereunder; \r\n(b) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued \r\nor incurred under any such provision of law; \r\n(c) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of \r\nany offence committed against any such provision of law; or \r\n(d) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of \r\nany such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or \r\npunishment as aforesaid; and e very such investigation, legal \r\nproceeding or remedy may be continued, instituted or enforced, \r\nand any such penalty, forfeiture and punishment may be \r\nimposed, as if the aforesaid provisions of law had continued. \r\n(3) Anything done or any action taken under any p rovision of the repealed \r\nActs, including any notification, order, notice or receipt issued or declaration made, \r\nshall in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act, be deemed to \r\nhave been done, taken, issued or made under the correspon ding provisions of the \r\nAct, and shall continue in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything \r\ndone or any action taken under the Act. \r\n \r\n \r\n  \r\n \r\n \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n[see sections 2(u) & section 27] \r\n \r\n1. Anaplasmosis \r\n2. Anthrax \r\n3. Avian influenza \r\n4. Babesiosis \r\n5. Black Quarters \r\n6. Blue Tongue \r\n7. Brucellosis \r\n8. Bovine Ephemeral Fever (BEF) \r\n9. Bovine Spongiform  Encephalopathy (Mad Cow) \r\n10. Bovine Tuberculosis (BTb) \r\n11. Bovine Viral Diarrhoea \r\n12. Buffalo Pox/Cow Pox \r\n13. Camel Pox \r\n14. Contagious Bovine Pleuro-pneumonia \r\n15. Contagious Caprine Pleuro-pneumonia \r\n16. Caprine Pustular Dermatitis \r\n17. Enterotoxaemia \r\n18. Equine Influenza \r\n19. Foot and Mouth Disease \r\n20. Glanders \r\n21. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia \r\n22. Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) \r\n23. Newcastle’s Disease \r\n24. Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) \r\n25. Rabies \r\n26. Scrapie \r\n27. Sheep and Goat Pox \r\n28. Strangles \r\n29. Surra \r\n30. Theileriosis \r\n31. Trypnosomiasis \r\n32. Vesicular Stomatitis \r\n33. Johne’s Disease",
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