Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act 2009

Chapter I - Preliminary

1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions

Chapter II - Control of Scheduled Diseases

3. Appointment of Veterinary Officers
4. Reporting scheduled diseases obligatory
5. Duty to segregate infected animals
6. Notification of controlled areas and free areas
7. Prohibition of movement of animals from controlled area
8. Vaccination making and issue of vaccination certificate
9. Contents of vaccination certificate
10. Entry and exit of animals into controlled area and free area
11. Precautionary measures in relation to controlled areas
12. Prohibition of markets fairs, exhibition etc., in the controlled areas
13. Prohibition of brining of infected animals into market and other places
14. Check Posts and Quarantine Camps
15. Inspection and detention of animals at Cheek Posts and Quarantine Camps
16. Entry and exist of vaccinated animals into controlled and free areas
17. Appointment of Competent Officers
18. Cleaning and disinfection of carriers
19. Power of entry and inspection

Chapter III - Infected Areas

20. Declaration of infected areas
21. Effect of declaration of infected areas
22. Denotification of infected area

Chapter IV - Infected Animals

23. Segregation, examination and treatment of infected animals
24. Drawing samples from animals
25. Resort to euthanasia for infected animals
26. Disposal of carcass
27. Power of Veterinary Officer and Veterinarian to hold postmortem examination
28. Seizure and removal of certain animals

Chapter V - Enforcement and Penalties

29. Enforcement of orders and recovery of expenses
30. Village Officers, etc., to assist
31. Penalty for issuing vaccination certificate without authority or administering defective vaccine
32. Penalties
33. Penalty for placing infected animal or carcass in river, etc.
34. Offences by companies

Chapter VI - Precautionary Measures on Causative Organism, Etc.

35. Prevention of escape of causative organism

Chapter VII - Miscellaneous

36. Power to delegate
37. Officers and authorities to function subject to Government control
38. Power to amend the Schedule
39. Power to issue directions
40. Certain persons to be public servants
41. Power to remove difficulties
42. Power of Central Government to make rules
43. Power of State Government to make rules
44. Laying of rules
45. Repeal and savings

Schedule