Appomtment of Director.-The Government may by general or spec1al order confer or impose on any person all 01… — l'HE KERALA LIVE-STOCK IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1961

Appomtment of Director.-The Government may by general or spec1al order confer or impose on any person all 01 any of the powers or duties of the Director under th1s Act. _

3. Appomtment of Director.-The Government may by general or spec1al order confer or impose on any person all 01 any of the powers or duties of the Director under th1s Act. _ , 4 4-. Bulls which have attamed a certain age to be luensed.- ( l) No person shall keep a bull which has attained the prescribed ge except under and in accordance with the terms, conditiom and •Published in the Gazette Extraordinary dated 28th June, 19Sl. ( restrictions of a licence granted under this sectton, unless 1t is cert1fied by the prescribed officer that the bull has been effectively castrated by a method and m a manner approved by the Director. Explanatwn.-Where a person keeps more than one bull, he shall obtain a separate "licence in respect of each bull. (2) Every hcence under this section shaH be granted by the Director or any officer or person by him by general or special order. It shall be m such form, for such period, and subject to such· terms, conditions and restnctions as may be prescribed. No fee shall be charged for the grant of the hcence. Refusal ond revocatton of lzcences.-(1) SubJect to such rules as may be prescribed, the hcensmg officer may 1efuse to grant or may revoke a licence in respect of any bull if m his opmi·m the bull appears to be- ( a) of defect1ve or mferior conformatiOn and consequently likely to beget defecttv e or infenor progeny, or (b) suffermg from an mcurable contagious or d1scase or from any other rendenng the bull unsuitable for breedmg purposes, or (c) of a breed wh1ch 1t 1s undesirable to propagaw m the State ofKerala. The licensing officer may also after g1ving a reasonable opportunity to the licensee to be hea1d revoke a licence granted in respect of anv bull kept w1thin h1s junsd1Ct1on (whether such licence was granted by himself or by any other officer) 1f m his opinion,- (a) the licence was granted under cucumstances of which the licensmg officer was not aware at the time of grantmg the licence and such licence would not have been granted 1£ he had been aware of such circumstances, or (b) there has been a breach of any of the terms, conditions or of the licence. - If a licence IS revoked under tillS sectiOn, the officer revokmg the licence shall giVe not1ce the1eof to the person keepmg the bull or +.o the person stated 111 the hcence to be the owner of the bull. The notice shall set out the grounds for the revocat1on. {4) No person shall be entitled to any compensation for the refusal or· revocation of any licence under th1s section. Surrender of lzcence.-A licence granted in respect of a bull shall be. surrendered without delay to the licensing officer, lf- (a) the period spec1fied in the hcence expires, or (b) the hcence is revoked under this Act, or (c) the bull dies, or is certified by the prescnbed officer to have been effectively castrated by a method and in a app:-oved by the Director. 7. lrHpectzon of bulls.-The licensing officer may by order require any person keeping a bull to submit it for inspection by himself or by any officer or person deputed by him for the purpose, at any reasonable time, either at the place where the bull is kept for the time being or at any other reasonable place specified m the order not bemg farther than two miles from the place where the bull is ordinarily kept, and there· upon it shall be the duty of the person keeping the bull to st!bmit It for inspection accordingly, and .1ender all reasonable assistance in connection with such mspection to the officer concerned. 8. Power to orde1 castratzon of bulls.- (I) The licensing officer may by order requue any person keepmg a bull which m his opimon has attained the prescnbed age, and m respect of which no licence IS for the time bemg m force under this Act, to have it castrated within one month from the date of the of the order by a method and in a manner approved by the Director and m the order. (2) Such castratiOn shall be performed or cawed to be performed by the licensing office1 free of charge, unless the owner or other person keeping the bull desires to make his own anangements for complymg with the order. 9. Duty to znjorm owne1 of contents of notzce or order of castratzon.-If any notice or order is served under section s. sectiOn 7, or sectiOn 8 on any person who IS not the owner of the bull, It shall be the duty of th<it person forthwith to take all reasonable steps to mform the owner of the contents of such notice or order, and if he fads to do so, he shall be liable to indemmfy the owner against any loss the owner may sustam by reason of such failure. 10. Productzon of ltcence.-It shall be the duty of any person who for che time bt:ing keeps a bull m 1espect of whtch a licence has been obtamed and 1s m force, to produce such licence- ( a) wtthm a reasonable time, at any place where the bull IS for the time bemg, on demand made by a licensing officer or an officer of the Ammal Husbandr) Department not below the rank of Veterinary Surgeon, or an officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of Deputy Tahsildar or such other officer as may be authonsed in tlus behalf by the Government by genet al or special order or (b) before a cow Is served by the bull, on demand made by the person m charge of the cow. 11. Penaltzes.-Whoever- (a) keeps a bull m contraventiOn of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder, or of any terms, conditions 01 restrictiom of a licence, or ( (b) neglects or fa1ls to submit a bull for inspection when required to do so under section 7, or (c) neglects or fa1ls to comply with an order served under section 8, or {d) neglects or fails to produce a licence when required to do so under section I 0, shall be punishable w1th fine which may extend to twenty-five rupees and in the case of a second or any subsequent offence with fine wh1ch may extend to fifty

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