These words were substituted for the words "Director of Veterinary ~ervlces" by section 3 ot. and the Second… — ITAMTL NADU ACT No. XV OF 19402

These words were substituted for the words "Director of Veterinary ~ervlces" by section 3 ot. and the Second Schedule to,

3 These words were substituted for the words "Director of Veterinary ~ervlces" by section 3 ot. and the Second Schedule to, hT11 NdRl(NOLT) A1948 Vl NdAt y the Tam11 Nadu y , Rtenactlng (NO. LT) Act, 1948 Varn~l Nadu Act vur of 1948). * Section 1 came into force on the 3rd September 1940. hblid ttiti The remaining *&,ion S1 p have becn epplied tn certain portions of th~ g S1a.e fr('1~ ')@; 9 tlm* ) a person is said to "keep a bull" if he owns hhbll ihiid he b$ pp or has the bull in his possession or custody ; (h) a bull is said to be "castrated* if it is rendered incapable of propagating its species. The *[State] Government may, by general Appointment Bulls which E:z;iined (1) No person shall keep a bull wihch has. Bulls which E.rplunation.-Where llhhll bi a person keeps more than lii ppp one bull, he shall obtain a separate licence in respect of each bull. Every licence under this section shall be -\ No fee shall be charged for the grant of the licence. may of,i,-enees, i (1) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed, the licensing officer may refuse to grant or (a) of defective or inferior confirmation and c~nsequently likely to be get defective or inferior progeny, or --. p -- - i This word was substituted for the word "Provincial9' by the ttiOdf 1950 Adaptation Order of 1950, ?/' Surrender of licence. , 4 .~- .- . $I,;~"-&. ~ 'I th) ~u ffering from an fiif incurable contagious hdi g g Oi infecficus dise~se or from any other disease rendering t1:e ' bull unsuitable for brtxdifig purposes, c'r (c) of a breed which it is undesirable to propqate in the district or part of the district in which it is kept. The liceqsing officer may also revoke a himself or by ally other officer) if in his opinion- the licence was gr~nted under circum? stances of which the licensing officer was not aware at the time of granting the licence, or / a breach of any bf tne (b) there has b:en tcms, conditions or restrictions of the licence. If a licence is revoked under this section, notice thereof to the person keeping the bull or to the person !be offices revokinp the licence shnll give 'The notice shall set out lhc grounds for the revocation. No p~ron shall bc mtitlea to any compenh:ltic:n for thc refusal 01. revocation of any licence ~un;i.=r this scction. A 1iu:nc.c granted in respect of a bcll shall be .;ltrren?~red without dcby to the licensinr: officer, if or (b) the licence is revoked llnder this 'Act, or (c) the bull dies, or is certified by the prescri- ihbil d b () , y p bed officer to have been effectively castrated by a method and in a manner approved ,by the Director. - the p:siod sp:cili~.d in the licence expires, 1 19dO : T.N. Act XVI Live-stock Improvement 821 The licensing officer may by order require Inspection (1) The licensing ofPicer may by ordcr require Such castration shall bs performed or causes to be performed by the licensing officer free pf charge, unless the owner 01. otlzci. yuiaon kt.cl)i~q 11~~' 1311li aesires to make his own rl~liulgcn1ents for conlplying with the ordcs. If any notice or order is scrved unhr rcctio~~ It shall bc the tltlty of a115 WpoIi ivho fi,r l'roduct ion (a) within a reasonable time, at any place where the bull is for the time being! on dcm:~nti nlnrlf- ha I , I , / , Penalties. Power of licensing ffi g officer to Castrate bulls. a licensing officer or an '[Officer of the Animal Husbandr y Department not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon,] or an officer of the Agricultural Department not bzlow the rank of Upper Subordinate, or an officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of Revenue Inspector, or such other officer as may be authorized in this behalf by the '[State] Government by general or special order, or (b) before a cow is served by the bull, on demand made by the person in charge of the cow.

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