Section 1
. Subs. by Act 26 of 1982, s.15, for "doom dev " (w.e.f. 30-7-1982).
1 . Subs. by Act 26 of 1982, s.15, for "doom dev " (w.e.f. 30-7-1982).
(4) The cost of transporting the animal to an infirmary or pinjrapole, and of its maintenance and treatment in an infirmary, shall be payable by the owner of the animal in accordance with a scale of rates to be prescribed by the district magistrate, or, in presidency-towns, by the commissioner of police:
Provided that when the magistrate so orders on account of the poverty of the owner of the animal no charge shall be payable for the treatment of the animal.
(5) Any amount, payable by an owner of an animal under sub-section (4) may be recovered in the same manner as an arrear of land revenue.
(6) If the owner refuses or neglects to remove the animal within such time as a magistrate may specify, the magistrate may direct that the animal be sold and that the proceeds of the sale be applied to the payment of such cost.
(7) The surplus, if any, of the proceeds of such sale shall, on application made by the owner within two months from the date of the sale, be paid to him.
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