NOTIFICATION New Delhi; the 24 th December; 2001 — THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT, 1960

NOTIFICATION New Delhi; the 24 th December; 2001 S.O. 1256 Whereas the draft Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001 were published, as required under the sub-section (1) of section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act; 1960 (59 of 1960), vide Ministry of Culture notification number G.S R.816(E) dated November 2 2001 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part 11, Section 3 sub-section (i) dated November 2, 2001 and whereas objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby were invited before the expiry of 30 days from the date on which copies of the gazette containing the said notification have been made available to the public; And whereas copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on November 2, 2001; And whereas the objections/suggestions received from the public have been incorporated in the rules Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by the sub-sections (1) (2) of section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act; 1960 (59 of 1960), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: 1_ Short title and commencement (1) These rules may be called the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definition In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, Act' means the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act; 1960. b Animal Welfare Organisation' means and includes the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and any other welfare organization for animals which is registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 (21 of 1860) or any other corresponding law for the time being in force and which is recognized by the Animal Welfare Board of India "Board" means the Animal Welfare Boa