THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO DRAUGHT AND

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THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO DRAUGHT AND PACK ANIMALS RULES, 1965. (as amended upto gth December; 1968)* In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 38'of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act; 1960 (59 of 1960), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section () of that section; namely The Prevention of Cruelty to Draught and Pack Animals Rules, 1965 1. Short title and commencement: (1)These rules may be called the Prevention of Cruelty to Drought and Pack Animals Rules, 1965. 1. They shall come into force in any State on such date as the State Government may; by notification in the official Gazette, appoint 2_ Definitions 1. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires a_ "large bullock" or "large buffalo" respectively means a bullock or buffalo, the weight of which exceeds 350 kilograms b_ "medium bullock" or "medium buffalo" respectively means a bullock or buffalo, the weight of which exceeds 250 kilograms, but does not exceed 350 kilograms"small bullock" or C_ "small buffalo" respectively means a bullock or buffalo, the weight of which does not exceed 250 kilograms d. "street" includes any way , road, lane, square, alley or passage, whether a throughfare or not over which the public have a right of way; "vehicle" means a wheeled conveyance of any description which is capable of being used as such on any street 1. For the purposes of clauses (a): (b) and (c) of sub-rule (1), the weight of an animal shall be determined by applying any of the following formulae, namely: length Girth in cms Weight of animal in kgms 10838 Or (length in cms Girth in cmsO) 1, 00, 000 3.Maximum loads for draught animals: 1. No person shall cause any animal specified in column 1 o

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1 · Short title and commencement:

1 · In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires

3 · Maximum loads for draught animals:

1 · No person shall cause any animal specified in column 1 of the table below to draw a vehicle of the kind described in the corresponding entry in column 2 thereof if it carries a load in excess of the weight specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 thereof:

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1000 · kilograms

1 · Where the vehicle to be drawn is a four-wheeled vehicle, weight specified in column 3 of the said table shall; in each case, be read as being one and a quarter times and, if the four-wheeled vehicle HTML TO PDF

4 · Maximum load for certain pack animals:

100 · kilograms

150 · kilograms

175 · kilograms

70 · kilograms

200 · kilograms

50 · kilograms

7 · Camel

250 · kilograms

5 · Maximum number of passengers for animal drawn vehicles

6 · General Conditions for use of draught and pack animals No person shall use or cause to be used any animal for drawing any vehicle or carrying any load 1. for more than nine hours in a day in the aggregate.

2 · for more than five hours continuously without a break for rest for the animal

7 · . Animals to be disengaged after work:

10 · Certificates regarding unladen weight of vehicles, etc.

1 · For the purpose of these rules, the Board may authorise any organisation established for the purpose of preventing cruelty to animals or for promoting their welfare to issue to the owner of any vehicle which may be brought before it for examination; a certificate as to its unladen weight; and any certificate so issued may be accepted as evidence of the weight of such vehicle.

1 · Nothing contained in this rule shall be construed as being in derogation of any right conferred by any law for the time being in force authorising any local authority to determine the unladen weight of any vehicle and to grant the necessary certificate-or stamp the vehicle in this behalf. 11. Powers of police officers and. other authorised persons 1. F any police officer above the rank of a constable or any other person authorised in this behalf by the State Government or by the Board by general or special order has reason to believe that an offence against rule 3 or 4,has been or is being committed in respect of any animal referred to therein, he may, in any case where a weigh bridge is available within a reasonable distance, require the owner or other person in charge of such animal to take the animal or the vehicle or both to the weigh bridge for the purpose of determining the weight: of the load which the animal has been or is drawing or carrying:

2 · # the owner or other person in charge of the aforesaid animal refuses to comply with the demand of the police officer or other person as so authorised, it shall be lawful for such police officer or other person to take the animal or the vehicle or both to the weight bridge for the purpose aforesaid. 3_ As soon as any weight is determined under this rule, the owner or other person in charge of the said animal shall be given a statement in writing signed by the police officer or the person authorised as aforesaid, as the case may be, as to the weight so determined and any other information relevant for the purpose.

12 · Application of rules where local bye-laws etc. exist: #f there is in force in any area to which these rules extend, any rule, regulation or bye-law made under any law for the time being in force by any local authority in respect of any of the matters for which provision is made in these rules, such rule, regulation or bye-law shall; to the extent to which a. It contains provisions less irksome to the animal than those contained in these rules, prevail;