PREVENTION OF CRUELTY (CAPTURE OF ANIMALS) RULES , 1972

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY (CAPTURE OF ANIMALS) RULES , 1972 S . O . No . 1056 dated the 13th March 1979 -Whereas a draft of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Capture of animals) Rules , 1978 was published as required by clause (i) of sub-section (2) of Section 38 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act , 1960 (59 of 1960) , at pages 139 - 140 of the Gazette of India , Part 11 , Section 3 Sub -S -Section (ii) dated the 13th January 1979 under the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation (Department of Agriculture) No . 14 -19/76 -LDI dated the 30th December, r, 1978 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of fortyfive days from the date of publication of the said notification in the Official Gazette . And whereas the said Gazette was made available to the public on the 13th January 1979 . And whereas no objections and suggestions from the public on the said draft have been received . Now, w, therefore , in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of subsection (2) of Section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty of 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 Prevention of Cruelty (Capture of Animals) Rules , 1979 . 2 . Capture of Birds: No bird shall be captured for the purpose of sale , export or for any other purpose except by net method . Explanation: A bird is said to be captured by the net method if in its capture the following contrivance is used , namely , a contrivance made of spun thread which is soft , pliable and sufficiently strong , like cotton , jute or any synthetic fibre , woven in such a way as to form a mesh of suitable size so that

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