Section 39
Power to issue directions.
The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009
About this Act
An Act to provide for the prevention, control and eradication of infectious and contagious diseases affecting animals, for prevention of outbreak or spreading of such diseases from one State to another, and to meet the international obligations of India for facilitating import and export of animals and animal products and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The Central Government may, with the object of prevention, control
and eradication of any infectious or contagious disease of animals, issue such directions to the State
Government or other authorities under this Act, from time to time, including directions for furnishing
such returns and statistics on scheduled diseases, and vaccination, as it may deem fit and every such
direction shall be complied with.