Act 59 of 1960

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960

An Act to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and for that purpose to amend the law relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals.

  • Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
  • Enacted 1960-12-26
  • 44 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Duties of persons having charge of animals. Read
4 Establishment of Animal Welfare Board of India. Read
5 Constitution of the Board. Read
5A Reconstitution of the Board. Read
6 Term of office and conditions of service of members of the Board. Read
7 Secretary and other employees of the Board. Read
8 Funds of the Board. Read
9 Functions of the Board . Read
10 Power of Board to make regulations. Read
11 Treating animals cruelly. Read
12 Penalty for practising phooka or doom dev. Read
13 Destruction of suffering animals. Read
14 Experiments on animals. Read
15 Committee for control and supervision of experiments on animals. Read
15A Sub-committees. Read
16 Staff of the Committee. Read
17 Duties of the Committee and power of the Committee to make rules relating to experiments on animals. Read
18 Power of entry and inspection. Read
19 Power to prohibit experiments on animals. Read
20 Penalties. Read
21 “Exhibit” and “train” defined. Read
22 Restriction on exhibition and training of performing animals. Read
23 Procedure for registration. Read
24 Power of court to prohibit or restrict exhibition and training of performing animals. Read
25 Power to enter premises. Read
26 Offences. Read
27 Exemptions. Read
28 Saving as respects manner of killing prescribed by religion. Read
29 Power of court to deprive person convicted of ownership of animal. Read
30 Presumption as to guilt in certain cases. Read
31 Cognizability of offences. Read
32 Power of search and seizure. Read
33 Search warrants. Read
34 General power of seizure for examination. Read
35 Treatment and care of animals. Read
36 Limitation of prosecutions. Read
37 Delegation of powers. Read
38 Power to make rules. Read
38A Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament. Read
39 Persons authorised under section 34 to be public servants. Read
40 Indemnity. Read
41 Repeal of Act 11 of 1890. Read
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