Section 8
Horse to be destroyed if found diseased : otherwise restored. Repealed
The Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Glanders and Farcy.
(1) If the Veterinary Practitioner
certifies in writing that the horse is diseased, the Inspector shall cause the same to be immediately
destroyed:
Provided that, in the case of any disease other than glanders or farcy, horses certified to be diseased as aforesaid may, subject to any rules which the State Government may make in this behalf, be either destroyed or otherwise treated or dealt with as the Veterinary Practitioner may deem necessary.
(2) If, after completing the examination, the Veterinary Practitioner does not certify that the horse is diseased, the Inspector shall at once deliver the same to the person entitled to the possession thereof.
Provided that, in the case of any disease other than glanders or farcy, horses certified to be diseased as aforesaid may, subject to any rules which the State Government may make in this behalf, be either destroyed or otherwise treated or dealt with as the Veterinary Practitioner may deem necessary.
(2) If, after completing the examination, the Veterinary Practitioner does not certify that the horse is diseased, the Inspector shall at once deliver the same to the person entitled to the possession thereof.