The SIKKIM STRAY DOGS ANO RABIES CONTROL ACT,2OOO

SIKKIM GAZETTE GOVERNMENT EXl't{AOlllllN Al{Y l"UBLISI Illil) IIY AUl'HOltlTY 'l8th , TueBday, Aprll 2000 O GOVERNMENT SIKKIM LAW DEPAF'- .,/IENT GANII}TOK No.7/LD/2000 Dated the 17th APril,2000 NOT|FICATION The following Acl ofihB Sikklrn Lo{llslaliv€ Assonrry havinu rocolved lhd asseni 6f lhe Governor on 7ih dav o{ Ap l, 2OOO is h€reby pLlblishod 1or oenorrl inl' ,inalion - THE SIKKIM STRAY DOGS ANO FABIES CONTBOL ACT.2OOO (AOT NO.7 OF 2oOO) AN icT 10 prov d€ {or regulalilg th€ up koopi lg olpslanima s and destruclion of Iabidanimalsand' iorlhspravontalio; andc;nllolrltirr tlisoas€ nlhoinlerosiollhepublichealthandlormail€rs connecled thorowith snd incl( lollinl lllcr)to. Bd it enaclod bv tho LoijlslalirrLr ol Slkkim in th6 Fifiy_tirst Y€ar of RepubLlc oi lndla Short titlg and 1. (1) lhis Act mEybocdllod lho lllllhillr Slrny oogtr and Rabies Control Acl 2000 commencbmenl, (2) ll shal' Exlorrl lo tlro w rot ol li kkln (3) lI s\allcorre r,loro,!', ol r lco 2. (1) 'n rh's Ad, u_loss lio crrl6xr othEn ise require: (a) 'animal' 6ans any rr rrrlrlllal ol spoclos naturally quscop!ib l6 lo rabias €xc€plman: lb) 'aulho ly' rnEans lh€ Slkkhrr Li..snsing and Rogisiasling Authorilyaonstiluled LlndeI (c) 'aJl'ro sod o,lrcor' 1lonnr nn olliccr oDpoirled bv l\s Depadnent lo 'ssJe 'icence undoi ihis Acl c,r to carry olri any lunoiion !rn<i6r this Act as roq!lkedr (d) 'dops(mont' n roans I io o olarlrnonl ol Anlma H usbandry and Veie{nary S eruices: (6)'dog'moansaflanlmalbokvuinglolhosp6cios(Mammals)CanisJanriliariesollhe ordar ol mammals Carrrivorai rr).t.o66olorabi6s'rle,"!Bl)6rsonor6nollralDsi'gblllenscralchedor"cksdby orhavlngbeirgotl"orrl.raclpl)yBcilcir"lru:lwilnJ.abodoUoradog'olre'arinalssLspecied of berng ellocl€d wil\ robios. 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' " ll a " r n o " O i 6 " o r r f l t e o * 6 d o r c l p 'c a u a a P n i i o €r m w s n o l €t s f t u n o n o l t E i p l n t t n y e e m a c n i o s m e n s s lr l a o s r n y n d v . s i i i n ; p c c r h l o u \ d ' a €d e n s y anlmsllslound shallbs to (l) 'pr6!c bod ' nEans prcdcibod by nios mad€ lndor this Acl; (m) 'Sl''lo GovommGnl moqrli tho gov3lnmentot Sikrdm; (n) '6troy !t'og'mo6fl! any (r'g nol kopl in comPliancs wilh lho rggulatoat ol rabios conlrol; (o) 'valnfilEllon' m€sns lho sdrnioislrelloo ol all aPProvsd 6nl;I6bie6 vsccina lo an anit ali Ip) 'v'ls nary hosp al' moan$ orl inslilullon or c€nlre by whsl6v6r nams call€d whar€ such'animtlt Er5 admlll'<l lor trt'Illrnont G bo o in v g s ( q m a ) m l ,. 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Vot'rinary ollicor' Ogclaratlon ol 4 I* . r i W ,i h a ir rs , i t i h i o i" 'O " e ,i p s el " lm "* B nl w b rr o r h r o o v n €s v D o d ( ,o lu rn E r p n o s c a ls r€s l ha ln l ta 'a bw;Bhisc h e r h i$ e 6 c o in n 6 a i n d 6 a r6 re a th o m re ay m D a y v o b -d e €r a I;iii'ti;1"i,." lr*drns to hr an tntecteo erea lor rn€ pulposs6 connocred wirh ths control and 6radics on ol fialdls0lr30' o6re lond 5 (1) Th6 vilernaryOllcor tholl cd'rlo srry oogolhel anrmaB beannq prool o' j !a :i id i iiliiJii""","", t,avins,'es'"t#tt:l'*iili.1;lllli:,1,'1ii5:L:H:::iJUX'li." ,accination d i" o "t o * / " 6 ? rD ** o '- 6 edto r v o o v le a n cc n l s n r a y r o s d u ( o u r . l r l o l€n u c o € rio T r h 6 e " Y do ' ! l r ' ' l Y oll l r " c : r ' u l r l r l i : n : r : o : r : 3 : tr : : l - s ' t i b - e - p , re * s " o " n r l " e " d r tw * rc . € . a .onrr' r" rne Vol€ nary Olllcol (2) A Vstodnary Ollicor shDll sause any Elroy/dog sny olhd animals which has been €xPossd' (a) to s dog/ any other snimals ot uuspsclod or unknown Gbi€s slalusi to be desvoyed iviihout paymonl orany componsathn to lhe ownor; poners lb) loaknown lablddoo/ary oll0l rullid Snimalsto bodeslroyed lonhllith Llnclerlhe ' (2)r'l$tr'llfir I;i lonlerredbv suU's€clon veeinationoldogE6,(1)Th6Doperlmenlmll u yr " 6 i' ( i l ' t ' u ri l i o '' l lu\l611oogsove l / b l e h e rs a p g ;a e t o e | d t he'v€Eenrv, olwrlenls!es lmtaolbnlelrs' a a n n d i n o ,6 lh c 6 le r d r n a h r a 6 ls a h . l acoinu 12 te ) d T h a 6 g v a u tn c s c t ln 'u s o io 'a f J i 6hBtl bo oa lo " d '" ' ! " ,o l l i t b ' Y r" t i h o " - D oPartm6nl al such Place and as such trme;ilh lhe col'sDoIsl o ol lho lDr:n' irtrl'ro'lv' tt\ all 6wn6rc shall Drosont llGir dogs lor vscciMlron' lhe Vstonnary Oliic€r shall provl# me owner.ttt a corlillcalo olv;ctinsllon in ths lorm app€ndsd 16lhrs Acr' (4) Any own€r not prssonllng'hb/ ho r dog or dogB for vaccination shallbe guilty ol an oflonco und6r tho Acl, B lic o e g n iE ai t n re g l lo o n l d s o n g d 3. 7 i"o fi r il l r r in r o h . u d uf n s o h "t d V ll b6 conslllu o l€d l lhs a t V r e a l u €d l n h a o r d y l y O lo tl lc b a 6 ls c a p l o le e d le d lh e !r s h i l k n k i t m h6 L s l t c e 6 l6 m r i o n g cE a U n s d € r€gi6l6lio; ol dogs ov"6orn "lhlsot ln0g0 6 olllroB lnonlhs and lhaloanor annuany {2) The dog ownBrs shBll' (al Dlosolll lho doo on lft| ollo[lln{r lllo 6{p o!lhr"e monhs el such ijm€ anO pleco as dere hed by ttre Oepo-rtmonl lol r6gislrulion nd liconsng o' do09; (b) produco a o8rtllcata llul lho dog had t'aon vEcd'al€d at lhe Pr€iod of nol moro lhan tw6lv€ monthr; 8nd (c) pay euch raglslrallon aflal lican6lno 160 s! mty b€ dol6minod by lhs O€prnmonl by notlrb6uon. (31 Ths LicenEing end Rogistorlng Aulhor'ly Bhall' {s) poviflll fio o'iJn6r}^,lth s c6nlEris ol t€Uislralion ol the dog; and tb) provldo dbtinouishlng tokorl aoller ss.ptool ol r€gistrelion' (4) Every adull dog shdll bo rugblorod and liosft€d in wlry trdolYB nonth6' (6) arry ownor nol prosonllng lholr dog or (logB lor annusl t€gbtrElion/lican6rno 3iallbe guilti ot an itlenc€ und€r thls Act nnd shsll b€ lhbl' lo a lin€ ol rupee8 on€ hundtBo wnrcn mey Bxland to rup3os llvo hundrod. 16) Tho lcenco snd the corliillato oi regislr6lion shall bo rongw€d in 6uch manner as may b6 p.oscib€d. {7) Tho SlBls Govomn|orll nny. lrv ilollliEaliort in lho Olliclal Gaz6lts' ta)alcorlaln llml vocclnrlion llur ol dogai ibi doclorc tlmo tor llovldlng bomterdosei ici orgoars annual schsdulo ol rasslralion; ioi'poiponu togr"r.r,nn lol want ol vaccine stock lor unavoidable "clredul;6 circum6tanc6S, Seizure, dot6nlion s ill A Velorinary Otllc6r, an Olllc€r ot lho locEl authollly ot Olfic6rln'Chargo ol ih6 e a n n d im d a i l s 6 p n c o a t s l u o n l der ' in " - ii l e " iv aro " a . i" s r e i i " z " s S an i d " 1 a i e * u r i o n v o , r t d r 6 llo 6 I t ro d y u o a n n y o l s ic lr o a y h a d s o g b 6 ln o n lh e g iv s €n ra a to du t l h y a a m pp a ly m h b g e 6 lh 6 o i p l r h o o v l P sD ub n lc s conllol. namBlyi ltl Tho t,)r6loulhontv shalltakoall rpaso' rauo sl6p! lo draw tho atloniron ol members .l1h;bubllc in rholr at0! li lho 0ddmsa or lonFlion ol i'ny placa ar whlch clo!16 ssrz6d uroer iut.iicrion ti)'ro a rjo'ioo o 3 davs unloos clurmed bv oron behall or il6 own€rwnn'n 'nar pedod: (bl An owner clalminq lris do! kom 0 placo ol dolenlion und$ thg provisions ol sub' sucrilri (rtsna,r uu tialto ti oPproiti",u ponottt"" and linos il it is oslablished lhal h€ has commifled oflencee under6ubsoclion (5)ol6oction 7 ol tho Acl; r.\ whar6 a doo selrcd und€r thrs soclioo ls nol claimod by or on bahall ol lls own€r *irf,liiin" pl;"a untlor clnr r80 In, olsub-Eoc on (1, ol section 8' !h6 locar 6ulho rirv "p".'iri"a may ordoiR to be dostroyed and dllrlrosqd ol its c€rcar;3: I.ll wh€ro circt,m6ta^cos trrovonie i 'log which is liable io be seizsd underlhls seclion r,".iiri io t"o",i, ii oll bo lfil\,i(rl l0r rl V0l;Inary ollicer or an Oliice r of tne local aulhorily "r, ,1 or OlJiceFln'chaQo ol lhe rcsPecliv€ Polico Slalior lo clesllov the dog withoul seizing ir (o) ThB Dspadm€nt 6hu I issus g uidellnos on lhs rnethods to be applied tor destruciiorl . ol stray dogsi (q A v€rodnary ollicsr' sn ullrcor or lha local oulhorrty or Olllcertn-Charge oi lhe r6soeclvo Potics Slation may onlorony larrd lorlh€ purpos€ olse zrng and destroying a dog whrch is liable io be 56ized undorthis Ac1 (g) Th6 local authorlly wlll bs rclpolrsiblo lor lho colteclion and sale distosal ol ihe cerca;ses ol any dog dostroy€d ufdur lhis Acl otiences, 9. Any persorr wno.co lravonos any p ov'srorls ol Lr r:rAcl -rler' nol lical o_s o d recl ons issu€dtn6'€under.6nsro6p-n'slt^b:;w:!lrai1€olBs5OO/(Pupeeslvehurded)ora' irfpisonmeni lor a period ol ono monlh' or wilh bolh' Poiler lo firake l0 (1) The Staie G ovemmonl nray bynolliicalion' rnake rules (o carry oul ailor anv oithr, rules. Purposss ol lh:s Ac' ' 12) ln padicular, and wthoul DI€iudic€ to lile generally ol the ioregoing power' such rutee may provlae tor a L oI any ol lho lollowirrs matlar'' namely:' (a) Charges to b€ lovi€d for rirgislrEtion a|d vaccination' (b) Ivlannsr ol disposaloi csloass und cho$e ol lls oisposal (c) of cl€skuclion ol slr6y onimnls alleclod wih rabies' 'Cost Power io romovo 1 1 . lf any dillicully a sos ln g ving G llec l lo th o p rovis'olr of ih is Act lhe-Stale GoYerf rnent .ftcu[i6s. nra,/ bvq€rerolorspocratorierpiirtsnod'rtroott'c'urGaz€tLe'1a(6sucrorovrs'o1:not illli."li"i* irl ii," ii",rioru oitrtn n"r o" may be n6ce$sary orexpedienrlorrh€ ' "ppearlc removal of th6 dillicullyr Providod thsl no slch oldor 6lru lbo mBdo all€r ll€ sxpiralion ol two years trom lhg commonc€rnonl o{ llri6 Acl' BY ordor ollho Govolilol' T, D. FINZING, SECRE ABY fO THE GOVT. OF SIKKIII'1, . LAW OEPAATMENT. F.N0. 16(82) LD/77'2000 Prlhted dt Slkkln Goventnenl Pre86, Aattgtok