Implementation of Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill 2011 from Dhan Teras

Gandhinagar, 23 October, 2011

Gujarat government today announced that it would start implementing the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill 2011 from 24 October, 2011, Dhan teras day.

The bill was passed on 28 September in Gujarat assembly unopposed, and it was approved by state Governor within 15 days.

The amended Act stipulates that a person “shall be deemed to be transporting the specified animals for slaughter unless contrary is proved to the satisfaction of the concerned officer or authority by such person or he has obtained a permit for transportation of the specified animals for bona fide agricultural or animal husbandry purpose from the officer or authority as may be appointed by the state government”.

The Bill says the vehicles carrying animals for slaughter or illegal beef will be impounded and not released for six months, or till the case is disposed of in courts.

The Bill also seeks to prohibit storage, transportation, offering or exposing for selling or buying the beef products in any form by any person.

State govt spokesperson minister Jaynarayan Vyas added:

-Jail upto seven years and 50,000 fine for bovine slaughter.

-Any person transporting or storing directly or indirectly cow beef or its products is suitable for jail term and vehicle used in such offense will also be seized.

-One convicted for killing bovine will get one year jail term and Rs 10,000 fine.

-Transportation of bovine that are needed to be taken from one place to another for agriculture or animal husbandry purposes will be permitted through application in prescribed manner. Such permit will be free and system to issue such permit is set up at village, taluka, district and state level. Officials authorized to issue permit are listed in rules.

-Police sub inspector level officials are powered to implement this law under section 6(A)(3)and section 6(B)(2).

Video of minister Dilip Sanghani narrating the detail of new law in assembly