Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts

Animals Act (No. 29 of 1958)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.	   Short title and date of operation  
   2.	   Slaughter of cows and cow-calves prohibited  
   3.	   Regulations  
   4.	   Repeal of Chapter 472  
   5.	   Cattle above age of eighteen months to be branded  
   6.	   Return of description and brand marks on cattle to be furnished to the Divisional Revenue Officer by-owners  
   7.	   Duty of Divisional Revenue Officer to maintain a cattle register and to issue cattle vouchers  
   8.	   Cattle vouchers  
   9.	   Power of the Divisional Revenue Officer to direct owner of an animal to brand with marks to indicate locality  
   10.	   Appointment of branding officers  
   11.	   Regulations  
   12.	   Repeal of Chapter 473  
   13.	   Offence of permitting animals to trespass  
   14.	   Power of the owner or occupier of any cultivated private land to seize and detain any animal trespassing, on such land  
   15.	   Power of a Government Agent or a person authorized by him to seize and detain animals trespassing on irrigation works, aerodromes, salterns, lines of railway or land appertaining thereto, public roads, public parks or Crown lands  
   16.	   Persons authorized by a Government Agent to seize trespassing animals to be deemed to be public servants. Cap. 19  
   17.	   Remuneration of persons authorized by a Government Agent to seize trespassing animals  
   18.	   Payment of penalty by the owner or person in charge of an animal which is seized by a person authorized by the Government Agent  
   19.	   Liability of owner or person in charge of animal committing trespass which cannot be, seized  
   20.	   Interference with seizers of animals  
   21.	   Driving of animals by persons into private lands, irrigation works, aerodromes, salterns, lines of railway or land appertaining thereto, public roads, public parks or Crown lands and not taking steps to prevent damage, an offence  
   22.	   Seizure and shooting of animals which are in the habit of trespassing  
   23.	   Destruction stray pigs  
   24.	   Disposal of the carcasses of animals which are destroyed  
   25.	   Failure to pay damages, expenses or penalty an offence, and recovery of damages, expenses or penalty  
   26.	   Regulations  
   27.	   Repeal of Chapter 474  
   28.	   Prohibition of the possession of certain male animals  
   29.	   Issue of certificates by Veterinary Surgeons or authorized officers  
   30.	   Tags to be attached to animals in respect of which certificates are issued  
   31.	   Issue of false certificates by Veterinary Surgeons or authorized officers  
   32.	   Cancellation of certificates issued by Veterinary Surgeons or authorized officers  
   33.	   Power of Veterinary Surgeon or authorized officer to order the castration of any animal which is unfit for breeding  
   34.	   Regulations  
   35.	   Power of Minister to make regulations  
   36.	   Contraventions of the provisions of the Act or regulations made thereunder  
   37.	   General penalty  
   38.	   Interpretation