Sikkim Livestock and Livestock Products Control Act, 1985
No: 4 Dated: Jul, 03 1985
Sikkim Livestock and Livestock Products Control Act, 1985
(Act No. 4 of 1985)
An Act to provide, in the interests of the general public, for entry of healthy livestock into the State of Sikkim for slaughtering and consumption by the general public, for regulating hygienic conditions in places where livestock are slaughtered, to maintain regular supply at reasonable prices of meat to the general public, to maintain regular and continuous supply of hides and skins for the development of leather and allied industries in the State of Sikkim and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whereas many places in Sikkim being located on high altitudes have cold climate where meat is consumed in large quantities;
And Whereas in the interests, of the general public it is necessary to ensure regular supply of healthy livestock for human consumption and also to ensure the hygienic conditions" in places where livestock is slaughtered as also to maintain regular supply of meat at reasonable prices to the general public;
And Whereas There is large potential for developing, leather and, allied industries. in the State of Sikkim for which regular and continuous supply 'of good hides and skins and other livestock is necessary at reasonable prices.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim in the Thirty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows, namely:
1. Short title. extent and commencement. - (l) This Act may be called the Sikkim Livestock and Livestock Products Control Act 1985.
(2) It extends to the 'whole of Sikkim
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2.Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
(i) "appointed day"means the date of commencement of the Act; .
(ii) "Government" means the Government of Sikkim;
(iii) "livestock" includes buffalo, sheep ,lamb, pig, boar, sow, goat, kid, bullock, calf, ox, yak, jho, or mithun and such other animals as may be notified by the Government by notification..
(iv) "Livestock Products" includes meat, hides, skins, bones" hooves, horns, blood and other inedible parts of slaughtered livestock; and such products as may be notified by the Government by notification;
(v) "meat" means flesh or other. edible parts of livestock which are sold or intended for sale for human consumption and includes the edible. part of the ;muscle of cattle, sheep, swine’s or goats which is selected or which is found in the tongue, in the diaphragm, the heart or in the oesophagus, with or without the accompanying and over-lying fat and the portions of the bones, stain, sinew, nerve and blood vessels which normally accompany the muscle tissue and which are not separated from it in the process of dressing but does not include muscle found in the lips snout or ears;
(vi) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(vii) "State" means the State' of Sikkim.
(viii) rules means rules made under this Act.
3. Power of Government to issue notification for control supply etc:- The Government, so far as it appears to them to be necessary or expedient for maintaining or securing supplies of livestock or livestock products or for arranging for equitable distribution of livestock products and availability thereof at fair, prices, may from time to time, by notification, provide for regulating or prohibiting the supply, distribution and bring livestock into the State and trade and commerce in livestock and livestock products.
(2) A notification made under sub-section (1) may provide:
(a) for regulation by licenses, permits or otherwise bringing livestock into the State and slaughter thereof;
(b) for regulating the prices at which any of the livestock products may be sold.
(c) for prohibiting the withholding from sale of any livestock product ordinarily intended for sale;
(d) for requiring any person holding in stock any livestock product, whether processed or not to sell the whole or specified part of 'such stock at such price to the Government or to an officer or, authorised agent of' the Government;
(e) for collecting any information with a view to regulating or prohibiting any livestock or sale of livestock products;
(f) for requiring any person engaged in the supply' or distribution of or trade or commerce in, any livestock product to declare their stocks of such, products and allow inspection of, or produce for inspection, any books, accounts and records relating to trade. and commerce;
(g) for regulating the processing of any livestock product;
(h) for any incidental and supplementary matters, including in particular, the entering and search of premises vehicles, the seizure by a 'person authorised to make such search in respect of livestock or livestock products where such person has reason to believe that a contravention of the notification has been, is being or is about to be committed;
(i) for the grant of issue of licenses, permits or other documents and the charging of fees therefor
4. Prohabition on entry on cattle etc. in the State and levy of entry tax:- (1) On and from the appointed day. no livestock or livestock product shall be allowed to be entered in the State without veterinary check up at such check posts as may be set up for the purpose by the Government by notification.
(2) No livestock or livestock product shall be allowed to be brought into the State' unless a tax as may be notified by the Government is paid in such manner as may be specified in the said notification.
5. Power of Government to fix fees for services:- The Government may, by notification, fix fees for rendering such services as. may be specified in. the said notification and different rates may be specified for different categories of livestock, livestock products and services rendered at Check Posts.
(b) for regulating the prices at which any of the livestock products may be sold;
6. Government to realize slaughter houses fees:- The Government may, by notification, collect slaughter house fees as may be notified by the Government from time to time head of livestock, specified in the Schedule to this Act whose meat is fit for human consumption and the Government may by notification, from time to time, specify different rates for different categories' live-stock.