Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871
27. Penalty on pound- keeper failing to perform duties
Any pound-keeper
releasing or purchasing or delivering cattle contrary to the provisions of
section 19, or omitting to provide any impounded cattle with sufficient food
and water, or failing to perform any of the other duties imposed upon him by
this Act, shall, over and above any other penalty to which he may be liable, be
punished, on conviction before a Magistrate, with fine not exceeding fifty
rupees.
Such fines may be
recovered by deductions from the pound-keeper’s salary.