Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960

NO. 59 OF 1960 [26th December, 1960]

Contents
Sections	Particulars
Chapter I	Preliminary
1	Short title extent and commencement
2	Definitions
3	Duties of persons having charge of animals
Chpater II	Animal Welfare Board
4	Establishment of Animal Welfare Board
5	Constitution of the Board
6	Term of office and conditions of services of members of the Board
7	Secretary and other employees of the Board
8	Funds of the Board
9	Function of the Board
10	Power of Board to make regulations
Chapter III	Cruelty To Animals Generally
11	Treating animals cruelly
12	Penalty for practicing phooka or doom deV
13	Destruction of suffering animals
Chapter IV	Expenrimentation On Animals
14	Experiments on animals
15	Committee for control and supervision of experiments on animals
16	Staff of the Committee
17	Duties of the Committee and power of the Committee to make rules relating to experiments on animals
18	Power of entry and Inspection
19	Power to prohibit experiments on animals
20	Penalties
Chapter V	Preforming Animals
21	Exhibit and train defined
22	Restriction on exhibition of performing animals
23	Procedure for registration
24	Power of court to prohibit restrict exhibition and training of performing animals
25	Power to enter premises
26	Offences
27	Exemptions
Chapter VI	Miscellaneous
28	Saving as respects manner of killing prescribed by religion
29	Power of court to deprive person convicted of ownership of animal
30	Presumption as to guilt in certain cases
31	Cognizability of offences
32	Powers of search and seizure
33	Search warrants
34	General power of seizure for examination
35	Treatment and care of animals
36	Limitation of prosecutions
37	Delegation of powers
38	Power to make rules.
39	Persons authorized under section 34 to be public servants
40	Indemnity
41	Repeal of Act II of 1890

An Act to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and for that purpose to amend the law relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh year of the Republic of India as follows:-