Diseases of Animals Act, 1945

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Seizure and isolation of animals.

6.—(1) Whenever any animal which is diseased or suspected of being diseased is found by a veterinary inspector in a market, fair, sale yard, or other public place, it shall be lawful for the inspector to cause to be seized any animal (whether it is or is not diseased or suspected of being diseased) in such market, fair, sale yard, or other place and to cause such animal to be placed and kept in isolation therein or to be removed therefrom and placed and kept in isolation in any convenient and suitable building, yard, paddock, field, or other enclosed place.

(2) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to an isolation under subsection (1) of this section:—

(a) if a convenient and suitable place which is empty is not available for the isolation, the inspector may use therefor a place which is occupied by animals or goods and may require the animals or goods to be removed from such place;

(b) an animal isolated under this section in a place shall be removed therefrom as soon as circumstances permit and, when every animal isolated has been so removed, the place shall be disinfected by or under the supervision of a veterinary inspector;

(c) whenever an animal has been placed for isolation under this section in a place, no person shall, without the permission of a veterinary inspector, bring any animal into the place until the place has been disinfected under paragraph (b) of this subsection.