S.O.714(E), [26/03/2010] - Animal Birth Control(Dogs) Rules, 2009

OF7T ^ 1 5 1 1 1 1 <£ke (Baxette of <3udia EXTRAORDINARY; PART H—Section 3—Sub-siulion (if) tf. 58f>( No. 5891 IIGJ CiJ/20in MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS New Delhi, the 26th March, 2010 further TO amend rhe Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001 is hereby published, as required by sub-section (1) of Section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, I960 (59 of I960), for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby; and the notice is hereby givcu thai the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the dale of publication of this nolification; And whereas any person desirous of making any suggestions or objections with respect to the said drall rules may forward the same, wilhin the period so specified, to the Joint Secretary (Animal Welfare) of the Ministry of linvironmcnt and Forests. Paryavaran Bhawan, Room No. 621, (;.(].(>. Complex, New Dellii-110003. DRAFT RULES 1. (1.) These ruie^ may be called the Animal Birth Control {Dogs) Amendment Rules, 2009. (2) They shall come into force on die date of their filial publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 4,— (a) after the words "Constituted by the local authority", Ihe words "for a period 4)1* Ihree years" shall be inserted; (b) after clause (r), the following clause shall he inserted, namely;— "(g) a representative of the people who is a humanitarian or a well known individual wJ«r has experience in animal welfare in the locality''. 3. In rule 5 of the said rules, after clause (g), the following clause shall be inserrcd, namely:— ''(h) the activities of the Committee shall be brought to (he public notice by announcements and advertisements'" 4. In rule 6 of the said rules, after rule (3) the fallowing rule shall be inserted, namely :— "(4) The Monitoring Committee of the said locality shall meet al least once in every tnonlh to assess the progress made in regard to implementation of the Animal Birth Control Programme". 5. In rule 7 of the said rules, in rule (6) for the words "other institutions'' 'the words "other recognized institutions" shall be substituted. Note:— The Principal rules were published in ihe Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide Notification No. S.O. 1256(E), dated the 24th December, 2001. I'lim-il hy the Manager, Government of India Pr«s, Kme Knad, Mayapun, New Delhi-)100h-1 and Published bv die Controller of Publications, Uclht-11UU5-1-