Animal welfare acts and penal code (india)

Animal welfare acts and penal code which deals with animal welfare in india.

Know the acts of animal welfare and their works and penal code of India which deals with animal welfare.

Animal welfare penal code

Indian penal code	Deals with
Section 47	Definition of animals - any living being other than human beings
Section 192	False entry in records
Section 197	False certification of animals
Section 204	Destruction of any documents
Section 269	Done by negligence to spread infectious disease
Section 270	Done by intention to spread infectious disease
Section 271	Not following quarantine rule
Section 272	Adulteration of any food or drink
Section 273	Sale of unfit food or drink-6 months prison with Rs -1000/ - fine.
Section 274	Adulterating medicinal items for sale
Section 275	Sale of adulterated medicine
Section 289	Disobey any order, with any animal in his possession
Section 304	Negligently causing death of any person
Section 377	Voluntary carnal inter course/ Beastiality with any animals – 10 yr prison with Rs10000/ fine
Section 420	Fraudulent cheating of persons altered animals - prison of 7yr
Section 427 & 428	Mischief, maiming, killing by poisoning – prison of 2 yr
Section 430	Causing decrease of water supply for animals
Section 44	Illegal harm to the animals

 Animal welfare acts

ACTS	YEAR
Livestock importation act	1898 modified on 1952
The Glanders &Farcy act	1899
The dourine act	1910 modified on 1957
The poisoning act	1919 modified on 1952
Dangerous drugs act	1930
Drugs and cosmetics act	1940
Drugs and cosmetics rules	1945
Prevention cruelty to animal‘s act	1960
Prevention cruelty to animals to drought& pack animals rules	1965
Prevention cruelty to animals (licensing of Farriers rule)	1965
Prevention cruelty to captured and wild animals	1972
Wild life ( protection ) act	1972
Project Tiger	1973
Prevention cruelty to animal‘s registration of cattle premises	1978
Transportation of animals rules	1978
Experimental animals act	1982
Animal welfare board of India	1982
Project Elephant	1992