performing animals rules (Continued)
position or down the shoulder in the backhand position or use the whip with
the arm above shoulder height. (d) the whip shall not be used more than 3 times
in a race
xviii.the owner shall ensure that the animal is not used on floors that are
very smooth without the use of non-skidding mats;
xix. the owner shall ensure that large gathering of animals is not allowed
in such a way which may cause or result in stampede to the animals;
xx. the owner shall ensure that the animal is not made or incited to fight
against other animals and shall further ensure that sedatives or
tranquillisers
or steroids or any other artificial enhancers are not administered to or
inserted in any animal except the anaesthesia by a veterinary doctor for
the purpose of treatment of an injured or sick animal;
xxi. the owner shall ensure that the animal shall not be transported or be
kept or confined in cages and receptacles which do not measure in height,
length or breadth as specified under the Transport of Animal Rules, 1978,
the Recognition of Zoo Rules, 1992 or under any other Act, rule or order
for this purpose;
xxii. the owner shall ensure that the animal is not continuously used for
excessive number of takes in shooting a film without providing adequate rest
to the animal and in the event of a snake being used it shall not be made to
ingest any substances or made to crawl across tarred or any other
heatened surface and shall not be contorted to wrestle;
xxiii.the owner shall ensure that while using an animal in shooting a film,
the fight sequence shall not be shot in any livestock holding area including
poultry
area and shall further ensure that no birds are shown in cages;
xxiv. the owner shall inforrp the prescribed authority at least four weeks
in advance informing the place, date and time of the actual making of the
film
wherein the animal is to be used;
(2) The prescribed authority may also impose such other conditions for the
grant of registration as may be deemed appropriate to it for the welfare of
animals.
9. Register - Every person to whom a certificate of registration is
issued under these rules shall have his name entered in a register which shall
be kept in the form set out in the Third Schedule.
10. Inspection of register - The register kept for the purpose of
these rules shall be open to inspection during office hours on any working day
on payment of a fee of twenty rupees and any person may take extract,
11. Application for variation of entries in register - Every
application for the variation of any particular entered in the register
maintained for the purpose of these rules shall be in the form set out in the
Fourth Schedule and when any particular is varied the existing certificate of
registration shall be cancelled and a new certificate be issued.
12. Submission of report by veterinary doctor - Every person who has
been granted registration under these rules shall ensure that a monthly
report of all the performing animals in the form to be specified by the
prescribed authority in respect of thew naaith, deaths and births duly
certified by a veterinary doctor is. submitted to the prescribed
authority.on or before the
7th of every succeeding month.
13. Prohibition on exhibition and training of specified performing
animals - Performing animals whose performance has been prohibited under sub
section (2) of section 22 of the Act shall not be trained or exhibited
as a performing animal.
14. Power to inspect - (1) The prescribed quthority may depute an
officer or authorise any other person, to inspect the'mode of transport,
care and upkeep of the animals, or to be present at the time of training or
exhibition of the performing animals or during making of a film to ensure
that the conditions of registration are being complied with. (2) The owner
shall -not obstruct 'the entry of such officer or authorised person and
extend all possible
assistance to enable him to discharge his duty
15. Report of inspection - The officer deputed or person authorised
under rule 14 shall after inspection submit a report to the prescribed authority
about the compliance of the rules and the conditions as specified by'the
prescribed authority.
16. Cancellation of registration in respect of which registration has
been granted : 1. Every animal in respect of which registration has
been granted under rdle 5 shall be exhibited and trained subject to the
conditions of registration and these rules.
2. Every animal in respect of which registration has been granted under rule 5
shall be exhibited for a film subject to the conditions of registration and
these rules.
3. The prescribed authority in the event of breach of any of the conditions of
registration under rule 5 or any provision of the Act or the rules made
thereunder may suspend the registration pending enquiry and after granting an
opportunity of hearing revoke the registration so granted or issue such orders
or directions as it may consider proper for the welfare of the animals.
17. Issue of duplicate copies of certificate
- Any person
who has been granted registration under these rules may, on proof by
him that the original certificate of registration has been lost or destroyed and
on payment
of a fee of one hundred rupees, be given a duplicate copy of the certificate of
registration which for the purposes of these rules shall have the same effect as
the original certificate of registration.
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