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कु ल योग
पीआईए* के पररयोजना प्रभारी पिु जचदकत्‍सक के हस्ट्तािर और तारीख:
एमवीओ/जेवीओ** के हस्ट्तािर और तारीख डीवीओ** के हस्ट्तािर और तारीख
एमवीओ / जेवीओ का नाम डीवीओ का नाम
एमवीओ / जेवीओ की मुहर डीवीओ की मुहर

*पीआई : पररयोजना कायाचन्वयन एजेंसी

**एमवीओ : स्ट्थानीय जनकाय द्वारा तैनात नगर पिु जचदकत्‍सा अजधकारी।
**जेवीओ : िेत्र के िासकीय पिु जचदकत्‍सालय में पदस्ट्थ िेत्राजधकारी पिु जचदकत्‍सा अजधकारी।

**डीवीओ : पिुपालन जवभाग के जजला पिु जचदकत्‍सा अजधकारी / संबंजधत जजले के जजला एसपीसीए के पदेन सदस्ट्य
सजचव।

MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th March, 2023
G.S.R. 193(E).—Whereas a draft of the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2022 was published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification of the Government of India, Ministry of
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying vide GSR 656(E) dated 31 st July, 2022, inviting objections and
suggestion from all persons likely to be affected thereby, within a period of thirty days, from the date of which copies
of Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 25 th August,2022;
And whereas the objections and suggestions received in respect of the said draft rules, have been duly considered by
the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ea) of sub-section (1)and (2) of section 38 of the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and in supersession of the S.O. 1256(E), dated 24 th December, 2001,
except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such suppression, the Central Government hereby makes
the following rules, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement:-(1) These rules may be called the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definition:- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Act" means the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960);
(b) ―Animal Birth Control enter‖ means a veterinary facility with surgical infrastructure, post-operative care
kennels, quarantine kennels, isolation kennels, dog transport vehicles with necessary logistics and other
such facilities as specified by the Board, built for the purpose of carrying out the Animal Birth Control
Program for street dogs;
(c) "Animal Birth Control program" means Birth Control program carried out for animal under these Rules
by a local authority or an animal welfare organisation.
(d) ―Animal Shelter‖ means place where stray or street or abandoned animals are kept for adoption or
rehabilitation, general treatment while they are ill or injured;
(e) ―Animal Welfare Committee‖ means committee constituted under these rules for resolution of the
community dog feeding;
(f) "Animal Welfare Organisation" means any Organisation working for welfare of animals which is
registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 (21 of 1860) or any corresponding law for the
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time being in force and which is recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India as per the extant
policy of the Board;
(g) "Board" means the Animal Welfare Board of India, established under section 4 and as reconstituted
under section 5A of the Act;
(h) ―Certificate‖ means the Certificate of Project Recognition issued by the Board to any Animal Welfare
Organisation or local authority for the purpose of the Animal Birth Control Programme under these
Rules;
(i) ―Committee" means a monitoring Committee established under rule 9;
(j) ―Community Animals‖ means any animal born in a Community for which no ownership has been
claimed by any individual or an Organisation, excluding wild animals as defined under the wildlife
Protection Act, 1972 (53 of 1972);
(k) ―inspection team‖ means team authorised by the Board or State Board under rule 14;
(l) "Jurisdictional Veterinary Officer" Veterinary Officer of the Animal Husbandry Department deployed at
the Government Veterinary Hospital of the Animal Husbandry Department of the area;
(m) ―local authority" means a Municipal Committee, Municipal Council, District Administration, District
Panchayats or Board, Cantonment Board or other authority for the time being invested by the law with
the control and administration of any matters within a specified local area;
(n) "Module" means document in writing for dog population management and rabies eradication published
and updated by the Board from time to time, which shall serve as the Standard Operating Procedure for
Animal Birth Control program for street dogs.
(o) "Owner" means the Owner of an animal and includes any other person or any other organisation or
association in possession or custody of such animal whether with or without the consent of the owner;
(p) "Project In-charge" means Veterinary Officer deployed by the local authority for conducting the Animal
Birth Control program for street dogs. Project in-charge of the local authority shall be a Veterinary
Officer on the regular payroll of the local authority or State Government;
(q) ―Project Recognition Committee‖ means committee constitute by the Board for the scrutiny and
examination of the applications for the Project Recognition of the Animal Birth Control programme;
(r) ―State Board‖ means the State Animal Welfare Board constituted, in a State, by the State Government;
(s) ―Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals‖ means a Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
established under the rules framed under this Act;
(t) ―Veterinary practitioner‖ means a Veterinary practitioner registered under the provisions of the Indian
Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (52 of 1984);
(2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,
1960 and the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts.
3. Project Recognition: (1) The local authority may conduct the Animal Birth Control program through their own
veterinary officers, or if required, local authority may engage the services of an Animal Welfare Organisation
which is duly recognised by the Board for Animal Birth Control and which has the requisite training, expertise
and human resources, for conducting the Animal Birth Control program as per the extant policy of the Board.
(2) Under both conditions referred to in sub-rule (1), obtaining a Certificate Project Recognition from the
Board shall be mandatory.
(3) No local authority or organisation shall undertake, conduct or organise animal birth control program for
street dogs without a Certificate of Project Recognition from the Board.
(4) Any Animal Welfare Organisation which is not disqualified from contracting under any law for the time
being in force, may apply for Project Recognition by submitting their application in the Form-I appended
to the First Schedule with a non-refundable fee of five thousand rupees only to the Board.
(5) Any Animal Welfare Organisation applying for Project Recognition under these rules shall be already
recognised as an Animal Welfare Organisation by the Board.
(6) The local authority is conducting the animal birth control program through its own veterinary officers,
the Project In-charge of the local authority shall intimate the Board and all other conditions and the
Module published by the Boardshall be applicable.
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(7) An applicant applying for Project Recognition for conducting the Animal Birth Control Programme shall
be required to make separate applications for each separate Animal Birth Control Center.
(8) The applicant seeking aProject Recognition shall submit the attested copy of the Registration Certificate
issued by Veterinary Council of India/ State Veterinary Council, for each Veterinary Doctor, who shall
be deployed on particular project. Applicant shall also submit a copy of experience certificate issued by
Government Authority and at least one Veterinarian proposed to be deployed by the applicant shall have
a total experience of having conducted at least two thousand Animal Birth Control Surgeries anywhere in
India.
(9) The Board shall constitute a Project Recognition committee for recognition of the projects.
(10) The Board shall upon receipt of the application for project recognition direct the Animal Husbandry
Department of the concerned State to inspect the proposed Animal Birth Control Center and confirm the
availability of requisite facilities in accordance with the Module published by the Board and the
inspection shall be conducted within a period of thirty days on receipt of the letter from the Board by a
team comprising of the following, namely:-
i) chief Veterinary Officer of the District;
ii) nodal officer of the State Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee;
iii) representative of the Board or the State Board;
iv) one expert having specialization in Veterinary Surgery or in the field of Animal Birth Control
programme.
(11) The inspection team must submit a report signed by all the members of the inspection team as per the
inspection performa prescribed by the Board within a period of ten days from date of inspection.
(12) The Project Recognition Committee, after consideration of the inspection report under sub-rule (10) and
on being satisfied that the Animal Birth Control Center is complying with the requirements as provided
under these rules, may recommend issuing the Certificate of Project recognition for Animal Birth Control
programme.
(13) Based on the recommendation of the Project Recognition Committee, the Board may issue
recognitioncertificate for the specific project under these rules which shall be non-transferable within a
period of fifteen days of receipt of inspection report.
(14) The Project In-charge of the local authority or Veterinarian of the Organisation shall ensure that the
Certificate of Project Recognition is prominently displayed at the Animal Birth Control Center and such
certificate shall also be produced on the request of the inspection authority.
4. Refusal of recognition:- The Board shall not recognise any Project operated by the Local Authority or Animal
Welfare Organisation under these rules, if—
(1) the information submitted by the local authority or Animal Welfare Organisation is found to be false or
if the applicant has made deliberate misstatements in the application or provided falsified or fabricated
records to the Board;
(2) the Animal Welfare Organisation at any stage prior to submission of the application for recognition
under these rules, has been convicted of any offence under this Act or rules made thereunder, or any
other State or Central Act promulgated for the protection of animals or for any offence relating to
animals under any other law for the time being in force;
(3) the Animal Welfare Organisation has refused to allow the inspection team to perform inspection in the
entire premises or part of the premises, or denied access to the documents or any records as mandatory
under these rules.
(4) If the Project Recognition committee considers that the infrastructure and available manpower at the
Animal Birth Control Center is not commensurate with the prescribed requirements, the Board may
reject the application giving reasons in writing within a period of thirty days from the receipt of the
report from the Inspection team as provided under sub-rule (11) of rule 3.
5. Prohibition without recognition:- No Animal Birth Control Program for street dogs shall be conducted unless
the local authority or the Animal Welfare Organisation has obtained a certificate of Project Recognition for
conducting such a program under these rules;
Provided that any local authority or animal welfare organisation referred to in the first proviso fails to
apply for the certificate of Project Recognition within a period of six months or has been refused the Project
Recognition for any reason specified under these rules, then the concerned local authority shall discontinue such
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animal birth control programme. In case any dog catching or surgeries have been conducted then the same shall
be stopped immediately and all the dogs shall be treated by the Project In-charge or an animal welfare
organisation, until they are fit to be released.
6. Renewal of recognition:- (1) A certificate of Project Recognition for Animal Birth Control Center issued by
the Board shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of recognition and may be renewed upon
receipt of an application being made to the Board under these rules.
(2) An application for renewal of recognition shall be made, at least sixty days prior to the expiry of the
Project Recognition for Animal Birth Control program, to the Board in the Form-IV appended to the First
Schedule with a non-refundable Renewal Fee of five thousand rupees to the Board andthe provisions of
rule 3 shall mutatis mutandi apply.
(3) The Board, after consideration of the inspection report submitted by inspection authority under sub-rule
(3) of rule 3 and on being satisfied that the Animal Birth Control Center is complying with the
requirements as specified under these rules, may renew the Certificate of Project Recognition of the
Animal Birth Control Center by issuing renewal in the format as given in Form-V appended to the First
Schedule.
(4) A renewal for the Certificate of Project Recognition issued by the Board shall be valid for a period of
three years, renewable upon receipt of an application and Renewal Fee by the Board under these rules.
7. Classification of animals:- Animals classified for the purpose of these rules are as under:
(1) Pet animals – dogs owned and kept indoor by individuals;
(2) Street dogs or community owned Indian dogs or abandoned pedigreed dogs which are homeless, living
on the street or within a gated campus.
8. Responsibility for Vaccination and Sterilisation:- (1) In case of pet animals, the owner of the animal shall be
responsible for the deworming, immunisation and sterilisation.
(2) In case of street animals, the local authority shall be responsible for deworming, immunisation and
sterilisation and may engage an Animal Welfare Organisation duly recognised by the Board to carry out the
animal birth control program in accordance with these rules
9. Formation of Monitoring Committees and its Functions:- The Monitoring Committees shall be constituted
for effective implementation of Animal Birth Control Programs in accordance with these rules to control the
population of street animals, for eradication of rabies and for reducing man-animal conflict and the Monitoring
Committees shall be constituted as follows namely:-
(1) A Central Animal Birth Control Monitoring and Coordination Committee for Dog Population Management
and Rabies Eradication shall be constituted to ensure coordination between different stakeholders at the
Central Government and between the Central Government and the State Governments;
(2) The constitution of the Committee and its functions shall be provided in Schedule-II;
(3) A State Animal Birth Control Implementation and Monitoring Committee shall be constituted at the State or
Union territory level in all States and Union territories. This Committee shall coordinate the implementation
of the Animal Birth Control Program across the State in a scientific and phase-wise manner and the
constitution of the Committee and its functions shall be provided in Schedule-II; and
(4) A local Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee shall be constituted at the Local Authority level in all
States and Union territories and the constitution of the Committee and its functions shall be provided in
Schedule-II.
10. Obligations of the Local Authority:-
(1) The local authority shall ensure following facilities are available in each Animal Birth Control Center within
their jurisdiction:-
(a) sufficient number of kennels and veterinary hospital facilities which may be managed by local
authority or animal welfare organisation;
(b) requisite number of vans with necessary modifications for safe handling and transportation of dogs;
(c) a mobile Operation Theatre Van equipped with surgical infrastructure to be provided as mobile
Center for sterilisation and immunisation for smaller local bodies, where considered necessary and
where kennels for post-operative care are available;
(d) incinerators to be installed by the local authority for disposal of organs and carcasses and where an
incinerator is not feasible, deep burial method may be adopted.
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(e) periodic repair and maintenance of Animal Birth Control Center.
(f) close Circuit Television to be installed in the entire premises specifically in the Operation theatre
and where the animals are housed at Animal Birth Control Centre, and shall maintain the record of
video surveillance for a minimum of one months or as specified from time to time by the Board or
State Board and the video recordings may be made available for the inspecting authority, monitoring
committee or the Board upon enquiry or request.
(g) Cleanliness and hygiene to be maintained at all times at the Animal Birth Control Center.
(h) Records for catching, release, medicine, surgery, feeding, vaccinations of all animals brought to the
Animal Birth Control Center to be maintained.
(2) The local authority shall reimburse the expensesof sterilisation or immunisation on a regular basis, if the
services of an animal welfare organisation have been engaged.
(3) The local Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee shall be constituted by the Local Authority and it
shall meet at least once every month to assess the progress made with regard to implementation of the
Animal Birth Control Program.
(4) The local authority shall inquire into the matter of violation of these rules on receipt of the complaint against
the Animal Birth Control Center and shall terminate or suspend any engagement with such an organisation
on the basis of the recommendation of the Local Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee or the Board.
(5) The local authority may conduct the Animal Birth Control program through it's own staff by creating a
Special Purpose Vehicle and intimate the Board in accordance with sub-rule (6) of rule 3.
(6) The Special Purpose Vehicle shall hire contractual or full time veterinarians, handlers, drivers and
paraveterinarians who shall implement the program and such shall not sub-let any part of the Animal Birth
Control Project to any other agency.
(7) The local authority shall be responsible for ensuring that the staff hired by the Special Purpose Vehicle have
been suitably trained and are adhering to all conditions in these rules and the Module and the Project In-
charge appointed by the local authority shall not be a part of the Special Purpose Vehicle.
11. Capturing or sterilisation or immunisation or release:- (1) Capturing of street dogs shall be conducted for
the following reasons namely:-
(a). General purpose: for which the local authority in consultation with the Monitoring Committees
shall decide to control the excess population of street dogs through animal birth control program in a
specific area or region.
(b). Specific complaints: for which the local authority in consultation with the Monitoring Committee
shall set up an Animal Complaint Cell at the Animal Birth Control Center to receive information or
complaints about dog bites from street dogs suspected to be suffering from Rabies.
(2) The dog capturing team shall consist of:-
(i) the driver of the van;
(ii) two or more trained employees of the local authority or Animal Welfare Organisation who are trained
in humanely capturing street dogs; and
(iii) One representative of any of the Animal Welfare Organisation nominated for the purpose;
Provided that each member of the capturing squad shall carry a valid identity card issued by the local
authority.
(3) Before the street dogs are captured in any locality, the representative of the local authority or of the Animal
Welfare Organisation shall put up banners or public notices making announcement informing residents that
animals shall be captured from the area for the purpose of sterilisation and immunisation and will be
released in the same area after sterilisation and immunisation.
(4) The announcement may also briefly educate the residents of the area about the animal birth control
programme and solicit the support of all the residents reassuring them that the local authority is taking
adequate steps for their safety and the safety of the animals and such outreach efforts shall be instituted at
each Animal Birth Control Center as well.
(5) The capturing of the animals shall be done by using humane methods such as net catching or hand catching
or any other manner that is less irksome to the animal and use of tongs or wires for catching dogs shall be
strictly prohibited.
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(6) Only a stipulated number of animals, according to the housing capacity of the Animal Birth Control Center,
shall be captured.
(7) Dogs from only one area shall be brought for sterilisation, immunisation at a given time in Animal Birth
Control Center and effort must be made to avoid bringing into contact dogs from different areas.
(8) All the dogs caught shall be identified with a numbered collar immediately upon arrival at the Animal Birth
Control Center and the number shall correspond to capture records to ensure that each dog is released, in the
same area from where it was captured, after sterilisation and immunisation.
(9) Street dogsunder the age of six month shallnot be captured forand undergo sterilisation and female animals
with puppies shall not be captured for sterilisation till their litter is two months of age.
(10) The captured animals shall be brought to the Animal Birth ControlCenter having Certificate of Project
Recognition from the Board and managed by the local authority or Animal Welfare Organisation where
they shall be examined by veterinary practitioners and the healthy animals shall be separated from sick or
injured animals. Provided that the sick or injured animal shall be given adequate treatment and the treated
animals should be sterilized only after their recovery.
(11) The kennels where the dogs are kept should be marked by visibly writing the name of the locality on each
kennel door and the kennels for individual dogs should be at least three feet wide, four feet deep and at least
six feet high. Kennels for three to five dogs can also be provided for, where each dogs gets at least three feet
by four feet floor space.
(12) The kennel should be provided with a door or gate of vertical iron bars and the gaps between adjacent bars
shall be no more than two inches and adequate roofing is necessary to provide shade and shelter from
inclement weather and also to prevent the dogs from escaping.
(13) Care should be taken while designing the kennel to ensure that there is sufficient cross ventilation of air
through the kennels and the kennels should be designed to have a raised area at the rear of the kennel where
the dog may lie down comfortably and there must be proper drainage system in all kennels to facilitate
cleaning.
(14) Dogs from the same family or social group may be kept one single kennel. Male and female dogs must be
housed separately and the dogs shall be kept in quarantine kennels for twelve hours before surgery, without
food or water.
(15) Sterilisation surgery and vaccination must be performed by a Veterinarian under the close supervision of the
Jurisdictional Veterinary Officers of the local authority in a well-equipped Operation Theatre and the
approved surgical procedures and the minimum requirements shall be as provided by the Board in the
Module.
(16) A 'V' shaped notch shall be made on the right ear of each dog during sterilesation surgery and such clipping
of the ear helps in identification of the dog as sterilised and immunized, once it is back on the street and
branding of dogs shall not be permitted.
(17) After recovering from the surgery, the dogs shall be kept in kennels for at least four days after the
Sterilisation for post-operative care and adequate and healthy food twice a day and potable drinking water at
all times shall be provided to each dog. Male and female dogs should be housed separately.
(18) The Animal Birth Control Center shall have sufficient space for proper housing and free movement of dogs
and the place should have proper ventilation and natural lighting and must be kept clean.
(19) The dogs shall be released at the same place or locality from where they were captured and the date, time
and place of their release shall be recorded after their complete recovery and the representative of the local
authority or of the animal welfare organisation shall accompany the team at the time of release and from
time to time, the Board may provide a suitable application for geo-tagging the location of the dogs during
capture and release.
(20) In order to carry out the Animal Birth Control surgeries safely and humanely, the Implementing Agency
shall abide by the directions given by the Board regarding the Standard Operating Procedures in the Module
from time to time.
12. Records to be maintained:- The Project In-charge of the local authority or the Animal Welfare Organisation
shall maintain the following records at the Animal Birth Control Center which are to be updated on daily basis:
(1) Record of animals including the following namely;
(i) The name of the area or locality from where the dog was captured;
(ii) Date and time of capture;
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(iii) Names of persons in the capturing squad responsible for the capture;
(iv) Details about dogs captured –tag number of the dog, number of males, females, colour, identification
marks and approximate age;
(v) Date and time of release; and
(vi) The name of the area/locality where the dog was released.
(2) Feeding Record for each kennel and Food Inventory.
(3) Treatment Record for each dog.
(4) Medicine and Vaccine Inventory.
(5) Mortality record.
(6) Equipment Inventory including surgical equipment and the like.
(7) Dog Van Logbooks.
(8) Staff attendance Record.
(9) Organ Inspection Record.
(10) Close Circuit Television Footage for previous thirty days.
13. Reports:- The Project In-charge of the local authority or the Veterinarian in-charge of the Animal Welfare
organisation conducting animal birth control program which has obtained Project Recognition under these
rules shall:-
(i) submit a monthly progress report to the Local Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee, of the number
of street dogs sterilized and vaccinated with the following details in formats provided in Schedule III and IV
namely:-
(a) total number of street dogs caught;
(b) total number of street dogs sterilized;
(c) total number of street dogs housed for observation only;
(d) total number of dogs that died before, during or after surgery;
(e) name and qualification of each veterinarian engaged with the project and the number of dogs sterilised
by each veterinarian during the month;
(f) name and registration number of each veterinarian with number of Animal Birth Controlsurgeries
conducted by himin each of the preceding month;
(g) number of post-operative complications and mortality against the surgeries conducted by each
veterinarian, in a form provided in Schedule-III;
(ii) submit an annual report to the Board through the State Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee, not
later than the 31st day of May every year regarding total number of animals captured, sterilised, immunised
during the previous year ending on 31st March;
(iii) submit, such other information as may be required by the Board or State Board, from time to time in
prescribed format.
14. Power to Inspect:- (1) The Board shall have the power to authorise an inspection team in writing to inspect
any Animal Birth Control Center on receipt of a complaint or for periodical inspection:
(2) The inspection Team shall, have power to—
(a) enter into the premises and access to all areas within the premises and all animals, and records, to
ascertain whether the requirements of these rules are being complied with;
(b) take pictures, record videos, and make copies of the records.
(3) The recognised unit under these rules shall be inspected at least once in a year.
(4) The inspection Team shall submit their report to the Board and to the State Monitoring Committee.
(5) No prior notice may be given by the inspection team for conducting such inspection.
15. Euthanasia of Street Dogs:- (1) Incurably ill and mortally wounded dogs as diagnosed by a team appointed
by the Local Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee shall be euthanised during specified hours in a
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humane manner by intravenous administration of sodium pentobarbital or any other approved humane
manner, by a qualified veterinarian.
(1) The team shall consist of the Jurisdictional Veterinary Officer, the Project In-Charge and a
Representative of the Board or State Board.
(2) No dog shall be euthanised in the presence of another dog and the person responsible for euthanising
shall make sure that the animal is dead, before disposal.
(3) The records for euthanasia shall be maintained with the reasons for euthanasia under the signature of the
team appointed as above.
16. Resolution of Complaints regarding dog bites or rabid dogs:- The local authority may establish an Animal
Helpline. Either the Project In-Charge or the Animal Welfare Organisation shall be responsible for recording
and resolving conflict cases that may be reported.
(1) On receipt of such a complaint, the details such as name of the complainant, his complete address, date
and time of complaint, nature of complaint etc. shall be recorded in a register to be maintained for
permanent record.
(2) The information of any dog bite shall be promptly shared with the Government Medical Hospital to
recommend post bite treatment.
(3) Such animals shall be humanely captured and kept for observation at the Animal Birth Control Center
and upon the advice of the Veterinary Practitioner, a dog showing symptoms of any communicable
disease shall be housed in the Isolation Kennel where food and water shall be provided to the dog twice
every day.
(4) Any suspected rabid dog would then be subjected to inspection by a panel of two persons and the like a
veterinary surgeon appointed by the local authority and a representative from an Animal Welfare
Organisation.
(5) If the dog is found to have a high probability of having rabies, it shall be isolated till it dies a natural
death. Death normally occurs within ten days of contracting rabies.
(6) If the dog is found not to have rabies but some other disease or is furious in nature then it would be
handed over to the Animal Welfare Organisation who shall take the necessary action to cure and release
the dog after ten days of observation.
(7) The carcasses of dogs that are suspected to have died of rabies shall be disposed of in an incinerator or
adopting any other method as provided by the Chief Veterinary Officer of the District.
(8) If the Animal Birth Control Program is being run by an animal welfare organisation, it shall be
reimbursed by the local authority for keeping and treating such dogs under observation at a rate
determined by the Local Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee.
(9) The Local Authority shall display outreach material provided by the Board on prominent sites in the city,
to sensitise people about street dogs.
17. Counting and disposal of Organs:- The reproductive organs removed from male and female dogs shall be
stored in 10 percentFormaldehyde at the Animal Birth Control Center.
(1) The organs shall be counted fortnightly or monthly or as often as decided by the Local Animal Birth
Control Monitoring Committee, by a team comprising of the following- namely:
(i) Chief Veterinary Officer or any Veterinary Officer authorised by him;
(ii) Project In-Charge Veterinary Officer;
(iii) Representative of the State Board or Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals;
(iv) Representative of any Animal Welfare Organisation:
Provided that the Animal Welfare Organisation which is conducting the Animal Birth Control
program shall not be part of the Organ Inspection Team.
(2) The organs shall be preserved in separate plastic boxes marked with number of male and female genital
organs and date of Surgery.
(3) The Organ Inspection Team shall count all the organs and verify the Progress Report of the Implementing
Agency for the period in question.
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(4) The counted organs shall be immediately destroyed in the presence of the Organ inspection team, by
spraying of tattoo dye and deep burial or incineration. The process of dying and burying the organs shall
be video recorded and photographed with the date and time stamp.
(5) The State Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee shall conduct surprise inspection at least once
every year in each Animal Birth Control Center to ensure adherence to the rules and take necessary action
in case of non-compliance.
18. Effect of Non–Compliance:- (1) After considering the report referred to in rule 14 if the Board is of the
opinion that any provisions under these rules are contravened or any violation of provision of the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960 (59 of 1960) or rules framed thereunder has occurred, or in the event of
cruelty, the Board shall issue show cause notice to the Animal Welfare Organisation or local authority running
the Animal Birth Control Center for reply within fifteen days.
(2) The pending reply from the Animal Welfare Organisation or local authority, the Board may suspend its
recognition by communicating reason in writing.
(3) The Board, based on the inspection report and the reply to the Show Cause Notice, may take action in
accordance with this Act or direct the District Magistrate or District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals to take appropriate action against the violators in accordance with law for the time being in
force.
(4) The Board shall have the power to Cancel the registration of any Animal Welfare Organisation to prevent
such organisation from conducting animal birth control programs for any animals, if there is reason to
believe that violation of these rules is taking place.
(5) The Board shall Blacklist any Animal Welfare Organisation to prevent such organisation from
conducting animal birth control programs for any animals; Provided that such Blacklist shall only be
done if upon inspection authorised or conducted by the Board, it is established that the Animal Welfare
Organisation is a repeat offender or if the nature of the violation is concerning heinous cruelty or
corruption in any form.
(6) Any violation under these rules shall be deemed to be an offence under the Act and the office bearers of
the Animal Welfare Organisation or the Project In-Charge of the local authority may be charged in
accordance with law for the time being in force.
19. Sterilisation and Immunisation of Domestic or Feral cats :– Upon the advice of State Board, the
Sterilisation of cats may be conducted by a recognised Animal Welfare Organisation with training and
expertise in spay or neuter of cats, in a manner provided in the Guidelines for Cat Sterilisation and
Immunisation, published by the Board.
(1) The infrastructure and reimbursement of expenses for a Cat Birth Control program shall be provided by
the local authority.
(2) While cat sterilisation programs can be conducted in the Animal Birth Control Center provided for
dogs, the cats must not be housed with or come in contact in any way with dogs.
(3) The post-operative care of cats must be done in a place where they do not suffer from unnecessary
stress by the sounds or smells of dogs.
20. Feeding of Community Animals:–(1) It shall be responsibility of the Resident Welfare Associationor
Apartment Owner Association or Local Body’s representative of that area to make necessary arrangement for
feeding of community animals residing in the premises or that area involving the person residing in that area
or premises as the case may be, who feeds those animals or intends to feed those animals and provides care to
street animals as a compassionate gesture. The Resident Welfare Association or Apartment Owner
Association or the Local Body’s representative shall ensure:-
(i) todesignate feed spots which are mutually agreed upon, keeping in mind the number of dog population
and their respective territories and the feeding spots shall be far from children play areas, entry and exit
points, staircase or in anarea which is likely to be least frequented by children and senior citizen.
(ii) to designate feeding time depending on the movement of children, senior citizens, sports which is likely
to be least frequented by children and senior citizen.
(iii) designated feeder shall ensure that there is no littering at the feeding location or violation of guidelines
framed by the Resident Welfare Association or Apartment Owner Association or that areas.
(iv) designated feeders are allowed to volunteer for the vaccination, catching and release of dogs to assist
with the Animal Birth Control Program.
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(2) Where there is any conflict between the Resident Welfare Association or Apartment Owner Association and
the animal caregivers or other residents, anAnimal Welfare committee comprising of the following members
shall be formed:
(i) Chief Veterinary Officer or his representative;
(ii) Representative of the Jurisdictional Police;
(iii) Representative of the District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animal or State Board;
(iv) Representative of any Recognised Animal Welfare Organisation conducting Animal Birth Control;
(v) Veterinary Officer deputed by the local authority;
(vi) Complainant;
(vii) Representative of the Resident Welfare Association or Apartment Owner Association or Local Body
of that area.
The decision of the Committee constituted under sub-rule (2) of rule 20 shall be the final decision with
regard to the fixing of the feeding point and the Committee may also nominate person from amongst the
designated Colony Care Taker by the Board to feed those animals in that area.
(3) Any local authority or animal welfare organisation or any feederResident Welfare Association or Apartment
Owner Association or Local Body aggrieved by the decision of the Committee framed under sub-rule (2) of
rule 20, the appeal shall be filed to the State Board and the decision of State Board shall be the final decision
for feeding of animals in that area.
21. Appeal. — (1) The animal welfare organisation or any person aggrieved by the decision of the project
Recognition Committee may prefer an appeal to the Board, within thirty days of receipt of the decision;
(2) The Chairman of the Board on receipt of the grievance shall constitute a Committee where the members
from the Board and the relevant officials shall examine the grievance and the Committee shall after
giving notice and giving an opportunity of hearing to the parties, either may reject or allow the appeal,
for the reasons to be recorded in writing.
(3) Any local authority or animal welfare organisation or individual aggrieved by the decision of the Board,
they shall file second appeal to the Secretary Department of Animal Husbandry within thirty days of
receiving communication from the Board.
(4) The decision of the Secretary Department of Animal Husbandry treated as final decision with regard to
the grievance.
22. Application of rules where local bye-laws etc. exist:- (1) If there is local rules, bye laws, any Act, regulation
for the time being is in force by the State or the Local Authority in respect of any of the matters for which
provision is made in these rules, such rule, regulation or bye-law shall to the extent to which:
(a) it contains provisions less irksome to the animal than those contained in these rules, shall prevail;
(b) it contains provisions more irksome to the animal than those contained in these rules, be of no effect.
[R-440485/13/2022-DADF-Dept.]
Dr. O. P. CHAUDHARY, Jt. Secy.
SCHEDULE-I
[see rule 6(3)]
1. Form-I
Application Form for seeking permission of Animal Birth Control Program
Part - I
1. Organisation Details
(a) Name of the Organisation
(b) Address of the Organisation with pin code No.
Telephone Nos. with STD Code and Mobile No.
(c)
(Whatsapp No.)
(d) E-mail address
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PAN No. of the Organisation

(e)
(f) Year of Establishment
2. Details of Animal Shelter/ Dispensary

S. No. of
No. of Area of No. of
Address of Shelter/ Dispensary small Type (Shelter / Disp.)
No. Sheds Shed Largeanimals
animals
1 .
2
3. Details of the Office Bearers/Governing Body/Management Committee
Telephone No. /
Name Designation Address Mobile No. Email address Aadhar No.
(whatsapp)

Registration No. with year under Societies

Registration Act/Indian Trust Act, Co-operative
4. Societies Act, etc. (Attach copy of Registration
Certificate with renewal, if any, duly attested by
Notary Public)
Details of Registration on NITI Aayog NGO
5. Portal–Dateand Unique ID Number (Attach a
photocopy) (Mandatory)
Memorandum of Association, By-Law/Constitution
6. of Organisation (Please attach copy of MOA with
amendments, if any, duly attested by Notary Public)
Details of Registration under Foreign Contribution
7. Regulation Act- Registration No. and Date (Please
attach copy of Registration certificate)
Details of 80 G exemption under Income Tax Act,
8.
if any (Number, Dateand Attachment)
9. Details of Source of Income (Grant Received with state Govt., Central Govt., Foreign Agencies and other Source)
From State Govt.
From Central Govt. (other than AWBI)
From Donations
From Foreign Agencies
From other sources
Total

10(i) Main Objective of the Organisation

10(ii) Activities Percentage of expenditure

Sheltering of Stray
Activities of the Organisation with Percentage of Cattle/largeanimals
expenditure incurred during the last three year Sheltering of stray Dogs and other
small animals
Animal Birth Control
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Programme
Dispensary/Treatment
Ambulance services / Mobile
Animal Clinic
Rescue/ Rehabilitation of animals
Awareness / Training for animal
welfare
Legal Cases booked
against cruelty to animals
10(iii) Othe ractivities as peraimsan do bjectives
S.No. Activities Percentage of expenditure
1
2
11. Details of Number of Animals Sheltered/Treated/Rescued during the year
(i) Number of animals rescued during the year
Number of animals treated by the Organisation in the preceding one year
(ii)
Note : (As verified from animal treatment register maintained by the Organisation)
In their in- house Sick and injured animal In medicalcamps By Mobile Total
dispensary/hospital on the spot Clinics

General health condition of the animal sheltered

(iii)
(Attach related document)
Animal Verification Certificate by jurisdictional
(iv)
Veterinary Officer (Attach photocopy of certificate)
Details of Dispensary/Medical facilities available
Address of Dispensary/ OT (Available/Not Medical Equipment Details to be attached
12. Medical facility Available)

13. Whether Ambulance/Tractor Trolley is available, if yes

Model of
S.No. Date of Purchase Kms. Costof Purchase Purposeofuse Log Book
Vehicle
1
2

Whether the Organisation is involved inany litigation? If

14. yes, details thereof including latest position and how it has
affected theworking of the Organisation
15. Details of Staff in the Organisation/Shelter
Name of Age Aadhar No. Salary Education Designation Type (Full Time/
the staff Part Time)

16. Number of court cases filed under PCA Act during the last year
17. Number of FIR filed under PCA Act during last year
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Periodicity of Management Committee Meetings (Attach copies
18. of Resolution adopted towards Animal Welfare Activities of last
one year)
Copy of the Activity Report / Annual Report of the last three
19.
year, if any
Copy of Annual Audited Accounts including Balance sheet and
20.
Income and Expenditure statement, if any
Details of Bank Account in the name of the Organisation
21. Name of the Bank Branch Address IFSC Account No. Name of the Account Holder

Part – II
Details of the ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL Center(s)
22. Name of the Center Address of the Center

23. Proposed total number of animals to be sterilized or targeted and immunized inthecurrent year
(i) Male Dogs Female Dogs Total

(ii) Total expenditure to be incurred for the purpose

Details of Grant-in-aid/ reimbursement grant received from any other Agency/Govt./Dept., if any for the same
purpose
24.
S.No. Amount Received from Year

Details of ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL Operations carried out in the last five years (year-wise details)

S.No. Male Dogs Female Dogs Total Year

25.

26. Details of infrastructure/facilities available with the Organisation to implement the proposed scheme
(a) Whether you have a Dispensary with operation theatre? ☐ Yes ☐ No
(b) No. of auto clavesavailable
Whether storage room for mediciness and equipment ☐ Yes ☐ No
(c)
available?
(d) Method of catching of dogs
Whether you have your own dog catchers, if not, then Name of
(e)
Agency that will be catching and releasing the dogs
(f) No. of Trained Animal handlers
Monthly capacity for carrying out ANIMAL BIRTH
(g)
CONTROL programme
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(h) No. of Kennels and details of the measurements/facilities

No. of Kennels
Area
(i) Details of operation theatre and other infrastructure
(A) Pre-operation preparation area ☐ Available ☐ Not Available
(B)Air-conditioning in OT ☐ Available ☐ Not Available
(C) Method of identifying the sterilized dogs
(e.g.Ear Notching)
(D) Drainage System ☐ Available ☐ Not Available
(E) Room/Area for cleaning and sterilizing ☐ Available ☐ Not Available
instruments
(F) No. of sets of surgical instruments available
(G) No. of basic instruments
Cautery Machine
O.T. Table
Stretchers
Autoclave
Refrigerator

Whether entered into MoU with ☐ Yes ☐ No

27. Municipality/Municipal Corporation/AWO?
(ifYes,Copy ofMoUtobeenclosed)
Whether dog population survey conducted in your area ☐ Yes ☐ No
28. during the year
If yes, attach report
Details of the other collaborating AWO sinthis project?
S.No. Name and Address of the AWO
29.

Details of Monitoring Committee

S.No. Name and Address of the committee members

30.

31. Additional information, if any

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DECLARATION
Isolemnly affirmand declare that the above information and documents provided by me are true and correct
to the best of my knowledge and belief and no facts have been concealed in the form.

Signature and Seal (Authorized Signatory)

For and on behalf of the Governing Body of the Organisation

Name:
Designation:
Note:
Documents are in Regional language, translate the same in Hindi or English at the time of submission.
3. Form II
Certificate of Project Recognition
4. Form IV
Renewal of Project Recognition as per Part – II of Form – I
5. Form V
Renewal of Project Recognition Certificate

Schedule-II
[see rule 9(2), (3), (4) and rule 13]
Constitution of Monitoring Committees
1. Central Monitoring and coordinating Committee:
The Central Monitoring and Coordinating Committee shall be constituted with the following members:
(a) Secretary of the Administrative Ministry administering the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960,
shall be the Chairperson of the Central Coordination Committee.
(b) Animal Husbandry Commissioner of Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
(c) Joint Secretary or Equivalent Officer from Urban Development Ministry, Government of India
(d) Joint Secretary or Equivalent officer from Ministry of Panchayati Raj Department, Government of India
(e) Chairperson, Animal Welfare Board of India
(f) Chairperson, Veterinary Council of India
(g) President, Indian Veterinary Association
(h) Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(i) Two Representatives of prominent State Animal Welfare Boards actively engaged in animal birth control
coordination in the State
(j) An officer at the level of Joint Secretary of the Administrative Ministry administering the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, shall be the Member Secretary of the Central Monitoring and Coordination
Committee.
Functions of the Central Monitoring and coordinating Committee: The Central Monitoring and Coordination
Committee shall have the following functions:
(i) To monitor proper implementation of the Animal Birth Control Rules.
(ii) To promote the Animal Birth Control Programme and arrange budgetary provision for the animal birth
control in the states.
(iii) To facilitate inter- ministerial coordination and also resolve the issues related to Animal Birth Control.
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(iv) Matter related to policy intervention required for Animal Birth Control Programme.
(v) Any other matter related to Animal Birth Control programme.
(vi) May hear complaints in regard to the cancellation of recognition of Animal Welfare Organisation and pass
necessary direction or order to the Board as the case may be.
(vii) Keep a watch on the national and international development in the field of research pertaining to street dogs'
control and management, development of vaccines and cost-effective methods of Sterilisation,
vaccination, etc.
Meeting of the Committee: The Central Monitoring and Coordination Committee shall meet once in six months or
as and when necessary.
2. State Implementation and Monitoring Committee:
States intent to carry out the Animal Birth Control Programme shall constitute the State Implementation and
Monitoring Committee. The constitution of the Committee is as under:
(a) Secretary in-charge of the Urban Development Department or equivalent in the State or Union Territory
shall be the Chairperson of the State Monitoring and Implementation Committee.
(b) Director, Health and Family Welfare Department
(c) Director, Department of Panchayati Raj
(d) Director, Urban Development Department (or equivalent)
(e) Two representatives of the Animal Welfare Board of India
(f) Two representatives of State Animal Welfare Board
(g) Representative of the Indian Veterinary Association of the State Chapter
(h) President, State Veterinary Council of the Concerned State.
(i) Administrative heads of at least two municipal corporations, and representatives of at least two panchayats,
and at least two municipal councils in that state or union territory
(j) Officer In-Charge of the State Animal Welfare Board shall be the Member Secretary as well as the nodal
officer for implementing the program in each state and union territory.
Note: No representative of the Board or State Board should be directly involved in the Animal Birth Control
Programme as Implementing Agency.
Functions of the State Monitoring and Implementation Committee:-The State Monitoring and Implementation
Committees shall be responsible to carry out the following functions namely:
(i) the setting up of Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committees at the local authority levels as required by
the Animal Birth Control Rules.
(ii) developing a comprehensive district wise plan (including but not limited to infrastructure, budget, etc. for
dog population management in urban and rural areas throughout the state.)
(iii) enlisting Animal Birth Control Implementing Agencies possessing of the requisite training and experience,
recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India to carry out the Animal Birth Control Programme as per
the District and State Plan. This may include the animal husbandry department of the State working in
consultation with and the under the technical guidance of the Animal Welfare Board of India.
(iv) ensuring that the requisite infrastructure is set up, and other capital costs (including but not limited to fully
furnished Animal Birth Control facilities/campuses with ambulances and equipment), and all other expenses
for successfully running an animal birth control program, including manpower costs, are made available to
the Animal Birth Control Implementing Agencies from the local authorities, and reimbursed in a timely
manner as required by rule 6 of the Animal Birth Control rules.
(v) responsible for overall monitoring of the Animal Birth Control Programme in the State by the Local
Authorities.
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(vi) the State Monitoring Committee shall also carry out inspection on receipt of any complaints regarding the
Animal Birth Control and Cruelty to Animals during the Birth Control Program and violation of Animal
Birth Control Rules and take appropriate action.
Meeting of the Committee:- The Committee shall meet once in every three months or as and when necessary.
3. Constitution of Local Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee:-No Animal Birth Control
Programme shall be carried without constitution of the Local Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee.
The establishment of Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee at the local level in accordance with
Animal Birth Control Rules is indispensable for the success of the Animal Birth Control program. The
Committee shall be constituted with the following members:
(a) Municipal Commissioner or Executive Officer of the local authority, who shall be the ex-officio
Chairman of the Committee.
(b) A representative of the Public Health Department of the District.
(c) A representative of the Animal Husbandry Department of the nearby Block or District.
(d) A jurisdictional veterinary doctor
(e) A representative of the district Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Functions of the Committee:-The committee shall be responsible for planning and management of dog control
programme in accordance with these rules. The committee may:
(i) Issue instructions for catching, transportation, sheltering, sterilisation, vaccination, treatment and release
of sterilized vaccinated or treated dogs.
(ii) Authorize veterinary doctor to decide on case to case basis the need to put to sleep critically ill or fatally
injured or rabid dogs in a painless method by using sodium pentathol. Any other method is strictly
prohibited. To be decided through a sub-committee comprising of two veterinary officers and a
representative of a recognised animal welfare Organisation. The sub-committee shall specify reasons in
writing for euthanasia of each animal.
(iii) Creating public awareness and solicit co-operation and funding.
(iv) Providing guidelines to pet dog owners and commercial breeders from time to time.
(v) Take such steps for the purpose of monitoring the dog bite cases and to ascertain the reasons of dog bite,
the area where it took place and whether it was from a stray or a pet dog. For the purpose details may be
collected from Human Hospital in a requisite format.
(vi) Arrive at an estimate of the number of dogs within its territorial limits by conducting a census in the
manner advised by the AWBI.
(vii) Ensure development of the infrastructure required to execute the Animal Birth Control program for the
estimated number of dogs. In order to do this, detailed project reports shall have to be prepared and
submitted to the State Monitoring and Implementation Committee in coordination with the state
government.
(viii) The infrastructure shall be designed in such a manner to carry out area-wise animal birth control in a
phased manner of at least 70 percent dogs in the targeted area before a new area is taken up. The
infrastructure shall include, but not be limited to pre-operation preparation areas, Operation Theatres,
post-op care, kennels, kitchen, store rooms for rations and medicines, parking area, residential rooms for
veterinarians and attendants, quarantine wards, ambulances, etc.
SCHEDULE-III
[see rule 13]
Progress Report of Animal Birth Control program
Date : Dispatch No. :
Month / Year :
Name of PIA* :
Name of Local Body :
Address of ABC Center :
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S. Name of Qualification Registration Registering No. of No. of Post Mortality

No. Veterinary No. Authority Surgeries Operative in the
Practitioner Conducted Complications preceding
- Doctor in month
preceding
month
1.

2.

3.

4.

GRAND TOTAL FOR THE MONTH

Date and Signature of Project In-charge Vet of PIA* :

Date and Signature of MVO/ JVO** Date and Signature of DVO**

Name of MVO/ JVO Name of DVO

Stamp of MVO/ JVO Stamp of DVO

* PIA : Project Implementing Agency

** MVO: Municipal Veterinary Officer deployed by Local Body.
** JVO : Jurisdictional Veterinary Officer deployed at Govt. Veterinary Hospital of the area.
**DVO: District Veterinary Officer of Animal Husbandry Department / Ex-officio Member Secretary of the District
SPCA of the concerned District.

Monthly Progress Report of ABC-ARV Project

Date : Dispatch No. :
Month / Year :
Name of PIA* :
Name of Local Body :
Address of ABC Center :
Date No. of No. of Total No. of Dogs Mortality Verification Verification
Male Female No. of under by MVO/ by DVO
Dogs Dogs Dogs Observation JVO
Covered
1st Date of
the Month.
2nd Date of
the Month.
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Continued
till…
Last Date of
the Month
GRAND
TOTAL

Date and Signature of Project In-charge Vet of PIA*:

Date and Signature of MVO/ JVO** Date and Signature of DVO**

Name of MVO/ JVO

Stamp of MVO/ JVO Name of DVO
Stamp of DVO

* PIA: Project Implementing Agency

** MVO: Municipal Veterinary Officer deployed by Local Body.
** JVO: Jurisdictional Veterinary Officer deployed at Govt. Veterinary Hospital of the area.
** DVO: District Veterinary Officer of Animal Husbandry Department / Ex-officio Member Secretary of the District
SPCA of the concerned District.

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