Act Info:
Preamble - CATTLE-TRESPASS Act, 1871
Chapter I Section1 - Title and extent
Section2 - Repealed
Section3 - Interpretation clause
Chapter II Section4 - POUNDS AND POUND-KEEPERS
Section5 - Control of pounds, Rates of charge for feeding impounded catte
Section6 - Appointment of pound keepers
Section7 - To keep registers and furnish returns
Section8 - To register seizures
Section9 - To take charge of and feed cattle
Chapter III Section10 - Cattle damaging land
Section11 - Cattle damaging public roads, canals and embankments
Section12 - Fines for cattle impounded
Chapter IV Section13 - Procedure when owner claims the cattle and pays fines and charges
Section14 - Procedure if cattle be not claimed within a week
Section15 - Delivery to owner disputing legality of seizure but making deposit
Section16 - Procedure when owner refuses or omits to pay the fines and expenses
Section17 - Disposal of fines, expenses, and surplus proceeds of sales
Section18 - Repealed
Section19 - Officers and pound-keepers not to purchase cattle at sales under Act
ChapterV - COMPLAINTS OF ILLEGAL SEIZURE OR DETENTION
Section20 - Power to make complaints
Section21 - Procedure on complaint
Section22 - Compensation for illegal seizure or detention
Section23 - Recovery of compensation
Chapter VI Section24 - Penalty for forcibly opposing the seizure of cattle or rescuing the same
Section25 - Recovery of penalty for mischief committed by causing cattle to trespass
Section26 - Penalty for damage caused to land or crops or public roads by pigs
Section27 - Penalty on pound-keeper failing to perform duties
Section28 - Application of fines recovered under section 25, 26 or 27
Chapter VII Section29 - Saving of right to sue for compensation
Section30 - Set-off
ChapterVIII - SUPPLEMENTAL
Section31 - Power for State Government to transfer certain functions to local authority
Amending Act1 - CATTLE-TRESPASS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1921