Act Info:
Preamble 1 - KARNATAKA CATTLE TRESPASS ACT, 1966
Chapter I Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section 3 - Establishment of pounds
Section 4 - Control of pounds and charge for feeding and watering cattle
Section 5 - Appointment of pound-keepers
Section 6 - Duties of pound-keepers
Chapter III Section 7 - Seizure of cattle damaging land
Section 8 - Cattle damaging public roads, canals, embankments, etc.
Section 9 - Police to aid seizures
Section 10 - Fines for cattle impounded
Section 11 - List of fines and Charges for feeding
Chapter IV Section 12 - Procedure when owner claims the cattle and pays fines and charges
Section 13 - Security in respect of impounded cattle
Section 14 - Removal of cattle to specified places
Section 15 - Procedure if cattle be not claimed within seven days
Section 16 - Delivery to owner disputing legality of seizure but making deposit
Section 17 - Procedure when owner refuses or omits to pay the fines and charges
Section 18 - Disposal of fines, expenses and surplus proceeds of sale
Section 19 - Officers and pound-keepers not to purchase cattle at sales under the Act
Chapter V Section 20 - Power to make complaints
Section 21 - Procedure on Complaint
Section 22 - Compensation for illegal seizure
Section 23 - Recovery of compensation
Chapter VI Section 24 - Penalty for forcibly opposing the seizure of cattle or rescuing the same
Section 25 - Penalty for damage caused to land or crops or public roads by cattle
Section 26 - Recovery of penalty for mischief committed by causing cattle to trespass
Section 27 - Penalty on pound-keeper failing to perform duties
Section 28 - Application of fines recovered under section 25, 26 or 27
Chapter VII Section 29 - Saving of right to sue for compensation
Section 30 - Power of State Government to authorise local authorities to exercise powers under the Act
Section 31 - Power to make rules
Section 32 - Notifications and rules to be laid before State Legislature
Section 33 - Repeal and savings