Live stock, the word 'livestock' includes animals of every description. It is not confined to domestic animals, Royal Hatcheries v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1994 SC 666: 1994 Supp (1) SCC 429.Livestock means domestic animal especially horses, cattle, sheep and pigs (see Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary, p. 737). Historically these animals are associated with agriculture as they either help in carrying out agricultural operations or they are domestically maintained in agricultural fields because they can feed on products or by-products of agriculture in its narrow sense. Fishes are not domestic animals and are not included within the meaning of the term 'livestock', Maheshwari Fish Seed Farm v. T.N. Electricity Board, (2004) 4 SCC 705 (713).Means farm animals and includes buffaloes, bulls, bullocks, camels, cows, donkeys, goats, sheep, horses, mules, yaks, pigs, ducks, geese, poultry and their young but does not include any animal specified in Schedules I to V. [Wild Life (Prot...
National park, means an area declared whether under s. 35 or s. 38 or deemed, under sub-s. (3) of s. 66, to be declared, as a National Park. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), s. 2(21)]...
Scheduled animal, means an animal specified for the time being in Schedule I or Part II of Schedule II. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), s. 49A(a)]...
Scheduled animal article, means an article made from any schedule animal and includes an article or object in which the whole or any part of such animal has been used but does not include tail feather of peacock, an article or trophy made therefrom and shake venom or its derivative. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), s. 49A (b)]...
Taxidermy, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means the curing, preparation or preservation or mounting of trophies. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (3 of 1972), s. 2(30)]...
Zoo, means an establishment, whether stationary or mobile, where captive animals are kept for exhibi-tion to the public and includes a circus and rescue centres but does not include an establishment of a licensed dealer in captive animals. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), s. 2(39)]...
Forest officer, means any person whom the State Government or any office empowered by the State Government in this behalf, may appoint to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act or to do anything required by this Act or any rule made thereunder to be done by a Forest-officer. [Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927), s. 2 (2); Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, s. 2(12A)]...
Circus, means an establishment, whether stationary or mobile, where animals are kept or used wholly or mainly for the purpose of performing tricks or manoeuvers. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, s. 2(7A)]Circus, means a place where animals are kept or introduced wholly or mainly for the purpose of performing tricks or manouvres in that place, Zoo Licensing Act, 1981, s. 21(1); Pet Animals Act, 1951 (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, para 398, p. 195....
Wildlife vegetation, wildlife, includes any animal, bees, butterflies, crustacea, fish and moths and aquatic or land vegetation, Essar Oil Ltd. v. Halar Utkarsh Samiti, (2004) 2 SCC 392 (406): AIR 2004 SC, 1834. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, s. 2(37), (15)]...
Captive animal, means any animal (not being a domestic animal) which is in captivity or confinement, whether permanent or temporary, or which is subjected to any appliance or contrivance for the purpose of hindering or preventing its escape from captivity or confinement or which is pinioned or which is or appears to be maimed. [Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960), s. 2 (c); See also Wild Life (Protection) Act (53 of 1972) s. 2(5)]Means any non-domestic animal of whatsoever kind or species, whether a quadruped or not, including any bird, fish or reptile, which is in captivity or confinement or is maimed, pinioned or subjected to any appliance or contrivance for hindering or preventing its escape, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 2, para 405, p. 199 [Protection of Animals Act, 1911, s. 15(a)-(d) (UK)]...