Assam CM tables cattle Protection Bill

Assam Chief Minister tabled the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021, on the first day of the 126-member Assembly’s Budget session.

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The State Cabinet had a week ago approved the Bill seeking to ban the transport of cattle within as well as to and from Assam, ostensibly to stop smuggling to Bangladesh.

The Bill would replace existing the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950, which allowed the slaughter of cattle above the age of 14 after approval from local veterinary officers.

The Bill added that competent authority may issue permits for the transport of cattle for agricultural or animal husbandry purposes and makes exemptions such as for feeding carnivorous animals in the zoo.