The announcement was made by government spokespersons Jaynarayan Vyas and Saurabh Patel on Sunday.
After protests and agitations by Maldhari community for two months, the state government has finally imposed a complete ban on illegal cow-slaughter, transportation and selling of cow-beef. The Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amended) Act, 2011 which was passed in last assembly session will come into force in the state from October 24.
The announcement was made by government spokespersons Jaynarayan Vyas and Saurabh Patel on Sunday. According to them, Gujarat is the only state which took the issue to the Supreme Court and enacted a law for the protection of cows.
They also added that the state government was determined to make strict implementation of this law.
According to the Act, those involved in cow-slaughter and related crimes will be penalised with Rs50,000 fine and imprisonment of up to seven years. Anyone directly or indirectly involved in the storage, transportation or sell of cow-beef and its products will also be made to undergo the sentence under this Act. The vehicle used for illegal transportation will be seized.
However, animal transportation will be allowed for clean motives such as research and study in animal husbandry and agriculture. In that case, the persons concerned will have to furnish necessary details such as the type and number of animals, vehicle details, details of the owner of the vehicle in a prescribed format. On furnishing the necessary details to the authority concerned, permit for animal transportation will be given without any fee.
Police officials of the level of police sub-inspector are empowered as competent authorities for the implementation of this Act under the Section 6(A)(3) and Section 6(B) (2), said spokespersons.
Commenting on the development, Maldhari leader Teja Desai said that the initiative came after the government was pressurised by the community through their campaign. "We are happy that finally the government made an Act against cow slaughter. However, its success depends on the vigil that the police will have to maintain," said Desai.
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