PREVENTION OF CRUELTY (CAPTURE OF ANIMALS) RULES, 1972

S.O. No. 1056 dated the 13th March 1979 - Whereas a draft of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(Capture of animals) Rules,1978 was published as required by clause (i) of sub-section (2) of Section 38
of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960), at pages 139 - 140 of the Gazette of India, Part
11, Section 3 Sub-Section (ii) dated the 13th January 1979 under the notification of the Government of India
in the Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation (Department of Agriculture) No.14 - 19/76-LDI dated the 30th
December, 1978 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within a
period of fortyfive days from the date of publication of the said notification in the Official Gazette.

And whereas the said Gazette was made available to the public on the 13th January 1979.
And whereas no objections and suggestions from the public on the said draft have been received.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of subsection (2) of Section 38 of the
Prevention of Cruelty of Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960), the Central Government hereby makes the
following rules, namely:

1. Short Title and commencement
(1) These rules may be called the Prevention of Cruelty (Capture of Animals) Rules, 1979.

2. Capture of Birds:
No bird shall be captured for the purpose of sale, export or for any other purpose except by net method.

Explanation: A bird is said to be captured by the net method if in its capture the following contrivance is
used, namely, a contrivance made of spun thread which is soft, pliable and sufficiently strong, like cotton,
jute or any synthetic fibre, woven in such a way as to form a mesh of suitable size so that the bird is
captured without any injury being caused to it.

3. Capture of other animals:
(i) No animal shall be captured for the purpose of sale, export or for any other purpose except by sack
and loop method.
Provided that an animal which cannot be captured by reason of its size, nature of other condition or
circumstances by the sack and loop method, may be captured with the help of tranquiliser guns or by any
other method which renders the animal insensible to pain before capture

(2) Nothing in this rule shall apply to the capture of birds.

Explanation : An animal is said to be captured by the sack and loop method if in its capture the following
contrivance is used, namely a strong canvass in the form of sack, not less than 92 cms. in length and 138
cms in diameter, which has a smooth rope, not less than 5.5 meter in length passing through ten or more
rings of not less than 4 cms. in diameter each attached at the open end, thus forming a loop, the sack
having small holes at convenient places to enable the animal to breathe during captivity, and the animal is
captured by the sack being thrown on it and secured by having the loop pulled.

(Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation No.14-19/76-LDI) Gazette of India 1979, Part 11, Section 3 (ii), page
835.