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| Type | Commercial Circular |
|---|---|
| Topic | freight |
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TRANSPORT OF SHEEP AND GOATS
64. Rules 65 to 75 shall apply to the transport of sheep and goats by rail or
road involving journeys of more than six hours.
65, (a) A valid health certificate by a qualified veterinary surgeon to the effect
that the sheep and goats are in a fit condition to travel by rail or road and are
rot suffering from infectious or contagious or parasitic disease shall accompany
‘each consignment.
(b) In the absence of such a certificate, the carrier shall refuse to accept the
consignment for transport.
(6) The certificate shall be in a form specified in Schedule J.
66. (a) Each consignment shall bear a label showing in bold red letter the
name, address and telephone number (if any) of the consignor and consignee,
the number and type of sheep or goats being transported and quantity of rations
and food provided.
(0) The consignee shall be informed in advance about the train or vehicle in
which the consignment of sheep or goats are being sent and its arrival time.
(९) The consignment of sheep oF goats shall be booked by the next train or
vehicle and shall not be detained after the consignment is accepted for booking.
67, (a) First-aid equipment shall accompany the sheep or goats in transit.
(b) Suitable ramps shall be provided for loading and unloading the sheep or
goats.
(6) In the case of a railway wagon, when the loading or unloading is done
‘on the platform the dropped door of the wagon shall be used as a ramp.
‘68. Sheep and goats shall be transported separately; but if the lots are small
special partition shall be provided to separate them,
69, Rams and male young stock shall not be mixed with female stock in the
same compartment.
70. Sutficent food and fodder shall be carried to last during the journey and
watering facility shall be provided at regular intervals.
71. Material for padding, such as straw, shall be placed on the floor to avoid
{injury if an animal lies down, and this shall be not less than 5 em thick.
72. The animals shall not be fettered unless there is a risk of their jumping
‘out and their legs shall not be tied down.
48 The Transport of Animals Fules, 1978 [Rule 73
i for a woolled
173. The space required for a goat shall be the same as that for a
sheep and the approximate spe rei for sheep Tan Got whe Being
transported by rail/road shall be as under:
Sheep and Goat: Space requirement while being transported by rail/road
“Approximate weight of animal in Kilogram [Space required in square metres
[— Woolled _[__Shorn’
Not more than 20 [017 [0.16
‘More than 20 but notmore than 25 | तर [| 0.18
More than 25 but not more than 30 | 023 | 022
‘More than 30 but not more than 40 |____027,— | 0.25
‘More than 40. [० [029]
74. (a) No railway wagon shall accommodate more than the following
‘number of the sheep or goats:—
Broad guage Metre guage Narrow guage
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‘Area of Area of ‘Area of et
Wagon Way Wagon fagon
1 than 2111 Square Les than 125 Square
शत Metres 125 Metres
Square and Square and
Metres above Metres above
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{@) Adequate ventilation shall be provided in every wagon. Upper door of
‘one side of wagon shall be kept open and properly fixed and the upper door of
the wagon shall have wire guage closely welded mesh arrangements to prevent
‘burning cinders from the engines entering the wagon and leading to fire
breakout.
75, (1) Goods vehicles of capacity of 5 or 4.5 tons, which are generally used
for transporting animals, shall carry not mre than forty sheep oF goats
(थे In the case of large goods vehicles and wagons, partition
provided at every two or three metres across the width to prevent the crowding
and trapping of sheep and goats.
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