Sec 70 to 71 Chapter X (Cattle-Trespass) The Indian Forest Act, 1927

70. Cattle-trespass Act, 1871, to apply.—

Cattle trespassing in a reserved forest or in any portion of a protected forest which has been lawfully closed to grazing shall be deemed to be cattle doing damage to a public plantation within the meaning of section 11 of the Cattle-trespass Act, 1871 (1 of 1871), and may be seized and impounded as such by any Forest-officer or Police-officer.

71. Power to alter fines fixed under that Act.—

The ¹ [State Government] may, by notification in the ² [Official Gazette], direct that, in lieu of the fines fixed under section 12 of the Cattle-trespass Act, 1871 (1 of 1871), there shall be levied for each head of cattle impounded under section 70 of this Act such fines as it thinks fit, but not exceeding the following, that is to say:—

For each elephant………………………………………………...................................... …..ten rupees.

For each buffalo or camel………………………………………………………………………… ….two rupees. For each horse, mare, gelding, pony, colt, filly, mule, bull, bullock, cow, or heifer………………………. one rupee.

For each calf, ass, pig, ram, ewe, sheep, lamb, goat or kid……………......................... ....eightannas.

(1. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “Provincial Government”.)

(2. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “Local Official Gazette”.)

STATE AMENDMENTS

Maharashtra

Amendment of section 71 of Act 16 of 1927.—In section 71 of the principal Act,—

(a) for the words “ten rupees” the words “Two hundred rupees” shall be substituted;

(b) for the words “two rupees” the words “Two hundred rupees” shall be substituted;

(c) for the words “one rupees” the words “Two hundred rupees” shall be substituted;

(d) for the words “fifty nayepaise” the words “One hundred rupees” shall be substituted.

[Vide Maharashtra Act 21 of 2015, s. 19].

STATE AMENDMENT

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (UTs).—

Section 71.-For the words “ten rupees”, “two rupees”, “one rupee” and “eight annas”, substitute the words “one thousand rupees”, “two hundred and fifty rupees”, “one hundred rupees” and “fifty rupees” respectively.

[Vide the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. S.O. 1123(E) dated (18-3-2020).]