Article 229,230,230A,231 of Kerala Panchayati Raj Act 1994
229. Public slaughter houses. - (1) A Village Panchayat may provide places for use as
public slaughter houses and charge such rents and fees for their use not exceeding the
maximum as may be prescribed:
Provided that if any complaint with respect to the conduct of such slaughter houses has
been received from the nearby residents, action for starting such slaughter houses shall be
taken only after detailed examination of such complaint.(2) The Village Panchayat may farm out the collection of such rents and fees for anyperiod not exceeding three years at a time and on such terms and conditions as it maythink fit.
230. Licence for slaughter houses. -
(1) The owner of any place within the villagepanchayat area which is used as a slaughter house for the slaughtering of animals or forthe skinning or cutting up of any carcasses shall in the first month of every year or in the case of a place to be newly opened one month before the opening of the same, apply to the( 176)Village Panchayat] for a licence.
(2) The Village Panchayat may, by an order and subject to such restrictions and
regulations as to supervision and inspection as he thinks fit, grant or refuse to grant such
licence.
(3) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to the slaughter of animals in any
concealed place without causing hardship to the public in the Village Panchayat area on
occasions of festivals, marriage ceremonies, etc.
(177 )230 A. Slaughter houses to be maintained properly. - Every public or licensed
slaughter house, shall be maintained properly and waste materials there from shall be
disposed of without causing nuisance to the public, where any violation of the conditions
of agreement or licence leads to unhygienic condition of the slaughter house, the person
concerned may on conviction, be punished with a penalty upto rupees five thousand and a
further fine at the rate of rupees five hundred for each day on which the offence is
continuing and in case such penalty is imposed continuously for ten days, action can be
taken treating the licence as automatically cancelled.]
231. Slaughter of animals for sale as food and power of Inspection. -
(1) No person shall slaughter within the Village Panchayat area except in a public or
licensed slaughter house any cattle, horse, sheep, goat or pig for sale as food or skin or
cut up any carcass without or otherwise than in conformity with a licence from the
Village Panchayat or dry or permit to be dried any skin in such manner as to cause a
nuisance. It shall be ensured that the said slaughter house is kept clean:
Provided that the slaughtered meat kept ready for sale as food shall not be sold except
after inspection by the prescribed officers.
Explanation. - Nuisance for the purpose of this section includes any act, omission, place
or thing which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance or offence to the
sense of sight, smell or hearing or disturbance to rest or sleep or which is or may be
dangerous to life or injurious to the health or property of the public or the people in
general who dwell or occupy property in the vicinity or persons who may have occasion
to use any public right or any animal kept in such a place or manner as to be prejudicial
to health.
176 Substituted by Act 13 of 1999.
177 Inserted by Act 13 of 1999.(2) No person shall exhibit or expose to public view, for sale or otherwise the carcass of
animal, bird or fish (whether dressed or not) in any licensed premises or any other place
in such a manner as to cause annoyance or offence to the sense of sight of the public.
(3) The President, Secretary or any officer authorised by the Government or by the
village panchayat may without notice enter any place where meat or any other article of
food is stored for sale and inspect such article
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