Haryana Government Gazette EXTRAORDINARY
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© Govt. of Haryana
No. 183-2023/Ext.] CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2023 (ASVINA 26, 1945 SAKA)
HARYANA GOVERNMENT
URBAN LOCAL BODIES DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 18th October, 2023
No. 04/55/2023-4CI.— In pursuance of the provisions under rule 9 (2), (3) as per Schedule-II regarding constitution of Committee under Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2023 to control rabies, stray dog population and to review, coordinate & monitor ABC Program in the State of Haryana, the Governor of Haryana is pleased to constitute the State Monitoring and Implementation Committee and Local level Monitoring Committee as per details mentioned below:-
(A) State Implementation and Monitoring Committee:
| 1 | Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Commissioner & Secretary to Government of Haryana, Urban Local Bodies Department | Chairperson |
| 2 | Director General , Health Services, Haryana | Member |
| 3 | Director, Urban Local Bodies Department | Member |
| 4 | Director, Development and Panchayat Department | Member |
| 5 | Two representatives of the Animal Welfare Board of India (to be nominated by AWBI) | Member |
| 6 | Two representatives of State Animal Welfare Board, Haryana (to be nominated by SAWBH) | Member |
| 7 | Representative of the Indian Veterinary Association of the State Chapter (To be nominated by SAWBI) | Member |
| 8 | President, State Veterinary Council of the Haryana. (To be nominated by SAWBI) | Member |
| 9 | Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Gurugram | Member |
| 10 | Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Karnal | Member |
| 11 | Two representatives of Development and Panchayat Department (To be nominated by Development and Panchayat Department) | Member |
| 12 | District Municipal Commissioner, Fatehabad | Member |
| 13 | District Municipal Commissioner, Kaithal | Member |
| 14 | Officer In-Charge of State Animal Welfare Board for implementing the Program (To be nominated by SAWBH) | Member Secretary |
(3585)3586 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), OCT. 18, 2023 (ASVN. 26, 1945 SAKA) Note: No representative of the Board or State Board should be directly involved in the Animal Birth Control Programme as Implementing Agency.
Functions of the State Monitoring and Implementation Committee:-
The State Monitoring and Implementation Committees shall be responsible to carry out the following functions namely:
(i) The setting up of Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committees at the local authority levels as required by the Animal Birth Control Rules.
(ii) Developing a comprehensive district wise plan (including but not limited to infrastructure, budget, etc. for dog population management in urban and rural areas throughout the state.)
(iii) Enlisting Animal Birth Control Implementing Agencies possessing of the requisite training and experience recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India to carry out the Animal Birth Control Programme as per the District and State Plan. This may include the animal husbandry department of the State working in consultation with and the under the technical guidance of the Animal Welfare Board of India.
(iv) Ensuring that the requisite infrastructure is set up, and other capital costs (including but not limited to fully furnished Animal Birth Control facilities/campuses with ambulances and equipment), and all other expenses for successfully running an animal birth control program, including manpower costs, are made available to the Animal Birth Control Implementing Agencies from the local authorities, and reimbursed in a timely manner as required by rule 6 of the Animal Birth Control rules.
(v) Responsible for overall monitoring of the Animal Birth Control Programme in the State by the Local Authorities.
(vi) The State Monitoring Committee shall also carry out inspection on receipt of any complaints regarding the Animal Birth Control and Cruelty to Animals during the Birth Control Program and violation of Animal Birth Control Rules and take appropriate action.
Meeting of the Committee: - The Committee shall meet once in every three months or as and when necessary.
(B) Local Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee:-
| 1 | District Municipal Commissioner of concerned District | Chairman |
| 2 | Chief Medical Officer or his representative of Health Department of the District. | Member |
| 3 | Deputy Director or his representative of the Animal Husbandry & Dairying Department of the nearby Block or District. | Member |
| 4 | A Jurisdictional veterinary doctor of the Animal Husbandry & Dairying Department | Member |
| 5 | A representative of the district Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals constituted by Animal Husbandry & Dairying Department, Haryana | Member Secretary |
Functions of the Committee:- The committee shall be responsible for planning and management programme in accordance with these rules. The committee may:
(i) Issue instructions for catching, transportation, sheltering, sterilisation, vaccination, treatment and release of sterilized vaccinated or treated dogs.
(ii) Authorize veterinary doctor to decide on case to case basis the need to put to sleep critically ill or fatally injured or rabid dogs in a painless method by using sodium pentathol. Any other method is strictly prohibited. To be decided through a sub-committee comprising of two veterinary officers and a representative of a recognised animal welfare Organisation. The sub-committee shall specify reasons in writing for euthanasia of each animal.
(iii) Creating public awareness and solicit co-operation and funding.
(iv) Providing guidelines to pet dog owners and commercial breeders from time to time.
HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), OCT. 18, 2023 (ASVN. 26, 1945 SAKA) 3587(v) Take such steps for the purpose of monitoring the dog bite cases and to ascertain the reasons of dog bite, the area where it took place and whether it was from a stray or a pet dog. For the purpose details may be collected from Human Hospital in a requisite format.
(vi) Arrive at an estimate of the number of dogs within its territorial limits by conducting a census in the manner advised by the AWBI.
(vii) Ensure development of the infrastructure required to execute the Animal Birth Control program for the estimated number of dogs. In order to do this, detailed project reports shall have to be prepared submitted to the State Monitoring and Implementation Committee in coordination with the state government.
(viii) The infrastructure shall be designed in such a manner to carry out area-wise animal birth control in a phased manner of at least 70 percent dogs in the targeted area before a new area is taken up. The infrastructure shall include, but not be limited to pre-operation preparation areas, Operation Theatres, post-op care, kennels, kitchen, store rooms for rations and medicines, Parking area, residential rooms for veterinarians and attendants, quarantine wards, ambulances, etc.
VIKAS GUPTA, Commissioner & Secretary to Government of Haryana, Chandigarh: The 21st September, 2023. Urban Local Bodies Department.
10657—C.S.—H.G.P., Pkl.