The Hindu 30.10.2013
Hefty fine on the cards for owners of stray cattle
Thirty-seven heads of stray cattle in Vellore which were impounded and entrusted to Jain Ghosala here would be handed over permanently to the Ghosala for maintenance on November 1 if owners did not pay the fine and take back their animals before October 31, according to the Commissioner of the Vellore Corporation.
In a release, he said the Corporation would levy a fine of Rs.10,000 on the owners of stray cattle caught from November 1 onwards in view of the continuation of stray cattle menace despite fine levied on the owners depending on whether the cattle were caught for the first, second or third time.
The Corporation levied a fine of Rs.1,000 on the owner of a stray cow or bull which was caught for the first time, Rs.5,000 during the second time and Rs.10,000 the third time.
