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Haryana assembly passes bill banning cow slaughter, beef sale
Chandigarh, March 16
The Haryana assembly on
Monday unanimously passed the Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and
Gausamvardhan Bill, 2015, under which cow slaughter and sale of beef
have been banned in the state.
The new law will prohibit the
slaughter of cows, promote conservation and development of indigenous
breeds of cows and establish institutions to keep, maintain and take
care of the infirm, injured, stray and uneconomic cows.
Anyone
found guilty of cow slaughter will face rigorous imprisonment of not
less than three years which may extend up to 10 years alongwith fine
ranging from Rs.30,000 to Rs.1 lakh.
Any person found indulging
in export of cows for the purpose of slaughter will face rigorous
imprisonment of not less than three years which may extend up to seven
years with fines ranging from Rs.30,000 to Rs.70,000.
Sale of
beef will be completely banned and this offence will be punishable with
rigorous imprisonment of not less than three years and up to five years
with fine of up to Rs.50,000.
The government will establish
laboratories for differentiation of beef from meat of other animals, and
testing and identification of various constituents of milk.