Section 98 in The Transport Of Animals Rules, 1978
98. General conditions of transport .-(1) Animals to be transported shall be healthy and in good condition and such animals shall be examined by a veterinary doctor for freedom from infectious diseases and their fitness to undertake the journey, provided that the nature and duration of the proposed journey shall be taken into account while deciding upon the degree of fitness.
(2)An animal which is unfit for transport shall not be transported and the animals who are new born, diseased, blind emaciated, lame, fatigued or having given birth during the preceding seventy two hours or likely to give birth during transport shall not be transported.(3)Pregent and very young animals shall not be mixed with other animals during transport.(4)Different classes of animals shall be kept separately during transport.(5)Diseased animal, whenever transported for treatment, shall not be mixed with other animals.(6)Troublesome animals shall be given tranquilisers before loading during transport.(7)Animals shall be transported in their on-farm social groups (established atleast one week prior to journey).
