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......................................................................................................................... Contents The Cattle Trespass Act, 1871 Chapter I - Preliminary 1. Title and extent 2. [Repealed] 3. Interpretation clause Chapter II - Pounds and Pound - Keepers 4. Establishment of pounds 5. Contorl of pounds, Rate of Charge for feeding impounded cattle 6. Appointment of pound - keepers Pound - keepers may hold other officers Pound- keepers to be public servants 7. To keep registers and furnish returns 8. To register seizures 9. To take charge of and feed cattle Chapter III - Impounding Cattle 10. Cattle damaging land Police to aid seizures 11. Cattle damaging public roads, cannals and embankments 12. Fines for cattle impounded List of fines and charges for feeding Chapter IV - Delivery or Sale of Cattle 13. Procedure when owner claims the cattle and pays fines and charges 14. Procedure if cattle be not claimed within a week 15. Delivery to owner disputing legality of seizure but making deposits 16. Procedure when owner refuses or omits to pay the fines and expenses Deduction of fines and expenses Delivery of unsold cattle and balance of proceeds Receipts 17. Disposal of fines, expenses and surplus proceeds of sales 18. [Repealed] 19. Officers and pound-keepers not to purchase cattle at sales under Act 20. Pound- keepers when not to release impounded cattle Chapter V - Complaints of Illegal Seizure or Detention 20. Power to make complaints 21. Procedure on complaint 22. Compensation for illegal seizure or detention Release of cattle 23. Recovery of compensation Chapter VI - Penalties 24. Penalty for forcibly opposing the seizure of cattle or rescuing the same 25. Recovery of penalty for mischief committed by causing cattle to trespass 26. Penalty fo damage caused to land or crops or public roads by pigs 27. Penalty on pound-keeper failing to perform duties 28. Application of fines recovered under sections 25, 26 or 27 Chapter VII - Suits for Compensation 29. Saving of right to sue for compensation 30. Set - off Chapter VIII - Supplemental 31. Power for State Government of transfer certain functions to local authority .........................................................................................................................