Cattle trespassing in a reserved forest any portion of a protected forest which has been lawfully closed to grazing shall be deem to be cattle doing damages to a public plantation within the meaning of section II of Cattle-trespass Act, 1871 (1 of 1871), and may be seized and impounded as such by Forest-officer or Policeofficer.
The State Government may, notification in the Official Gazette, direct that, in lieu of the fines fixed under section I the Cattle-trespass Act, 1871 (1 of 1871), there shall be levied for each head of cattle impounded under section 70 of this Act such fines as it thinks fit, but not exceeding following, that is to say:-
(a) For each elephant ten rupees.
(b) For each buffalo or camel two rupees.
(c) For each horse, mare, gelding, pony, colt, filly, mule, bull .
(d) bullock, cow, or heifer one rupee.
(e) For each calf, ass, pig, ram, ewe, sheep, lamb, goat or kid eight annas.
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