Bengal Diseases of Animals (Amendment) Act, 2008. Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision West Bengal Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend the Bengal Diseases of Animals Act, 1944. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Pests/diseases Vaccination Quarantine Offences/penalties Data collection/reporting Inspection Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract In sub-section (1) of section 1 of the principal Act, for the section 1 words “Bengal Diseases of Animals Act”, the words “Bengal Diseases of Livestock Act” shall be substituted. Other amendments made to the Bengal Diseases of Animals Act, 1944 include: amendments on provisions for report of contagious disease, duty to segregate infective animals, declaration of infected areas, preventive vaccination in infected areas, prohibition of movement of livestock into or out of infected areas, etc. Full text English Website www.wbard.gov.in References - Legislation Amends Bengal Diseases of Animals Act, 1944 (Bengal Act 6 of 1944). Legislation | India | 1945 Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Vaccination, Quarantine, Offences/penalties, Data collection/reporting, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX