Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1951 (Assam Act No. XIII of 1951).

This Act provides for the preservation of certain cattle by controlling the related slaughtering. It establishes that no person shall slaughter any cattle without a certificate in writing signed by the competent and the veterinary officer for the area in which the cattle has to be slaughtered. No certificate under sub-section (1) shall be issued unless the certifying officer and the veterinary officer are of the opinion that: a) the cattle is over fourteen years of age and unfit for work or breeding; or b) the cattle has become permanently incapacitated from work or breeding due to age, injury, deformity or any incurable disease.
The Act further provides for: powers of the Veterinary Officer to enter and inspect any premises; offences and penalties; power making rules of the State Government; etc.