Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871.

This Act makes provisions for the establishment of pounds and for the impounding on of trespassing cattle. The Act consists of 8 Chapters divided into 31 sections.
Pounds shall be established and controlled by the Magistrate of the District subject to the control of the Provincial Government, who shall appoint a pound keeper (Chapter II). It shall be lawful for the proprietor or person in charge of an estate to capture trespassing cattle and to send it to the village pound (sect. 10). Cattle trespassing and damaging public roads, canals and embankments may also be impounded (sect. 11). Poundage fees shall be paid by the owner of the impounded cattle (sect. 13). Procedures for cattle not claimed within a week and for cattle whose owner refuses to pay the fines are set out in sections 14-16. Chapter V deals with complaints of illegal seizure or detention. Penalty provisions are set out in Chapter VI. For the purposes of this Act "cattle" shall mean any animal of equine, bovine, asinine, porcine, ovine, etc. breed (sect. 3).