Punjab Animals Slaughter Control (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act XXV of 2016).

This Act amends several sections of the Punjab Animals Slaughter Control Act, 1963. It is necessary further to amend the Punjab Animals Slaughter Control Act, 1963 (III of 1963) for purposes of providing a system of more effective regulation, monitoring and control of slaughtering of animals and for purposes appearing in this Act. In particular, amended sections deal with the following issues: carcass, as a de-skinned body of an animal and includes a part; conditions under which Veterinary Officer may arrest or cause the arrest of any person, or seizing or causing the seizure of any animal, carcass or meat; offences and penalties; animal slaughtering, meat or its by-products requirements; Monitoring and evaluation period, etc.