SECTION 19. Within epidemic area or suspected epidemic area under section 15 or temporary epidemic area under section 16, if any animal is sick or dies its owner shall inform the competent officials, inspectors, or veterinarians within twelve hours from the time the animal becomes sick or dies and the provisions of section 8 , paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 20. In any Changwat locality proclaimed an epidemic area or suspected epidemic area, if it appears that the epidemic disease has subsided or that there is absolutely no epidemic disease, the Changwat Governor shall withdraw the proclamation.

SECTION 21. No one may trade in elephants, horses, buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs or other animals as prescribed in Ministerial Regulations or trade in carcasses as prescribed in Ministerial Regulations except upon obtaining a license from the registrar.

*SECTION 21. (b) No one is permitted to sell, distributed, dispose of, exchange or to possess for purposes of trade, semen for breeding purposes, or embryo of elephants, horses, cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep, pigs or other kinds of animals specified in the Ministerial Regulations , except upon obtaining a licence from the registrar. Application for and granting of the permit shall follow the rules, procedures and conditions set by the Director General to be announced in the Government Gazette.

**SECTION 22. The licences under section 21 or section 21 (b) shall remain vailid till the last day of the calendar year they are issued.

SECTION 23. Persons engaged in animal or carcass trade shall comply with the conditions prescribed in the license.

***SECTION 24. In the event a person, who received his licence issued from section 21 or section 21 (b) , violates provisions of this Act or the conditions specified in his licence, veterinarians shall have the power to seize his licence for submission to the registrar. The registrar may, if he thinks fit, order the suspension or revocation of the licence.

A person whose licence has been sezied, suspended, or revoked under paragraph 1 has the right to appeal to the Minister or officail designated by him within thirty days from the date of seizure, or revocation as the case may be. The decision of the Minister or officail entrusted by him shall be considered final.

* Section 21(b) is amended by virtue of section 4 of the Animal Epidemics Act (No.2) B.E. 2542
**the previous clause is repealed and the printed clause hereby is used instead by virtue of Section 5 of the Animal Epidemics Act (No.2) B.E. 2542
***the previous clause is repealed and the printed clause hereby is used instead by virtue of Section 6 of the Animal Epidemics Act (No.2) B.E. 2542

Chapter 5
Miscellaneous

SECTION 25. If an animal whose owner is not apparent is sick or dies on the land of any person, the owner of that land shall have the duty to comply with the provisions of this Act just as the owner of the animal and when the owner of the animal becomes known later, the owner of the land shall have the right to recover actual expeness from the owner of the animal.

SECTION 26. If an animal whose owner is not apparent is sick or dies of an epidemic disease on public or on land whose owner is unknown. Competent officials, inspectors, or veterinaians shall have the power to quarantine the animal or carcasses at a place deemed appropriate upon such land. When deemed appropriate such carcasses may be buried. In case of necessity to keep the epidemic disease from spreading, veterinaian may destroy the animals or carcasses or bury such carcasses, upon such land.

When the owner of the animal becomes known later, competent officials, inspectors, or veterinaians shall have the right to recover actual expenses , upon such land.

*SECTION 27. For animals accompanying their owners or transported by vehicles, if it appears that they contact epidemic diseases or become carriers of epidemic disease, the veterinarian shall have the power to order their quarantine at appropriate places as need be.

All expenses arising therefrom shall be for the account of the animal owners.

SECTION 28. No one may dissect carcass buried in accordance with the provisions of this Act except by permission in writing of the veterinarian.

SECTION 29. When it appears that there is epidemic disease or carriers of epidemic disease or there is reason to believe there is epidemic disease or carriers of epidemic disease in any vehicle, building, or other place, veterinarians shall have the power to summon such vehicle for inspection or enter into such building or other place, and the owner shall give reasonable convenience to the veterinarian.

Entering into a building or other place under the preceding paragraph may done between sunrise and sunset.

SECTION 30. The Minister shall have the power to give notice in Government Gazette:

(1) prescribing ports of entry and ports of exit,

(2) forbidding the importation or transit through the kingdom of animals or carcasses from areas outside the kingdom in the event such areas have or are suspected of having epidemic disease, and

(3) laying down rules for the seizure, destruction, or return of animals or carcasses without compensation in case of;

a. importation or transit through the kingdom in violation of the provisions of this Act. or

b. importation or transit through the kingdom in compliance with the provision of this Act of animals having epidemic disease or of animals or carcasses is carrying epidemic disease upon or after importation or entry for transit.

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