Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu / Vadamadu as Certain Districts
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. (D) No. 78, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 1 March 2019, notifying the villages, taluks and dates on which Jallikattu or Vadamadu could be conducted. The notification permits the listed events between 5 March 2019 and 25 March 2019 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017.
What the notification does
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department notification authorises Jallikattu or Vadamadu to be conducted at specified villages and on specified dates. It was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 100, on 1 March 2019.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu issued the notification under clause (dd) of section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017. The permitted period stated in the notification is from 5 March 2019 to 25 March 2019.
Places and event dates
The notification lists the following villages, taluks and dates:
- Suthukulam, Udayarpalayam Taluk, 20 March 2019.
- Poovaikulam, Udayarpalayam Taluk, 23 March 2019.
- Sakkudi, Madurai East Taluk, 10 March 2019.
- Kovilur, Alangudi Taluk, 5 March 2019.
- Veerapatti (Shri Thandeeshwaram Kovil), Illupur Taluk, 13 March 2019.
- Periya Kurumbapatti, Illupur Taluk, 17 March 2019.
- Lakshmananpatti, Kulathur Taluk, 11 March 2019.
- Kulathur Naickerpatti, Gandarvakottai Taluk, 5 March 2019.
- Allithurai, Srirangam Taluk, 10 March 2019.
- Karadipatti, Marungapuri Taluk, 11 March 2019.
- Keelanbil, Lalgudi Taluk, 17 March 2019.
Who is affected
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department notification is relevant to people organising, administering or participating in Jallikattu or Vadamadu at the listed locations. Permission is tied to the particular village, taluk and event date shown in the Gazette.
The notification does not set out land ownership, registration, planning, building or land use rules. Property buyers and owners are affected only if their concern relates to one of the notified Jallikattu or Vadamadu events.
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Common questions
Does this notification change land ownership or land use rights?
No land ownership, registration, planning or land use change is stated. The notification only specifies places and dates for conducting Jallikattu or Vadamadu.
Could Jallikattu or Vadamadu be held anywhere during the notified period?
The notification identifies particular villages, taluks and event dates. It does not give a general permission for every location.
What period does the notification cover?
The notification states that Jallikattu or Vadamadu may be conducted from 5 March 2019 to 25 March 2019 at the specified places.
Which government department issued the notification?
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. (D) No. 78, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 1 March 2019.
