Places and Dates for Conducting Jallikattu under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as Amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 (12 Ex II 2)
The Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. Ms. No. 8, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 21st January 2017, notifying villages where Jallikattu could be conducted from 22nd January 2017 to 31st January 2017. The notification was issued under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Ordinance, 2017.
What the notification does
G.O. Ms. No. 8, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (AH3), dated 21st January 2017, authorised Jallikattu to be conducted in specified villages for a limited period. It was published by the Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary.
The authority applies only to the listed places and to the period from 22nd January 2017 to 31st January 2017. The notification states that places and dates for Jallikattu after 31st January 2017 in the listed districts would be notified separately.
Areas covered
The notification contains village and taluk lists covering the following districts:
- Ariyalur
- Dindigul
- Karur
- Madurai
- Namakkal
- Pudukottai
- Salem
- Sivagangai
- Thanjavur
- Theni
- Tiruchirappalli
- Virudhunagar
- Vellore
Examples include Palamedu and Alanganallur in Vadipatti Taluk, Avaniayapuram in Madurai South Taluk, Koolamedu in Attur Taluk, and numerous villages in Pudukottai and Vellore districts. A place was covered only if it appeared in the notification's detailed list.
Who it affects
G.O. Ms. No. 8 directly concerns people and organisations arranging or participating in Jallikattu at the notified locations during the stated period. Local authorities and officials responsible for those locations would also need to identify whether a proposed event site appeared in the village list.
For property buyers and owners, the notification does not state that it changes land ownership, land classification, development rights or permitted land use. Its relevance to land is limited to whether a property or event site was located in one of the villages where Jallikattu could be conducted during the notified dates.
Key points
- The Governor of Tamil Nadu notified the places under the amended Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
- The permitted period began on 22nd January 2017 and ended on 31st January 2017.
- Permission was location specific, based on the villages listed in the Gazette.
- Events after 31st January 2017 required a separate notification of places and dates.
- The document does not create a continuing permission for later Jallikattu events.
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Common questions
Does this notification change the ownership or classification of land in a listed village?
No land ownership or classification change is stated. The notification only identifies places and dates where Jallikattu could be conducted.
Could Jallikattu be held anywhere in a district named in the notification?
The notification specifies individual villages and taluks. It does not give district wide permission for every location.
What dates did the notification allow Jallikattu?
Jallikattu could be conducted at the listed places from 22nd January 2017 to 31st January 2017.
Did the notification authorise Jallikattu after 31st January 2017?
No. It states that the places and dates for Jallikattu after 31st January 2017 in those districts would be notified separately.
