Place and Date for Conducting Jallikattu under Clause (dd) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (270 Ex II 2 v4)
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, issued G.O. (D) No. 287 on 10 May 2022, permitting Jallikattu at Pudukkottai village in Ariyalur taluk on 21 May 2022. The permission was subject to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures, specified government directions and restrictions imposed by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
What the notification does
G.O. (D) No. 287 of the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department authorises Jallikattu at one specified place and on one specified date. 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 authorisation listed in the notification is:
- Taluk: Ariyalur
- Village: Pudukkottai
- Date of event: 21 May 2022
The notification does not provide a general or continuing permission to conduct Jallikattu at that location on other dates.
Conditions attached to the event
G.O. (D) No. 287 made the permitted event subject to public health and disaster management requirements. Organisers were required to:
- Follow the Standard Operating Procedures for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
- Comply with the norms specified in G.O. (Ms.) No. 27 of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, dated 10 January 2022.
- Comply with Government Letter No. 292/AH3/2022-2 of the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare Department, dated 10 January 2022.
- Follow restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities from time to time.
The source does not reproduce the detailed procedures, norms or restrictions contained in those separate directions.
Who is affected
G.O. (D) No. 287 directly concerns the organisers, participants and authorities responsible for the Jallikattu event scheduled in Pudukkottai village, Ariyalur taluk, on 21 May 2022. Compliance with the listed health and disaster management controls was a condition of conducting the event.
For property buyers and owners, the notification does not change land ownership, classification, planning status, development rights or permitted land use. It only records permission for the specified Jallikattu event at the identified village and date. The notification does not identify a survey number, individual property or landowner.
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Common questions
Where and when was Jallikattu permitted under this notification?
Jallikattu was permitted at Pudukkottai village in Ariyalur taluk on 21 May 2022.
Does this notification permit future Jallikattu events at Pudukkottai village?
The notification specifies only 21 May 2022. It does not state that permission continues or applies to other dates.
Did the permission have COVID-19 conditions?
Yes. The event was subject to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures, specified government directions and restrictions announced by the State or District Disaster Management Authorities.
Does this notification change my property's ownership or land use?
No land ownership, classification, planning status or land use change is stated. The notification only permits a Jallikattu event at the listed village on the specified date.
