law: The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 
  27. Powers of Veterinary
  
  Officer and Veterinarian to hold post-mortem examination. – 
  1.     
  
    Where
  
  the Veterinary Officer or any Veterinarian has reason to believe that the death
  
  of an animal has been caused by an infection of any scheduled disease, he may make
  
  or cause to be made a post-mortem examination of the animal and for that purpose
  
  he may cause the carcass of any such animal to be exhumed where required followed
  
  by proper disposal after necessary examination and post-mortem.
  2.     
  
    Every
  
  examination and post-mortem referred to in sub-section (1) shall be conducted in
  
  such manner, and the report of post-mortem shall be in such form, as may be prescribed.