law: The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 
  4. Reporting scheduled
  
  diseases obligatory. – 
  1.     
  
    Every
  
  owner, or any other person, non-governmental organisation, public bodies or the
  
  village panchayat, in charge of any animal which he or it has reason to believe
  
  to be infective of a scheduled disease shall report the fact to the Village Officer
  
  or village panchayat in-charge, who may report the same in writing to the nearest
  
  available Veterinarian.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Village Officer shall visit the area falling within his jurisdiction for reporting
  
  any outbreak of the disease.
  3.     
  
    Every
  
  Veterinarian shall, on receipt of a report under sub-section (1), or otherwise,
  
  if he has reason to believe that any animal is infected with a scheduled disease,
  
  report the matter to the Veterinary Officer.
  4.     
  
  
  
    Where
  
  in any State there is any occurrence of scheduled disease in relation to any animal,
  
  the Director shall send an intimation to the Directors of the States which are in
  
  the immediate neighbourhood of the place where there is such occurrence, for taking
  
  appropriate preventive measures against the spread of the disease.