law: The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 
  24. Drawing samples from
  
  animals. – 
  1.     
  
    Where
  
  the Veterinary Officer considers it necessary for the purpose of ascertaining whether
  
  the animal which is suspected to have been infected with any scheduled disease or
  
  susceptible to such infection is actually infected, or for the purpose of ascertaining
  
  the nature of the scheduled disease with which an animal is infected, he may draw
  
  such samples, as may be required, from the animal for the purpose of carrying out
  
  such investigations as he may deem necessary under the circumstances.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Veterinary Officer or any other Competent Officer shall draw samples from any animal
  
  for the purposes of ascertaining whether the animal has been vaccinated against
  
  any disease, or whether the vaccination of the animal has been effective in conferring
  
  it immunity and have the samples examined, in such manner as he may deem necessary.