law: The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 
  Chapter III Infected Areas
  20. Declaration of infected
  
  areas. – 
  If the Veterinary Officer,
  
  upon receipt of a report from a Veterinarian or otherwise, is satisfied that, in
  
  any place or premises falling within his jurisdiction, an animal has been infected
  
  with any scheduled disease, or that an animal, which he has reason to believe has
  
  been so infected, is kept, may, by notification and publication in at least one
  
  local newspaper in the vernacular language and by declaration in loud voice and
  
  by beating drums, declare such area as he may deem fit (including the place or premises
  
  aforesaid) to be an infected area.