law: The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 
  12. Prohibition of markets,
  
  fairs, exhibition, etc., in the controlled areas – 
  No person, organisation
  
  or institution shall hold any animal market, animal fair, animal exhibition and
  
  carry on any other activity which involves grouping or gathering of any species
  
  of animals within a controlled area:
  Provided that the Competent
  
  Officer may, suo motu or on application made to him in this behalf, relax the prohibition
  
  in relation to any species of animals, in a case where animals belonging to that
  
  species are not susceptible to the scheduled disease and are incapable of carrying
  
  it, if he is satisfied that in the public interest it is necessary to accord such
  
  relaxation.