new delhi the government has banned the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughterthe environment ministry has notified the stringent prevention of cruelty to animals regulation of livestock markets rules 2017 under the prevention of cruelty to animals actaccording to the notification the member secretary of an animal market committee will have to ensure that no person brings a young animal to the animal marketno person shall bring a cattle to an animal market unless upon arrival he has furnished a written declaration signed by the owner of the cattle stating the name and address of the owner of the cattle with a copy of the photo identification proofgiving details of the identification of the cattle and stating that the cattle has not been brought to market for sale for slaughter the notification saida senior environment ministry official told pti that the notification is in the direction of animal welfarethe notification has described the animal market as a market place or saleyard to which animals are brought from other places and exposed for sale or auction and includes any lairage adjoining a market or a slaughterhousen g jayasimha former member of the legal subcommittee of animal welfare board of india said that due to the present system of open markets that allow trade of both milch and slaughter animals and multiple buyers and sellers it becomes impossible to trace an animal back to its farm of originhence the prevention of cruelty to animals regulation of livestock markets rules 2017 have been notified the rules prohibit the sale of animals for slaughter through the livestock markets so that animals for slaughter could be sought directly from farms thus ensuring traceability and food safety he said