State Act

THE PUDUCHERRY (PUBLIC) HEALTH ACT, 1973

92. Prohibition of sale of unsound food (1) No person shall --- (a) sell, expose or hawk about for sale, or keep, store or prepare for sale, any animal intended for human consumption which is diseased or the flesh of any animal, which has died on account of natural causes; or (b) sell, expose or hawk about for sale, or keep, store, manufacture or prepare for sale, any food or drug intended for human consumption which is unfit for such purpose or is unwholesome. (2) In any prosecution under sub-section (1) the Court shall, unless and until the contrary is proved, presume -- (a) that any animal found in the possession of a person who is in the habit of keeping animals of that class for sale for human consumption, has been kept by such person for sale, and (b) that any food or drug found in the possession of a person who is in the habit of keeping, storing, manufacturing or preparing such food or drug for sale for human consumption, has been kept, stored, manufactured or prepared by such person for sale.