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-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is legal:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kerala&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;West Bengal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Other Northeast&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is banned:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Andhra Pradesh &amp;amp; Telangana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Punjab&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Beef&amp;rdquo; doesn&amp;rsquo;t include imported beef; &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Rajasthan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&amp;rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&amp;rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Uttar Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&amp;rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.
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Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. 

States where cow slaughter is legal:

Kerala

No restrictions.

West Bengal

No restrictions.

Other Northeast

No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland,...&#039;,
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Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. 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-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is legal:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kerala&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;West Bengal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Other Northeast&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is banned:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Andhra Pradesh &amp;amp; Telangana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Punjab&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Beef&amp;rdquo; doesn&amp;rsquo;t include imported beef; &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Rajasthan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&amp;rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&amp;rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Uttar Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&amp;rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.
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-The Indian Express

Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. 

States where cow slaughter is legal:

Kerala

No restrictions.

West Bengal

No restrictions.

Other Northeast

No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland,...&#039;
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Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Punjab&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Beef&amp;rdquo; doesn&amp;rsquo;t include imported beef; &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajasthan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&amp;rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&amp;rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uttar Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&amp;rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
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                <div align="justify">-The Indian Express<br /><br />Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. <br /><br />States where cow slaughter is legal:<br /><br /><strong>Kerala<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>West Bengal<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>Other Northeast<br /></strong><br />No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.<br /><br />States where cow slaughter is banned:<br /><br /><strong>Andhra Pradesh &amp; Telangana<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Assam<br /></strong><br />Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&rsquo; certificate, at designated places.<br /><br /><strong>Bihar<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Chandigarh<br /></strong><br />Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.<br /><br /><strong>Chhattisgarh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.<br /><br /><strong>Delhi<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of &ldquo;agricultural cattle&rdquo; &mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &mdash; and &ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.<br /><br /><strong>Gujarat<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.<br /><br /><strong>Haryana<br /></strong><br />As per a 2015 law, &ldquo;cow&rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.<br /><br /><strong>Himachal Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.<br /><br /><strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&rsquo; jail. Possession of &ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &ldquo;he or she buffalo&rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&rsquo;s price.<br /><br /><strong>Jharkhand<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Karnataka<br /></strong><br />Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.<br /><br /><strong>Madhya Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.<br /><br /><strong>Maharashtra<br /></strong><br />Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.<br /><br /><strong>Mizoram<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>Odisha<br /></strong><br />2 years&rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.<br /><br /><strong>Punjab<br /></strong><br />&ldquo;Beef&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t include imported beef; &ldquo;cow&rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.<br /><br /><strong>Rajasthan<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of &ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Tamil Nadu<br /></strong><br />Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.<br /><br /><strong>Uttar Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.<br /><br />* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.<br /><br />* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. 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-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is legal:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kerala&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;West Bengal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Other Northeast&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is banned:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Andhra Pradesh &amp;amp; Telangana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Punjab&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Beef&amp;rdquo; doesn&amp;rsquo;t include imported beef; &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Rajasthan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&amp;rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&amp;rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Uttar Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&amp;rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.
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Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. 

States where cow slaughter is legal:

Kerala

No restrictions.

West Bengal

No restrictions.

Other Northeast

No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland,...&#039;,
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Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Punjab&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Beef&amp;rdquo; doesn&amp;rsquo;t include imported beef; &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajasthan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&amp;rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&amp;rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uttar Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&amp;rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
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-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is legal:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kerala&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;West Bengal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Other Northeast&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is banned:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Andhra Pradesh &amp;amp; Telangana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Punjab&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Beef&amp;rdquo; doesn&amp;rsquo;t include imported beef; &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Rajasthan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&amp;rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&amp;rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Uttar Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&amp;rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.
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-The Indian Express

Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. 

States where cow slaughter is legal:

Kerala

No restrictions.

West Bengal

No restrictions.

Other Northeast

No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland,...&#039;
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Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. 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                <div align="justify">-The Indian Express<br /><br />Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. <br /><br />States where cow slaughter is legal:<br /><br /><strong>Kerala<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>West Bengal<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>Other Northeast<br /></strong><br />No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.<br /><br />States where cow slaughter is banned:<br /><br /><strong>Andhra Pradesh &amp; Telangana<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Assam<br /></strong><br />Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&rsquo; certificate, at designated places.<br /><br /><strong>Bihar<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Chandigarh<br /></strong><br />Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.<br /><br /><strong>Chhattisgarh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.<br /><br /><strong>Delhi<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of &ldquo;agricultural cattle&rdquo; &mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &mdash; and &ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.<br /><br /><strong>Gujarat<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.<br /><br /><strong>Haryana<br /></strong><br />As per a 2015 law, &ldquo;cow&rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.<br /><br /><strong>Himachal Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.<br /><br /><strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&rsquo; jail. Possession of &ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &ldquo;he or she buffalo&rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&rsquo;s price.<br /><br /><strong>Jharkhand<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Karnataka<br /></strong><br />Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.<br /><br /><strong>Madhya Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.<br /><br /><strong>Maharashtra<br /></strong><br />Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.<br /><br /><strong>Mizoram<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>Odisha<br /></strong><br />2 years&rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.<br /><br /><strong>Punjab<br /></strong><br />&ldquo;Beef&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t include imported beef; &ldquo;cow&rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.<br /><br /><strong>Rajasthan<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of &ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Tamil Nadu<br /></strong><br />Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.<br /><br /><strong>Uttar Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.<br /><br />* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.<br /><br />* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. 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-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is legal:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kerala&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;West Bengal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Other Northeast&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is banned:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Andhra Pradesh &amp;amp; Telangana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Punjab&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Beef&amp;rdquo; doesn&amp;rsquo;t include imported beef; &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Rajasthan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&amp;rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&amp;rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Uttar Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&amp;rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.
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Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. 

States where cow slaughter is legal:

Kerala

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West Bengal

No restrictions.

Other Northeast

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	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;States where cow slaughter is legal:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kerala&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;West Bengal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other Northeast&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;States where cow slaughter is banned:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Andhra Pradesh &amp;amp; Telangana&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Punjab&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Beef&amp;rdquo; doesn&amp;rsquo;t include imported beef; &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajasthan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&amp;rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&amp;rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uttar Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&amp;rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.&lt;/div&gt;&#039;,
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-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is legal:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kerala&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;West Bengal&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Other Northeast&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
States where cow slaughter is banned:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Andhra Pradesh &amp;amp; Telangana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Punjab&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Beef&amp;rdquo; doesn&amp;rsquo;t include imported beef; &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Rajasthan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&amp;rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&amp;rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Uttar Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&amp;rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.
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-The Indian Express

Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. 

States where cow slaughter is legal:

Kerala

No restrictions.

West Bengal

No restrictions.

Other Northeast

No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland,...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;-The Indian Express&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;States where cow slaughter is legal:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kerala&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;West Bengal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other Northeast&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;States where cow slaughter is banned:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Andhra Pradesh &amp;amp; Telangana&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &amp;ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Assam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &amp;lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&amp;rsquo; certificate, at designated places.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bihar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chandigarh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chhattisgarh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delhi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;agricultural cattle&amp;rdquo; &amp;mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &amp;mdash; and &amp;ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&amp;rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gujarat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Haryana&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As per a 2015 law, &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&amp;rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Himachal Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jammu &amp;amp; Kashmir&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail. Possession of &amp;ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&amp;rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &amp;ldquo;he or she buffalo&amp;rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&amp;rsquo;s price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jharkhand&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Karnataka&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Madhya Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mizoram&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No restrictions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Odisha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 years&amp;rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Punjab&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;ldquo;Beef&amp;rdquo; doesn&amp;rsquo;t include imported beef; &amp;ldquo;cow&amp;rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajasthan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of &amp;ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&amp;rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&amp;rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tamil Nadu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Uttar Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&amp;rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&amp;rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.&lt;/div&gt;&#039;
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                <div align="justify">-The Indian Express<br /><br />Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. <br /><br />States where cow slaughter is legal:<br /><br /><strong>Kerala<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>West Bengal<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>Other Northeast<br /></strong><br />No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.<br /><br />States where cow slaughter is banned:<br /><br /><strong>Andhra Pradesh &amp; Telangana<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Assam<br /></strong><br />Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&rsquo; certificate, at designated places.<br /><br /><strong>Bihar<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Chandigarh<br /></strong><br />Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.<br /><br /><strong>Chhattisgarh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.<br /><br /><strong>Delhi<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of &ldquo;agricultural cattle&rdquo; &mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &mdash; and &ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.<br /><br /><strong>Gujarat<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.<br /><br /><strong>Haryana<br /></strong><br />As per a 2015 law, &ldquo;cow&rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.<br /><br /><strong>Himachal Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.<br /><br /><strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&rsquo; jail. Possession of &ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &ldquo;he or she buffalo&rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&rsquo;s price.<br /><br /><strong>Jharkhand<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Karnataka<br /></strong><br />Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.<br /><br /><strong>Madhya Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.<br /><br /><strong>Maharashtra<br /></strong><br />Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.<br /><br /><strong>Mizoram<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>Odisha<br /></strong><br />2 years&rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.<br /><br /><strong>Punjab<br /></strong><br />&ldquo;Beef&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t include imported beef; &ldquo;cow&rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.<br /><br /><strong>Rajasthan<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of &ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Tamil Nadu<br /></strong><br />Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.<br /><br /><strong>Uttar Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.<br /><br />* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.<br /><br />* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. 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-The Indian Express<br />
<br />
Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. <br />
<br />
States where cow slaughter is legal:<br />
<br />
<strong>Kerala<br />
</strong><br />
No restrictions.<br />
<br />
<strong>West Bengal<br />
</strong><br />
No restrictions.<br />
<br />
<strong>Other Northeast<br />
</strong><br />
No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.<br />
<br />
States where cow slaughter is banned:<br />
<br />
<strong>Andhra Pradesh &amp; Telangana<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br />
<br />
<strong>Assam<br />
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Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&rsquo; certificate, at designated places.<br />
<br />
<strong>Bihar<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br />
<br />
<strong>Chandigarh<br />
</strong><br />
Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.<br />
<br />
<strong>Chhattisgarh<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.<br />
<br />
<strong>Delhi<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of &ldquo;agricultural cattle&rdquo; &mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &mdash; and &ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.<br />
<br />
<strong>Gujarat<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.<br />
<br />
<strong>Haryana<br />
</strong><br />
As per a 2015 law, &ldquo;cow&rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.<br />
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<strong>Himachal Pradesh<br />
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Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.<br />
<br />
<strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&rsquo; jail. Possession of &ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &ldquo;he or she buffalo&rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&rsquo;s price.<br />
<br />
<strong>Jharkhand<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br />
<br />
<strong>Karnataka<br />
</strong><br />
Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.<br />
<br />
<strong>Madhya Pradesh<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.<br />
<br />
<strong>Maharashtra<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.<br />
<br />
<strong>Mizoram<br />
</strong><br />
No restrictions.<br />
<br />
<strong>Odisha<br />
</strong><br />
2 years&rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.<br />
<br />
<strong>Punjab<br />
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&ldquo;Beef&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t include imported beef; &ldquo;cow&rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.<br />
<br />
<strong>Rajasthan<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of &ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br />
<br />
<strong>Tamil Nadu<br />
</strong><br />
Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.<br />
<br />
<strong>Uttar Pradesh<br />
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Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.<br />
<br />
* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.<br />
<br />
* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.
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-The Indian Express

Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. 

States where cow slaughter is legal:

Kerala

No restrictions.

West Bengal

No restrictions.

Other Northeast

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Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.<br /><br /><strong>Himachal Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.<br /><br /><strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&rsquo; jail. Possession of &ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &ldquo;he or she buffalo&rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&rsquo;s price.<br /><br /><strong>Jharkhand<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Karnataka<br /></strong><br />Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.<br /><br /><strong>Madhya Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.<br /><br /><strong>Maharashtra<br /></strong><br />Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.<br /><br /><strong>Mizoram<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>Odisha<br /></strong><br />2 years&rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.<br /><br /><strong>Punjab<br /></strong><br />&ldquo;Beef&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t include imported beef; &ldquo;cow&rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.<br /><br /><strong>Rajasthan<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of &ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Tamil Nadu<br /></strong><br />Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.<br /><br /><strong>Uttar Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.<br /><br />* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.<br /><br />* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.</div>',
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-The Indian Express<br />
<br />
Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. <br />
<br />
States where cow slaughter is legal:<br />
<br />
<strong>Kerala<br />
</strong><br />
No restrictions.<br />
<br />
<strong>West Bengal<br />
</strong><br />
No restrictions.<br />
<br />
<strong>Other Northeast<br />
</strong><br />
No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely.<br />
<br />
States where cow slaughter is banned:<br />
<br />
<strong>Andhra Pradesh &amp; Telangana<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against &ldquo;fit-for-slaughter&rdquo; certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br />
<br />
<strong>Assam<br />
</strong><br />
Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&rsquo; certificate, at designated places.<br />
<br />
<strong>Bihar<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br />
<br />
<strong>Chandigarh<br />
</strong><br />
Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.<br />
<br />
<strong>Chhattisgarh<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.<br />
<br />
<strong>Delhi<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of &ldquo;agricultural cattle&rdquo; &mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &mdash; and &ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.<br />
<br />
<strong>Gujarat<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.<br />
<br />
<strong>Haryana<br />
</strong><br />
As per a 2015 law, &ldquo;cow&rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.<br />
<br />
<strong>Himachal Pradesh<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.<br />
<br />
<strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&rsquo; jail. Possession of &ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &ldquo;he or she buffalo&rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&rsquo;s price.<br />
<br />
<strong>Jharkhand<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br />
<br />
<strong>Karnataka<br />
</strong><br />
Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.<br />
<br />
<strong>Madhya Pradesh<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.<br />
<br />
<strong>Maharashtra<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.<br />
<br />
<strong>Mizoram<br />
</strong><br />
No restrictions.<br />
<br />
<strong>Odisha<br />
</strong><br />
2 years&rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.<br />
<br />
<strong>Punjab<br />
</strong><br />
&ldquo;Beef&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t include imported beef; &ldquo;cow&rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit.<br />
<br />
<strong>Rajasthan<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of &ldquo;cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock&rdquo; prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years&rsquo; imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br />
<br />
<strong>Tamil Nadu<br />
</strong><br />
Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed.<br />
<br />
<strong>Uttar Pradesh<br />
</strong><br />
Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can&rsquo;t store or eat beef. 7 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed.<br />
<br />
* Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states.<br />
<br />
* Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.
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-The Indian Express

Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. 

States where cow slaughter is legal:

Kerala

No restrictions.

West Bengal

No restrictions.

Other Northeast

No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland,...'
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Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Assam<br /></strong><br />Cow slaughter banned except on issue of &lsquo;fit-for-slaughter&rsquo; certificate, at designated places.<br /><br /><strong>Bihar<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Chandigarh<br /></strong><br />Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned.<br /><br /><strong>Chhattisgarh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years&rsquo; jail, fine up to Rs 50,000.<br /><br /><strong>Delhi<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of &ldquo;agricultural cattle&rdquo; &mdash; cow, calf, bull, bullock &mdash; and &ldquo;possession of [their] flesh&rdquo;, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered.<br /><br /><strong>Gujarat<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years&rsquo; jail. Ban does not include buffaloes.<br /><br /><strong>Haryana<br /></strong><br />As per a 2015 law, &ldquo;cow&rdquo;, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can&rsquo;t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned.<br /><br /><strong>Himachal Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years&rsquo; jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease.<br /><br /><strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years&rsquo; jail. Possession of &ldquo;flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)&rdquo; punishable by a year; killing of &ldquo;he or she buffalo&rdquo; punishable with fine five times the animal&rsquo;s price.<br /><br /><strong>Jharkhand<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine.<br /><br /><strong>Karnataka<br /></strong><br />Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years&rsquo; jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law.<br /><br /><strong>Madhya Pradesh<br /></strong><br />Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years&rsquo; jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed.<br /><br /><strong>Maharashtra<br /></strong><br />Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years&rsquo; jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed.<br /><br /><strong>Mizoram<br /></strong><br />No restrictions.<br /><br /><strong>Odisha<br /></strong><br />2 years&rsquo; jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease.<br /><br /><strong>Punjab<br /></strong><br />&ldquo;Beef&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t include imported beef; &ldquo;cow&rdquo; includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. 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The states where cow slaughter is legal in India

-The Indian Express Slaughter of the cow and its progeny is banned in most of India; the consumption of their meat is also largely prohibited. States where cow slaughter is legal: Kerala No restrictions. West Bengal No restrictions. Other Northeast No ban in Arunachal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim. In Manipur, Maharaja in 1939 decreed prosecution for cow slaughter, but beef consumed widely. States where cow slaughter is banned: Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Slaughter of cows, calves prohibited. Bulls, bullocks can be killed against “fit-for-slaughter” certificate, issued if animals can no longer be used for breeding; draught/agricultural operations. Violators face 6 months jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Assam Cow slaughter banned except on issue of ‘fit-for-slaughter’ certificate, at designated places. Bihar Slaughter of cows, calves banned; of bulls, bullocks older than 15 years allowed. Violators face 6 months’ jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Chandigarh Killing a cow, storing/serving/eating beef banned; eating meat of buffalo, bullock, ox also banned. Chhattisgarh Slaughter of cow, buffalo, bull, bullock, calf, and possession of their meat banned. Transport, export to other states for slaughter also banned; attracts same punishment of 7 years’ jail, fine up to Rs 50,000. Delhi Slaughter of “agricultural cattle” — cow, calf, bull, bullock — and “possession of [their] flesh”, even if they are killed outside Delhi, banned. Buffaloes are not covered. Gujarat Slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock; transport, sale of their meat banned. Punishment: Rs 50,000 fine, up to 7 years’ jail. Ban does not include buffaloes. Haryana As per a 2015 law, “cow”, which includes bull, bullock, ox, heifer, calf, and disabled/diseased/barren cows, can’t be killed. Punishment: 3-10 years jail, fine up to Rs 1 lakh. Sale of canned beef and beef products, and export of cows for slaughter banned. Himachal Pradesh Slaughter of all bovines punishable by 5 years’ jail. Killing allowed in the interest of research, or if animal has contagious disease. Jammu & Kashmir Slaughter of cow and its progeny punishable by up to 10 years’ jail. Possession of “flesh of any [of these] slaughtered animal(s)” punishable by a year; killing of “he or she buffalo” punishable with fine five times the animal’s price. Jharkhand Slaughter of cows and oxen; possession, consumption of their meat, banned. Violators face up to 10 years’ jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Karnataka Cows can be slaughtered if old or diseased. Possession not a crime. Bill proposed by BJP in 2010 made slaughter punishable by 7 years’ jail and Rs 1 lakh fine, but it did not become law. Madhya Pradesh Slaughter of cow, progeny banned. Penalty raised to 7 years’ jail in 2012, burden of proof on accused. Buffaloes can be killed. Maharashtra Slaughter, consumption of meat of cow, bull, bullock banned since March 2015 after revision of existing law. 5 years’ jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Slaughter of buffaloes allowed. Mizoram No restrictions. Odisha 2 years’ jail, Rs 1,000 fine for cow slaughter. Old bulls, bullocks can be killed on fit-for-slaughter certificate; cow if it suffers from contagious disease. Punjab “Beef” doesn’t include imported beef; “cow” includes bulls, bullocks, oxen, heifer, calves. Slaughter allowed for export, with government permit. Rajasthan Slaughter of “cow, calf, heifer, bull or bullock” prohibited; possession, transport of their flesh prohibited. 10 years’ imprisonment and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Tamil Nadu Cow, calf slaughter banned; up to 3 years’ jail and/or Rs 1,000 fine. Beef consumption and slaughter of economically worthless animals allowed. Uttar Pradesh Slaughter of cow, bullock, ox banned. Can’t store or eat beef. 7 years’ jail and/or Rs 10,000 fine. Can import in sealed containers, to be served to foreigners. Buffaloes can be killed. * Jail terms 10 yrs for cow slaughter in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan. Punishment up to varying terms in jail in other states. * Hefty fine 1 lakh in Haryana, and Rs 50,000 in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. Range of smaller fines for slaughter and related crimes in other states.