The animals can be slaughtered only at municipal slaughterhouses or at those designated by the local administration. (File Photo) The newly elected BJP government in West Bengal has issued a modified notification under the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act 1950, banning the slaughter of bovines at public places. The animals can be slaughtered only at municipal slaughterhouses or at those designated by the local administration. The notice also states that no cattle or buffalo can be slaughtered without official certification, which declares the animal fit for slaughter. The Government of West Bengal’s modified notification on slaughter rules. According to the notification, a bovine can only be slaughtered if the municipality chairman or a Panchayat samiti president, and a Government Veterinary Surgeon, jointly issue a certificate stating that the animal is fit for slaughter.…