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Detailed explanation-1: -(ii) any place of other state through Assam to any place outside state of Assam; any place within the state of Assam to any place outside the state of Assam where slaughter of cattle is not regulated by law.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Act prohibits the slaughter of cows. It permits the slaughter of other cattle (bulls, bullocks and buffaloes) if the cattle is over 14 years of age or has become permanently incapacitated due to injury or deformity.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Bill was introduced in the Assam Legislative Assembly on July 12, 2021. It seeks to replace the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950. The Act provides for the preservation of cattle by restricting their slaughter. The Bill regulates slaughter and transportation of cattle and sale of beef.

Detailed explanation-4: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which state has recently passed an amendment to the Cattle Preservation Act, 1950? Notes: The legislative assembly of the state of Assam has recently passed an amendment bill, which seeks to modify the Cattle Preservation Act, 1950 and strengthen the same.

Detailed explanation-5: -20 out of 28 states in India had various laws regulating the act of slaughtered cow, prohibiting the slaughter or sale of cows. Goa, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Pondicherry, Kerala, Arunachal and the other Seven Sister States and West Bengal are the places where there are no restrictions on cow slaughter.