Kasargod, November 29: Commercial tax officials on Wednesday impounded five vehicles carrying chicken from Dakshina Kannada without valid documents on the National Highway at Periyattadukam in Kasasrgod district.
Four trucks and a van were intercepted by sleuths of the Commercial Tax (Intelligence) Department, sources here said.
The Kerala State government had enforced restrictions on transporting poultry from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu following reports of outbreak of bird flu there.
The ban was lifted after making it mandatory to produce veterinary examination certificates by the Animal Protection Department.
The officials said that only one of the five vehicles had documents from the department.
It was found that the consignment was being brought in without remitting commercial tax.
As per government norms, trucks bringing in consignments of chicken and egg could pay commercial tax after producing veterinary examination certificate, they said.
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