Horticultural producer.

(1) (21 (3) (4) (d) The grading, packing and transaction in other way by value addition of notified Horticultural produce, shall make an application for obtaining license in accordance with the provisions of section of this Act. Consumer's orfarmeas market may be established by developing infraskucture as may be prescribed, by any person in any market area, and producer may, himself sell his Horticulture produce direct to the consumer in such market area. in the manner as may be prescribed. lr,larket service charge shall be collected on sale of Horticulture produce by the seller and shall be remitted to the proprietor of the consumer market. Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no market fee shall be leviable on the transactions undertaken in the consumer's or farmer's market. Notwithstanding anything contained in thisAct, any farmers and Horticulturist may, for his bonafide use, create post harvest management infrastructure facilities at the farm level such as grading standardization pack houses, storages (including cold storages), primary processing for Horticultural produce and other post harvest management facilities forwhich the Central or State Government may provide different scheme and the scheme under Horticulture Technology lvlission being .xecuted by the Department of Horticulture through .ectorate of Marketing under the lnspection of Governmenl of lndia.

Contract Farming Grant and renewal of license of Private yard. Power to cancel or suspend license oa 24. No person shall undertake contract larming unless registered under Section 37 of this Act, and shall have to enter into an agreement with contract farming producer on such form and in such manner as may be prescribed. 25. (1) Any person who under section desires to purchase notified Horticulture produce direct from the Horticulturer or the producer or wishes to establish a private market yard or under sub- section (1) of section 23 desires to establish consumer or ,armer markel in one or more than one market area, shall apply to the lvlanaging Director of the Board lor grant or renewal of license, as the case may be, lor such period, in such form, on such conditions and on payment of such lees as may be prescribed. (2) Application received under sub sectlon (1)for grant or renewalof license may be accepted or rejected for the reason to be accorded in writing, provided that license shall not be granted or renewed il :- (i) The Committee dues are outstanding against the applicants. (ii) The applicants are minor or bonalide ; (iii) The applicant has been declared defaulter under the Act and the rules and bye-laws made thereunder ; (iv) The applicant having been declared guilty in any criminal case and convicted with imprisonment; (v) The State Government is satisfied that granting or renewalof license to the applicant is not going to promote the interest of the producers; (vi) There ls any other reasons which the Managing Director of Board may consider to be against the interest of producers or consumers.