Chapter I PRELIMINARY

Short Title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Himachal Pradesh State Farmer’s Commission Act, 2026.

1. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification published in the Rajpatra (e-Gazette), Himachal Pradesh appoint.

Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “Agriculture” means the growing or cultivation of plants and includes ,horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries, dairying, cultivation of herbal and medicinal plants, apiculture, sericulture, and any other allied activity undertaken for the production of food, fodder, fiber, fuel, bio-fuel, and raw materials for agro-industries;
2. (b) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Commission;
3. (c) “Commission” means the Commission constituted under section 3;
4. (d) “Farmer” means a person who,—
   • (i) cultivates lands personally;
   • (ii) cultivates lands by supervising cultivation through any other person;
   • (iii) is engaged in fisheries, dairying, poultry, animal husbandry, or allied sectors including sericulture, apiculture;
   • (iv) is engaged in agro-forestry, or collection of non-timber forest produce; or
   • (v) is an agricultural labourer, sharecroppers, or tenants engaged in various farm related activites;
5. (e) “Fund” means the Himachal Pradesh State Farmer’s Commission Fund constituted under section 18;
6. (f) “Government” or "State Government" means the Government of Himachal Pradesh;
7. (g) “Member Secretary” means the Member Secretary of the Commission;
8. (h) “notification” means notification published in the Rajpatra (e-Gazette), Himachal Pradesh;
   • (i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
9. (j) “produce” includes agricultural and horticulture produce, livestock, fisheries, sericulture, apiculture products, and such other products as may be determined by the Commission from time to time;
10. (k) “regulations” means regulations made by the Commission under section 16 of this Act; and
11. (l) “State” means the State of Himachal Pradesh.