Penalty for unauthorised selling etc. of silk cocoons.

If any silk worm rearer appointed by the Kashmir Sericulture Department, at the instance of the Director Sericulture or the persons appointed by the Director in this behalf, sells to any person or uses in any other manner the silk cocoon reared by him which is in his possession, or the seeds of such silk entrusted to him for the purpose of rearing or if any person deliberately neglects to return on demand such seed in his possession to the said Director or to persons appointed by the Director in this behalf, he shall, on being convicted, be punished with imprisonment of cither description which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.