The Jammu and Kashmir Vegetable Seeds Act, Svt. 2009
The Jammu and Kashmir Vegetable Seeds Act, Svt. 2009
The Jammu and Kashmir Vegetable Seeds Act, Svt. 2009, is a regulatory framework designed to ensure the quality of vegetable seeds produced and sold within the state. It mandates the registration of seed growers, farms, and dealers to maintain strict agricultural standards. The Act empowers the Director of Agriculture to oversee cultivation methods, inspect crops, and enforce quality control, including the destruction of substandard seeds. By regulating sowing distances, seed varieties, and pricing, the law protects farmers from poor-quality inputs and ensures a reliable supply chain. It applies to all registered participants in the vegetable seed trade, promoting agricultural productivity and consumer protection.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Regulation of sowing of vegetable seeds of standard quality in areas in which Act is in force
- 4. Regulation of stocking, sale and export of vegetable seeds of standard quality in areas in which Act is in force
- 5. Registered seed grower to follow prescribed method of cultivation
- 6. Power to destroy or dispose of vegetable plants, crop or seeds not of standard quality in a registered seed farm
- 7. Power to dispose of vegetable seed crop in a non-registered seed farm
- 8. If such owner or occupier fails seed crop within specified period, the Director or his representative shall get disposed of and recover of land revenue.
- 9. Power of the officers of Agriculture to enter upon land or premises and seize vegetable seeds of a registered seed grower or dealer which are not of standard quality
- 10. Price to be fixed by Government
- 11. Penalties
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- 13. Bar of suit or other legal proceedings
- 14. Power to make rules
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