Control of marketing of agricultural produce.- (1) After

1[the market is established] ,-

1. (a) no local authority shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force establish, authorise or continue or allow to be established, authorised or continued any place in the market area for the marketing of any notified agricultural produce: Provided that a local authority may establish or continue any place for retail sale of any notified agricultural produce 2[other than cattle, sheep and goats] subject to the condition that no market functionary shall operate in such place except in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and the rules and the bye laws and standing orders of the market committee;
2. (b) no person shall, without, or otherwise than in conformity with the terms and conditions of, a licence granted by the market committee 2[or the Director of Agricultural Marketing or the officer authorized by him] in this behalf,-
   • (i) use any place in the market area for the marketing of the notified agricultural produce, or
   • (ii) operate in the market area or in any market therein as a trader, commission agent, broker, processor, weighman, warehouseman, or in any other capacity in relation to the marketing of the notified agricultural produce: Provided that nothing contained in clause (b) shall apply,-
   • (i) to the sale of such agricultural produce if the producer of such produce is himself its seller, or 1[(ii) to the purchase of such produce if the purchaser is a person who purchases such produce for his domestic consumption;] :- 4[ 3[ 2[ 1[(2) No place except the market yard, market sub-yard, sub-market yard, private market yard or farmer-consumer market yard, as the case may be, shall be used for purchase or sale of notified agricultural produce.] ] ] ] 3[ 2[ 1[(3) Nothing in sub-section(2) shall apply to,-
3. (a) the purchase or sale of notified agricultural produce by,-
   • (i) a Taluk Agricultural produce Co-operative Marketing Society;
   • (ii) a Primary Agricultural Co-operative Credit Society; and
   • (iii) any other Co-operative Society permitted by the State Government.
4. (b) the sale of notified agricultural produce by a retail trader.
5. (c) a sale by a contract farming producer to a contract farming sponsor under contract faming agreement.
6. (d) a direct purchase of notified agricultural produce by a licensee from the agriculturist under section 72-A of the Act. ] ] ]

¹ Substituted by Act 19 of 1969 w.e.f. 17.6.1986

² Inserted by Act 17 of 1980 w.e.f. 30.6.1979

¹ Substituted by Act 43 of 1976 w.e.f. 1.6.1976

² Inserted by Act 20 of 2024 w.e.f. 7.3.2024

¹ Substituted by Act 29 of 1987 w.e.f. 10.8.1987

² Substituted by Act 23 of 2007 w.e.f. 16.8.2007

³ Substituted by Act 59 of 2020 w.e.f. 16.05.2020

⁴ Substituted by Act 20 of 2024 w.e.f. 7.3.2024

¹ Inserted by Act 20 of 2024 w.e.f 7.3.2024

² Substituted by Act 29 of 1987 w.e.f. 10.8.1987

³ Omitted by Act 59 of 2020 w.e.f. 16.05.2020