Regulation of rearing

Regulation of rearing. (1) No person shall engage in the rearing of silkworms for the production of silkworm cocoons except under and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence granted under this Act. (2) The Government may by notification direct that in any specified area no silkworm other than silkworm of specified race shall be reared and that such silkworm shall be reared from silkworm seed obtained from specified sources. On the issue of such notification, no person shall rear in such specified area any other race of silkworm or obtain silkworm seed from any other source.