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Kerala Livestock Feed, Poultry Feed and Mineral Mixture (Regulation of Manufacture, Storage, Distribution, Sale and Quality Assurance) Act, 2023

Kerala Livestock Feed, Poultry Feed and Mineral Mixture (Regulation of Manufacture, Storage, Distribution, Sale and Quality Assurance) Act, 2023

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This Act establishes comprehensive regulations to ensure the safety and high quality of feed products used for raising livestock and poultry across the state. It explicitly governs the entire production lifecycle, restricting how these feeds are manufactured, stored, distributed, and sold to the public. By defining strict nutritional standards and identifying what constitutes adulterated or contaminated substances, the law aims to safeguard animal health, prevent the market distribution of substandard goods, and maintain consistent quality assurance within the state’s agricultural sectors.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Feed stuff or feed ingredients to be used/prohibited in livestock feed/poultry feed.
  5. 4. Ingredients to be used or not to be used in the manufacture of mineral mixture.
  6. 5. License for manufacture, storage, distribution and sale.
  7. 6. Renewal of license.
  8. 7. Packing and labelling.
  9. 8. Quality control.
  10. 9. Prohibition of manufacture, storage and sale of substandard, adulterated or misbranded feed and mineral mixture
  11. 10. Authorities for Enforcement of the provisions.
  12. 11. Powers of Licensing Authority.
  13. 12. Powers of Feed Safety Enforcement Officer.
  14. 13. Powers of Feed Safety Assurance Officer.
  15. 14. Analytical laboratories.
  16. 15. Procedures for sampling.
  17. 16. Analysis of sample.
  18. 17. Analysis Report.
  19. 18. Confiscation and disposal by Feed Safety Assurance Officer.
  20. 19. Procedure for Inquiry by Licensing Authority.
  21. 20. Penalties.
  22. 21. Appeal.
  23. 22. Offences to be tried by the Court.
  24. 23. Cognizance of offence.
  25. 24. Offences by Companies, Institutions, Establishments or Societies.
  26. 25. Aiding of offences.
  27. 26. State Feed Quality Consultative Committee.
  28. 27. Functions of State Feed Quality Consultative Committee.
  29. 28. Exemption.
  30. 29. Maintenance of records.
  31. 30. Submission of returns.
  32. 31. Annual report of Licensing Authority.
  33. 32. Protection of action taken in good faith.
  34. 33. Members of State Feed Quality Consultative Committee, the Feed Safety Assurance
  35. 34. Act to have overriding effect.
  36. 35. Delegation of powers.
  37. 36. Power to remove difficulties.
  38. 37. Duty of police officer.
  39. 38. Power to make Regulations.
  40. 39. Power to make rules.
  41. 40. Validation.

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