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The KERALA LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY FEED AND MINERAL MIXTURE (REGULATION OF MANUFACTURE AND SALE) ACT, 2023

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This Act regulates the production, storage, distribution, and sale of livestock feed, poultry feed, and mineral mixtures in Kerala to ensure they are safe and high-quality. It mandates that manufacturers and dealers obtain a license to operate and adhere to strict quality standards. The law prohibits the sale of adulterated, misbranded, or substandard feed that could harm animals. It establishes enforcement authorities, including Licensing Authorities and Feed Safety Officers, to inspect facilities, collect samples for analysis, and penalize violations. Ultimately, this legislation protects farmers and livestock owners by ensuring the feed they purchase is nutritious and free from harmful contaminants.

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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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