Offences and Punishment

Whoever,- (a) Imports, sells, stocks, or exhibits for sale or distributes for commercial purposes any Inorganic Agricultural, Horticultural Inputs and Livestock Feed which are prohibited and restricted under clause (h) and (I) of Section 2 or; (b) puts to use in the cultivation of farm land or stocks in a farm land inorganic Agricultural, Horticultural Inputs or; (c) puts to use and stocks for poultry farming and cattle farming Inorganic Livestock Feed prohibited and restricted under clause (h) and (i) of Section 2 or; (d) puts to use or stocks inorganic Agricultural, Horticultural inputs and Livestock feed which are prohibited in an area defined as habitat or; (e) Prevents or obstructs an Organic Regulatory Inspector in the exercise of his powers or discharge of his duty under this Act or the rules made there under shall be punishable: (i) with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 3 months, or with fine which may not be less than Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand) only but shall not exceed more than Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh) or with both. If any person who has been convicted of the commission an offence punishable under this Act shall be punished for the second and every subsequent offence with a fine which may extend to twice the amount imposed on him in his previous conviction: Provided that the Court may for reasons to be recorded in judgement, impose a fine exceeding the fine for which a person is liable.