The Telangana Agricultural Pests and Diseases Act, 1919
The Telangana Agricultural Pests and Diseases Act, 1919
This Act empowers the state government to declare specific insects, plant diseases, and noxious weeds as hazardous to crops, public health, or waterways within designated areas. It applies to land occupiers, local authorities, agricultural entities, and appointed inspecting officers. Under the law, authorities can restrict plant movements, inspect private land, and direct occupiers to execute mandatory preventive or remedial measures. If occupiers fail to comply, officers may perform the work themselves and recover the costs like land revenue arrears. The legislation matters because it provides a legal framework to control agricultural threats, protect crop yields, and maintain regional biosecurity, while establishing compensation mechanisms for destroyed non-weed plants.
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- 5Right of entry
- 6Inspecting officer may serve a notice on occupier to take remedial or preventive action
- 7Occupier failing to comply with the notice served on him commits an offence
- 8Recovery from the occupier of the cost of preventive or remedial measures carried out by the inspecting officer
- 9Destruction of trees or plants in execution of remedial or preventive measures and compensation therefor
- 10Claims for compensation how and when to be made
- 11Award of compensation
- 12Appeal against award
- 13Obligation of village officers to report on insect pests, plant diseases or noxious weeds
- 14Punishment for offence under section 5-A or 7
- 15Contravening notification under section 3 (b) or section 8-A to be an offence and punishment therefor
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