The Jammu and Kashmir Saffron Act, 2007Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 5 of 2007
(1) The Government may, by notification in the [Official Gazette], notify the Saffron Belts in Districts of Pulwama and Doda and potential saffron growing belts in other districts of the State.
(2) On issuance of the notification under sub-section (1), no land within the area so notified shall be used for any purpose other than growing of saffron lullis :
Provided that an area not exceeding two Kanals of land may be used for construction of residential house by owner with the previous permission of the [Deputy Commissioner of the concerned District in consultation with Director Agriculture].
(3) The Government shall undertake directly or through universities or other agencies studies of the problems of saffron in areas notified under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2).