(1) No person shall manufacture, store, distribute or sale, livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture unless he holds a valid license obtained under this Act by filing an application in such manner complying such conditions and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed:
Provided that for one or more feed items a single license and for separate feed mills seperate licenses shall be obtained.
Explanation:—Any person carrying out the storage, distribution or sale of livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture within the State, which is manufactured or produced outside the State, shall obtain license as per sub-section (1).
(2) On receipt of an application for license in the prescribed form, the Licensing Authority shall either grant license or reject the application after giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard and recording the reasons thereof. In case of rejection of the application, a copy of intimation regarding rejection shall be furnished to the applicant within fifteen days from the date of rejection of the application. The Licensing Authority shall take decision on an application for license within two months from the date of receipt of the application.
(3) License issued as per sub-section (2) shall be in the form and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
(4) The applicant may prefer an appeal before the State Feed Quality Consultative Committee within fifteen days from the date of receipt of an intimation regarding the rejection of application for license, and the same shall be disposed of within thirty days.
(5) Manufacturer or authorized agent or dealer shall comply the general principles of feed safety which may be prescribed.
(6) The restrictions on advertisement of feed and prohibition of unfair trade practices shall be, fixed by the regulation.
(7) The responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the manufacturers, authorized agents and dealers and procedures for recalling the feed from the market shall be, as prescribed.
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