Office Memorandum No. 3047/2019/LD of the Law Department, Government of Bihar dated 21st March, 2019 on the cultivation of hemp under licence [C19-EV5]
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No. 3047/2019/LD
GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR
Law Department, Government of Bihar
Patna, dated the 21st March, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Law Department, Government of Bihar on the manner in which the cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp is to be regulated under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
2. The matter has been examined. Every cultivator of hemp carrying on the cultivation of hemp under licence shall make an application in Form E to the Licensing Authority within forty-five days, accompanied by a fee of five thousand rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the cultivation of hemp under licence is undertaken, and the Licensing Authority shall dispose of it within forty-five days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Law Department, Government of Bihar.
(Secretary to Government)
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