Standing Order No. 4390/2019 of the Agriculture Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh dated 8th September, 2019 on the cultivation of hemp under licence [C1P-TRT]

Standing Order No. 4390/2019

GOVERNMENT OF MADHYA PRADESH

Agriculture Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, dated the 8th September, 2019

STANDING ORDER

To

All Circles Inspector of Excise,

Subject: The cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp under the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act, 1915, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Madhya Pradesh Excise Act, 1915 (Madhya Pradesh Act 2 of 1915), the Agriculture Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp.

2. The matter has been examined. Every cultivator of hemp carrying on the cultivation of hemp under licence shall make an application in Form H to the Collector within fourteen days, accompanied by a fee of twenty-five thousand rupees.

3. The Circle Inspector of Excise shall ensure that excise seal is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Collector within fourteen days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Agriculture Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh.

(Secretary to Government)