State Act

The Goa Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007

47. Sale-transactions of notified Agricultural Produce and Livestock.— (1) All notified agricultural produce including livestock shall ordinarily be sold in the principal market yards, sub-market yards and market sub-yards licenced under this Act or not, private market yard or at the electronic trading platforms: Provided that the notified agricultural produce including livestock may be sold at other places also to a licence holder especially permitted in this behalf under this Act. (2) In relation to agricultural produce, nothing in the sub-section (1) shall apply to the following sale and purchase where; (i) sale is made by the producer himself to any person for his domestic consumption in quantity upto one quintal; (ii) brought for sale by head load; (iii) purchase and sale is made by petty trader; (iv) purchase is made by an authorized fair price shop dealer from the Food Corporation of India. “State Commodities Trading Corporation or any other agency or institution authorized by the Government of India or State Government or Union Territory Administration for distribution of essential commodities through the Public Distribution System; and (v) the transfer such agricultural produce to a co-operative society for the purpose of securing an advance there from. (vi) the Notified Agriculture produce brought by the licenced/registered trader from a place outside the Market Yard or within the Market area in the cource of commercial transactions may be bought or sold anywhere in the market area: Provided that it shall not be necessary to bring Agriculture produce covered under contract farming to the market yard/sub market yard/private yard and it may be directly sold to contract farming sponsors from farmers fields. (3) In relation to livestock, nothing in the sub-section (1) shall apply on the business of purchasing or selling of livestock not exceeding such value, as prescribed. (4) The price of the notified agricultural produce including livestock, brought for sale into the principal market yards, sub-market yards, private market yards, market sub-yards, shall be settled by tender bid or open auction including e-auction or any other transparent system and no deduction shall be made from the agreed price on any account whatsoever from the seller. (5) Weighment or measurement or counting of all the notified agricultural produce including livestock so purchased shall be done by such person and such system as is provided in the bye-laws or at any other place specified for the purpose by the Marketing Board.