State Act

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

5F.— Direct marketing (wholesale direct purchase from farmers outside the market yard, sub-market yard, private market yard).— (1) Collection/aggregation centers in the proximity of the production areas may be set up by a person with infrastructure, as may be prescribed, with linkages to retail chain, or processing/export unit/premises, or any other such unit/premises, as may be prescribed, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and rules made thereunder for marketing of notified agricultural produce. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained under sub-section (1), direct wholesale purchase can also be carried out outside the principal market yard, sub-market yard, market sub-yard, private market yard by declaring the place of such purchase, without establishment of any permanent collection/aggregation center, as prescribed. (3) Direct marketing licensee shall have to maintain records and all accounts relating to daily trade transactions and shall submit monthly report, as prescribed, to the Licensing Authority. (4) The Licensing Authority can seek any type of additional information from the direct marketing licensee; and can also inspect and issue direction relating to functioning of such wholesale purchases and the activities incidental thereto. (5) The direct marketing licensee shall be liable to pay one-fourth of the applicable market fee on wholesale purchases made. Such licensee shall deposit the due amount 25[Revolving Marketing Development Fund] for the month by 7th day of the next month. The Fund will be utilized for the purposes and as specified in sub-section 5 of section 5C of this Act.]