State Act
35-A
Section 35-A. Power to seize, destroy etc. poppy and hemp plant.
1THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR EXCISE ACT, SAMVAT 1958 (1901 A.D.)
In forceJammu and Kashmir (State Act)
2[35-A. Power to seize, destroy etc. poppy and hemp plant.––(1) Where any Excise and Taxation Officer has reason to believe that poppy or hemp plant is unlawfully grown or cultivated, he or any other officer authorised by the Government in this behalf, shall seize, confiscate and destroy such plant in the presence of a 3[Judicial Magistrate or an Executive Magistrate]. (2) Any action taken under sub-section (1) shall not protect the person, cultivating or growing poppy or hemp plant, from being prosecuted under the provisions of this Act.]