State Act
Section 9. Prohibition for award of degree, etc. in Animal Science, Dairy and Fisheries Sciences by non-agricultural Universities or Krishi Vidyapeeths.
The Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University Act, 1998.
9. Prohibition for award of degree, etc. in Animal Science, Dairy and Fisheries Sciences by non-agricultural Universities or Krishi Vidyapeeths.— Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act relating to the establishment of any non-agricultural or Krishi Vidyapeeths in the State, no such University shall be competent to award degrees, diplomas, certificates or other academic distinctions in Animal Science and Fisheries Sciences. 1[Provided that, nothing in this section or any other provision of this Act shall apply to the Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli; and that University shall be competent to award any degree, diploma, certificate or any other academic distinction in Fishery Sciences.]