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Procedures for sampling.—(1) For the purpose of analysis, a Feed Safety Assurance Officer, may at any time collect samples of livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture manufactured, stored, transported, sold, offered for sale or kept in feed mill, in transit or held by an authorized agent or dealer in the prescribed manner after giving notice in writing to the person concerned about the intention to conduct analysis. (2) When a sample of livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture is collected for analysis, the sample shall be divided into five parts, and shall be marked, sealed and fastened in an air tight container in the presence of two witnesses and to ensure that the essential qualities and the nature and character of the content is not changed and shall obtain the signature or thumb impression or both of the Feed Safety Assurance Officer and the person from whom the sample has been taken as well as the witnesses, by mentioning thereon the date and time of receipt of sample. (3) No person shall obstruct the Feed Safety Assurance Officer from collecting samples of livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture for the purpose of sub-section (1) in the required quantity and packing. If a person from whom sample has been taken, refuses to put his signature or affix thumb impression, the Feed Safety Assurance Officer shall call upon two witnesses and take their signature or thumb impression in lieu of the signature or thumb impression of such person. (4) The Feed Safety Assurance Officer or any officer generally or specially authorized by the Government, if he thinks fit, at all reasonable times may enter upon any establishment where livestock feed or poultry feed or mineral mixture is manufactured, stored, sold or on any vehicle transporting them for the purpose of verifying whether any of the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder are violated or any of the terms and conditions subject to which license has been granted under this Act has been contravened. If any person contravenes the provisions of sub-section (3), the Feed Safety Assurance Officer may, seize the livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture after giving such person a notice in writing. The seizure mahazar shall state the reasons for seizure, and the nature and quantity of the livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture seized with date, time and place of seizure. The mahazar shall be prepared in triplicate containing full particulars relating to the livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture seized. The Feed Safety Assurance Officer and the person from whose possession, custody or control, the livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture has been seized, shall put his signature or affix thumb 13 This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/ impression in the mahazar and a copy of the mahazar shall be given to such person. If such persons refuses to put his signature or affix thumb impression, the Feed Safety Assurance Officer shall call upon two witnesses and take their signature or thumb impression in lieu of that. (5) Whenever the required sample is taken from the stock in the possession from an authorized agent, dealer or transporter under sub-section (1), the authorized agent, dealer or transporter, shall bound to furnish the name and other details of the person on whose behalf such stock is held, as the Feed Safety Assurance Officer may require. (6) Any person who has purchased the livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture for his own livestock or poultry from a feed mill or authorised agent or dealer and possesses a voucher or cash memo for the purchase of product, may apply in the prescribed form to the Feed Safety Assurance Officer concerned to get his livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture samples analyzed by an approved laboratory. The expenses for analysis of the sample shall be paid by the person making the application in accordance with the rate approved by the Government.