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Powers of Feed Safety Assurance Officer.—(1) The Feed Safety Assurance Officer may, without giving prior notice, enter upon any premises used for preparation, manufacture, 10 This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/ packing, storage or sale of livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture or in vehicles in which feed is transported, for the purpose of,— (i) collection of sample; or (ii) for general inspection as to whether any of the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder have been violated and for the inspection of livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture. (2) If the Feed Safety Assurance Officer is satisfied that there is gross violation of the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, he shall, inform the Feed Safety Enforcement Officer in writing and after obtaining a direction from the Feed Safety Enforcement Officer, shall seal or seize the premises, or part thereof, for a period not exceeding seventy two hours, for the purpose of preservation of material evidence or for securing the materials in a proper manner. (3) On receipt of a complaint regarding quality, the Feed Safety Assurance Officer shall take samples from the very same batch of livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture from the complainant or from the farmer and from authorized agent/dealer/manufacturer within twenty four hours, after complying the procedure as may be prescribed. (4) Any such livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture if on inspection is found to be not having the required quality or if it is adulterated or not having the standard or if there is contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, action may be taken against the manufacturer or seller for confiscation or disposal under section 18 of this Act and shall submit a final report regarding the contravention of such provisions for further action to the Feed Safety Enforcement Officer. (5) The Feed Safety Assurance Officer shall carry out general inspection on manufacturing, storing, transporting or selling facilities within his jurisdiction at least once in six months or as and when required. Inspection charges shall not be levied for this from the feed or mineral mixture manufacturer or distributor or stockist or dealer. (6) On inspection if the Feed Safety Assurance Officer is satisfied that the livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture so inspected may liable to cause immediate health hazards to livestock or poultry and requires seizure, such livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture 11 This is a digitally signed Gazette. Authenticity may be verified through https://compose.kerala.gov.in/ shall be subjected to rapid testing at a Government approved primary analytical laboratory. If it is proved that such sample may cause immediate health hazards, the expenses for analysis shall be borne by the licensee. (7) If the Feed Safety Assurance Officer or the authorised officer, is of the opinion that it is necessary to dispose of the product seized which may be subject to speedy and natural decay, such officer shall immediately after, on in any case not later than one month from the date of receipt of the report under section 17, make an application to the Licensing Authority, for permission to dispose the product by such officer himself and if on getting such permission may dispose the product by himself and shall remit such amount so received in the Treasury in the head of account which may be prescribed and make a report of such disposal and the remittance, as the case may be, to the Licensing Authority, under the intimation from the Feed Safety Enforcement Officer, such Licensing Authority shall take necessary step for the disposal of the case. (8) For the expeditious disposal of livestock feed, poultry feed or mineral mixture the Feed Safety Assurance Officer or an authorized officer, shall immediately submit a report to the Licensing Authority through Feed Safety Enforcement Officer for obtaining appropriate orders. (9) The Feed Safety Assurance Officer after thorough examination of the feed analysis report from primary analytical laboratory, shall take further steps to deal the offence, if any, committed under section 19 or section 22 of the Act after giving intimation to the Feed Safety Enforcement Officer and the Licensing Authority. (10) The procedure for the search, seizure, investigation and initiation of prosecution steps shall be in such manner, as prescribed.