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1 [7-A. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the State Government may, by notification declare such warehouse/silo/cold storage/or other such structure or place with infrastructure and facilities as may be prescribed, to function as market sub-yard ; Provided that a place of retail trade shall not be declared as market sub-yard. Explanation : The expression place mentioned in this subsection shall include any structure, enclosure, open space, locality, street including warehouse/silo/cold storage/pack house/cleaning, grading & processing unit etc. (2) The owner of a warehouse/silo/cold storage, or other such structure or place, as the case may be, desirous of declaration of such place as market sub-yard under sub-section (1), shall apply to the Director Agricultural Marketing or an officer authorized by him, in such form, in such manner with such fee and for such period but not less than three years, as may be prescribed. 2 [(3) The person transacting within such warehouse/silo/cold storage or other structure or place, in declared market sub-yard, shall have to pay 75 of the applicable market fee to the market committee on the value of transacted notified agriculture produce. The owner/licensee of the market sub-yard may levy and collect up to 25 of the market fee as user charge on the specified agriculture produce, which can be spent for maintenance and development of the yard.] Provided that no market fee shall be collected from an agriculturistseller.]