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(1) No person shall, for the production of silkworm cocoons, engage in the rearing of silkworms from silkworm seed other than silkworm seed obtained from a person who holds a licence granted under this Act. (2) The State Government may, by notification, direct that in any specified area no silkworm other than silkworm of the specified race shall be reared and that such a silkworm shall be reared from silkworm seed obtained from the specified source. On the issue of such notification, no person shall rear in such specified area any other race of silkworm or obtain silkworm seed from any other source. Regulation of production etc. of silk- worm seed. Regulation of rearing.