๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ โ In an effort to strengthen praedial larceny prevention measures through increased monitoring, the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries and Co-operatives is reminding ALL vendors of agricultural produce to be registered in keeping with the Praedial Larceny Amendment Act of 2020 to avoid being suspended from selling.
According to the Sub-section 12(A) of the Praedial Larceny (Amended) Act of 2005, โEvery person who sells, trades in, supplies or otherwise disposes of agriculture produce of the weight of fifteen (15) pounds or more shall be registered in the manner provided in this sectionโ.
Further, โany person who commits an offence against this Act shall be liable to a fine of not less than three (3) thousand dollars or not more than ten (10) thousand dollars and imprisonment for twenty-four (24) monthsโ.
๐๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ:
โข Complete the Vendorsโ Registration Form that can be sourced at the Ministry of Agriculture and all District Extension Offices.
โข Vendors will be required to take a photo for placement on the Identification Card.
โข After completing the Registration Form, a Ministry of Agriculture representative will assess the application documents and visit the vending area/site where the vendor operates before completing the application process.
๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ :
โข Vegetables
โข Root Tubers
โข Spices
โข Fruit Juices
โข Livestock
โข Poultry, etc.
๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐, ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌโฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.
