Implementing Regulations of The Agriculture Law

Agricultural products that are not fit for marketing or human consumption in public markets shall be destroyed pursuant to the following controls: 1. An official field inspection form shall be used in two copies, one copy to be delivered to the service provider and the other for official use. 2. Inspection shall be carried out and the organoleptic testing form filled out prior to the start of sale in the market. 108| Implementing Regulations of the Agriculture Law 3. An inventory shall be made of the quantities in violation in the market by the Ministry’s competent employee or its designee and shall be marked using a sticky tape. 4. The service provider shall receive a copy of the organoleptic testing report, including the required procedure to be carried out. 5. The owner of the goods or his deputy shall keep the goods until the arrival of the competent committee. 6. The violating goods seized after the termination of the auction sale period in the market shall be destroyed at the expense of the owner. 7. In the event that the service provider fails to implement the provisions of the testing form, or that he disposes of the violating goods, whether by selling, taking out of the market, or concealment, a notice of violation shall be issued against him pursuant to the provisions of the Law and its Regulations. Said violation shall be estimated on the basis of the highest market price of the product on that particular day. 8. In the event that the goods are destroyed, a preliminary warning notice shall be issued. If the violation is repeated by the same broker or producer, he shall be suspended for a period of six months. The goods owner shall only pay the service fee for the destruction of the goods charged by the market administration. The Ministry or its designee shall conduct periodic tours of fresh products offered for sale in public markets to prevent trading in any violating products.