The Government of Gujarat on September 23, 2026has enacted the Gujarat Live-stock Feed, Poultry Feed and Mineral Mixture (Regulation of Production, Storage, Distribution, Sale and Quality Control) Act, 2026, which received the Governor’s assent on September 23, 2026, and was published in the Gujarat Government Gazette on the same date. The Act establishes a regulatory framework for the production, storage, distribution, sale and quality control of livestock feed, poultry feed and mineral mixtures across Gujarat.
The Act requires persons, firms, companies, cooperative societies, milk unions and Farmers Producer Organisations engaged in the manufacture, storage, distribution or sale of these products to obtain a licence under Section 4. Separate licences are required for each business or manufacturing premises, and existing operators must obtain licences within the prescribed period. The Director of Animal Husbandry is designated as the Controlling Authority, while authorised Regional Joint Directors of Animal Husbandry act as Licensing Authorities. The Act also provides for an Expert Committee to advise on licensing and quality control, and requires licensees to comply with prescribed standards and testing requirements. Applicable standards extend to products manufactured in Gujarat, brought in from other Indian states, or imported from other countries for distribution, sale or storage in Gujarat.
Manufacturers must comply with applicable Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) requirements, recommendations of the Expert Committee and standards or specifications recommended by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Where recognised species lack applicable BIS or ICAR standards, the Expert Committee may recommend new standards to the State Government. The Act will come into force on a date appointed by the State Government through a separate notification in the Official Gazette; the provided extract does not specify that commencement date.
[Gujarat Act No. 10 of 2026]
