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The Maharashtra Cotton Seeds (Regulation of Supply, Distribution, Sale and Fixation of Sale Price) Act, 2009

Section 13. Penalties.

(1) Any person who contravenes any order issued to him by the Controller under section 4, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand or with both. (2) If any person commits any act amounting to sale of misbranding, or of spurious or of substandard seed, then he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to rupees five thousand or with both. (3) Any person who sells the cotton seed at the price in excess of the maximum price fixed under section 10 shall be punishable with a fine which shall not be less than five thousand rupees but which may extend to ten thousand rupees.

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