THE KARNATAKA ANIMAL FEED (REGULATION OF MANUFACTURE AND QUALITY CONTROL) ACT, 2025

KARNATAKA ACT NO. 31 OF 2025 
 

THE KARNATAKA ANIMAL FEED (REGULATION OF MANUFACTURE AND 

QUALITY CONTROL) ACT, 2025 

Arrangement of Sections 

 

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS 

Sections: 

 1. Short title and commencement 

2. Definitions 

3. Controlling Authority  

4. Licensing Authority 

5. Powers of Licensing Authority 

6. Application for license 

7. Grant of license 

8. Refuse to grant a license 

9. Duplicate License Certificate 

10. Cancellation of License 

11. Expert Committee 

12. Condition for manufacturing animal feed 

13. Specifications or Standards regarding manufacturing animal feed 

14. Regulation of sale of animal feed 

15. Prohibition on manufacture of animal feed 

16. Animal feed deemed to be adulterated 

17. Animal feed deemed to be misbranded 

18. Feed recall procedure 

19. Animal feed analytical laboratories and referral laboratory 



20. Analysis of samples 

21. Report of analytical laboratories of animal feed sample 

22. Examination of Animal Feed 

23. Seizure of suspected animal feed 

24. Penalty for violation of the Act and rules 

25. Appellate Authority 

26. Protection of action taken in good faith 

27. Maintenance of registers and records 

28. On-line plat form 

29. Power to remove difficulties 

30. Powers to make rules 

31. Repeal and savings 

 

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS 

  Act 31 of 2025:- It is considered necessary to enact the 

Karnataka Animal Feed (Regulation of Manufacture and Quality 

Control) Bill, 2025 to,-  

(i) give effect to mechanism to regulating and supervising 

manufacture and make available of quality animal feed in the State 

of Karnataka; 

 (ii) improve Health, longevity and performance of the animals 

which in turn increase the economic status of the farmer; and 

 (iii) provide good quality animal protein to human population 

by preventing the transmission of toxic substances in the animal 



feed which may affect health of animal and are likely to be carried 

to the animal products such as milk, meat and eggs thereby 

affecting the health of human beings.   

Hence, the Bill. 

[L.A. Bill No.21 of 2025, File No. SAMVYASHAE 10 SHASANA 2025]  

[Entry 15 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.]   

[Published in Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary No.220 in part-IVA 

dated:07.04.2025] 

  



KARNATAKA ACT NO. 31 OF 2025 
 

(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 7th  day of April, 2025) 
  

THE KARNATAKA ANIMAL FEED (REGULATION OF MANUFACTURE AND 

QUALITY CONTROL) ACT, 2025 

                     (Received the assent of the Governor on the 5th  day of April, 2025) 

An Act to provide a mechanism to regulate and supervise the 

manufacture of animal feed in the State of Karnataka. 

Whereas it is expedient to provide a mechanism to regulate and 

supervise the manufacture of animal feed in the State of Karnataka and for the 
matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy sixth 
year of the Republic of India, as follows:- 

1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the 

Karnataka Animal Feed (Regulation of Manufacture and Quality Control) Act, 
2025. 

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by 
notification appoint. 

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- 

(a) “Adulterated feed” in relation to feed means any feed which; 
(i) Does not conform to the declaration made regarding its nature, 

substance or quality; or 

(ii) addition of an impure, cheap or unnecessary ingredient to cheat or 
cheapen a preparation; or 

(iii) does not conform to the prescribed standards; or is spoiled or 
damaged or is fungus-infested and is harmful for animals; 

(b)   “Animal” includes any species of livestock and poultry; 

(c) “Animal Feed” means any compounded product which is grounded, 
pelleted, crumbled, mash or extruded feed, balanced for various 

nutrients as per the laid down specification, intended to supply wholly 
or partly the nutritional requirements of animal which on being fed to 
them contribute to their maintenance, growth and productive capacity; 

(d) “Animal feed inspection officer” means any officer of Animal Husbandry 
Department registered under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 
(Central Act 52 of 1984) who is designated as Animal Feed inspection 

officer by the Controlling authority; 
(e) “Animal feed analysis” means procedures of animal feed analysis to 

verify moisture, crude protein, crude fiber, Acid insoluble ash, Gross 
energy, amino acids and other parameters of animal feed sample; 

(f) “Animal feed analyst” means the person carrying out the Animal feed 

analysis in the animal feed analysis laboratory; 
(g) “Animal feed analytical laboratory” means the laboratory notified for the 

purpose of analyzing the samples of animal feed; 



(h) “Appellate authority” means the authority specified under section 25; 
(i) “Compound feed” means any nutritionally balanced ground, pelleted,    

crumbled, mash or extruded feed intended for the feeding of animals. 
(j) “Controlling Authority" means the authority specified under section 3; 

(k) “Crumble" means pelleted feed reduced to granular form; 
(l) “Expert Committee" means the Committee established under section 

11; 

(m) “Extruded feed” means feed manufactured by passing through high 
temperature for 15 seconds to remove the microbial load. 

(n) “Feed mill” means an automatic or semi-automatic plant for 

manufacturing animal feed comprising of grinder, mixer, and other 
machineries with provision to store ingredients and final feed. 

(o) "Firm” means a firm or partnership firm registered under the Indian 
Partnership Act, 1932, (Central Act 9 of 1932); 

(p) “Government” means the Government of Karnataka; 

(q) “Laboratory” means any laboratory authorized by the controlling 
Authority from time to time for the purpose of analyzing the samples of 

animal feed as under section 19; 
(r) “License” means license granted under section 7; 
(s) “Licensee” means a person or company or firm to whom a license has 

been granted to take up Animal feed manufacture. 
(t) "Licensing Authority” means the officer who is empowered to grant 

license to Animal feed manufacture under this Act; 

(u) "Livestock” means animals reared in an agricultural setting or on farm 
to produce commodities such as milk, manure, meat, fur, wool and 

leather. 
(v) “Manufacturer” means the person or company or firm engaged in the 

manufacturing or processing of Animal feed; 

(w) “Misbranded” means misuse of registered trade name; 
(x) “Notification” means a notification published in the Karnataka Gazette 

and the word 'Notified' shall be construed accordingly; 

(y) “Pellet" means agglomerated feed formed by compacting and forcing 
through die openings by any mechanical process; 

(z) “Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under the Act; 
(aa) “Referral Laboratory” means the Laboratory notified by the controlling 

authority for the purpose of analyzing the referral samples of animal 

feed in case of disputes; and 

(ab) “Standard Animal feed” means any Animal feed complying standards 

prescribed under this Act; 

 

3. Controlling Authority.- The Commissioner of the Department of 

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services shall be the Controlling Authority 
for the purpose of the Act; 

4. Licensing Authority.- The Deputy Director (Polyclinic) of the 

Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services who is registered 



under the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 (Central Act 52 of 1984) shall be 
the licensing authority in the concerned district. 

5. Powers of Licensing Authority.- The licensing authority or Animal 
feed inspection officer authorized by controlling authority or any officer 

authorized on behalf may, with a view to securing compliance with the 
provisions of this Act,- 

(a) enter upon and inspect any premises where Animal feed are 

manufactured or processed or stocked in manufacture unit, at any 
time during the business hours with a view to satisfying himself that 
the provisions of this Act are being complied with; 

(b) on giving a proper receipt, seize or detain any Animal feed or raw 
material that is being processed, packed, labeled in manufacturing 

unit, contravention of the said provisions of the Act; 

(c) collect samples of animal feed and feed ingredient for analysis of 
composition at an authorized laboratory; 

(d) by an order in writing, impose temporary ban for a period not 
exceeding fifteen days on manufacture of animal feed in respect of 

which he has reasons to believe that any of the provisions of this Act 
has been contravened; 

(e) every holder of a license certificate shall be bound by any direction or 

order issued by the licensing authority; 

(f) the provisions of the Bharathiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 
(Central Act 46 of 2023) relating to search and seizure shall, so far as 

may be, apply to searches and seizures under this section. 

6. Application for license.- Any person desirous of obtaining license for 

carrying out the business of any animal feed manufacture shall make 
application to the licensing authority or an officer authorized on this behalf in 
such manner and subject to payment of such fees as may be prescribed:  

Provided that, if any person was carrying out the business of Animal 
Feed manufacture without any license before commencement of this Act shall 
apply to the Licensing Authority within a period of three months from the date 

of commencement of this Act. 

7. Grant of license.- (1) On receipt of an application for license under  

section 6, the licensing authority shall issue the same subject to fulfillment of 
such conditions as may be prescribed. 

(2) The form of license certificate shall be in such manner as may be 

prescribed. 

(3) Valid for a term not exceeding three years from the date of issue of 

license.  

(4) Any holder of license carrying out the business of animal feed 
manufacture shall apply for renewal of license 30 days before the expiry of 

license in force to the Licensing Authority. 



8. Refuse to grant a license.- (1) The licensing authority may refuse to 
grant a license to any applicant if,- 

(i) the application is defective in any respect; 

(ii) the license fee has not been paid; 

(iii) the applicant doesn't under take to manufacture or process the feed 
inconformity with the provisions of this Act and rules made         
thereunder; 

(iv) the applicant is insolvent; 

(v) whenever the license was cancelled; or 

(vi) the applicant doesn't have the prescribed machinery. 

 

(2) The Licensing Authority, while refusing to grant a license, shall 

specify the reasons for such refusal in his order and shall communicate the 
order to the applicant: 

Provided that, the Licensing Authority shall not refuse the application for 

grant of license without giving an opportunity of being heard to the applicant 
and without recording the reasons for such refusal. 

9. Duplicate License Certificate.- If a license certificate issued under 
this Act is defaced, lost or destroyed, the licensing authority may if satisfied, 
grant a duplicate license to the applicant in such manner and subject to 

payment of a fee as may be prescribed. 

10. Cancellation of License.- (1) Where any person contravene any 
provisions of this Act and rules made thereunder, the licensing authority by 

order, can cancel the Licence granted under section 7. 

(2) No order under sub-section (1) shall be made against the license 

except after notice to him to show cause within such period as may be specified 
in the notice as to why such order should not be made and except on his 
failure to show cause within such period or on his not showing sufficient 

cause. 

(3) Where the licensing authority cancel any license issued in respect of 
any approved Animal feed under sub-section (1) such Animal feed 

manufactured by such licensee, shall seize to be an approved Animal feed; 

(4) Every cancellation under sub-section (1) shall be by order published 

in the official Gazette and widely circulated in Kannada and English 
Newspaper. 

11. Expert Committee.- The Government may by notification establish 

an Expert Committee to advise the Controlling Authority on all matters relating 
to licensing and quality control in Animal feed manufacture and to enforce the 

provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder. The Committee shall 
consist of the following members, namely:- 

1 The Director, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary 

Services, Bengaluru. 

Ex-officio Chairman 



2 The Director, National Institute of Animal 

Nutrition Physiology, Adugodi, Bengaluru. 

Ex-officio Member 

3 The Director, Animal Husbandry, Karnataka Milk 
Federation, Bengaluru. 

Ex-officio Member 

4 Head of Southern Regional Station, National 
Diary Research Institute, Adugodi, Bengaluru. 

Ex-officio Member 

5 The Director, Central Poultry Development 
Organization and Training Institute, Hesarghatta, 

Bengaluru. 

Ex-officio Member 

6  Professor and Head, Department of Animal 

Nutrition, Veterinary College, Bengaluru. 

Ex-officio Member 

7 The Additional Director (Livestock Resource), 

Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, 
Bengaluru. 

Ex-officio Member 

8 Representative from Compound Livestock Feed 
Manufacturer's Association of India. 

Non Official Member 

9 The President from any one Co-operative Milk 

Union nominated by the Government. 

Non Official Member 

10 Representative from any one Co-operative Feed 

Manufacturer other than Karnataka Milk 
Federation nominated by the Government.  

Non Official Member 

11 Joint Director (Farms), Animal Husbandry and 
Veterinary Services, Bengaluru. 

Ex-officio Member - 
Secretary 

(2) The committee established under sub-section (1) shall perform such 
functions as may be prescribed. 

(3) The procedure to be followed at the meetings of the committee, 

honorarium payable to the non-official members shall be such as may be 
prescribed. 

(4) The decision at the meetings of the committee shall be taken on the 
basis of simple majority. 

12. Condition for manufacturing animal feed.- (1) A license holder 

shall not use,- 

(i) Ingredients, such as, rice husk, caster husk or meal, jatropha cake or 
meal, ground nut hulls, saw dust and such other ingredients, as may 

be specified by the expert committee from time to time, for 
manufacture of Animal feed; 

(ii) Ingredients of animal origin and mineral salts with low bio-
availability, as may be specified by the expert committee from time to 
time, for manufacture of Animal feed; 



(iii) Urea or any other non-protein nitrogen compounds including 
ammonium salts for manufacture of feeds for young stock and 

poultry feed. However feed for adult cattle may contain urea, calcite 
powder and common salt as specified from time to time. 

(2) The standard of Animal feed manufacture or process by a licensee 
shall be, as may be prescribed and every licensee shall be bound to adhere to 
the prescribed standards. 

(3) No licensee shall manufacture any type of Animal feed unless it 
conforms to the prescribed standards. 

(4) The Animal feed manufactured or processed by a licensee shall be 

tested in the prescribed manner. 

13. Specifications or Standards regarding manufacturing animal 

feed.- (1) The manufacturer of Animal feed shall comply with the available 
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)/Indian Council for Agricultural Research 
(ICAR) or Specifications recommended by Expert committee amended from time 

to time. 

(2) In case BIS prepares standards for any new species, they shall be 

followed by the Animal feed manufacturers. 

(3) In case of non-availability of BIS standards for any approved species, 
the Expert Committee constituted under section 11 shall approve new 

standards by following the procedure as may be prescribed. 

(4) Label of Animal Feed bag shall consist of all the information or details 
as may be prescribed. 

(5) The Animal feed shall not contain any prohibited antibiotics or 
pharmacologically active substances under any circumstances and shall be 

certified accordingly on the Animal feed bag. 

(6) Other additional criteria or parameters to be complied by the 
manufacturers of Animal feed as may be prescribed. 

14. Regulation of sale of animal feed.- No person shall sell animal feed 
unless purchased from authorized manufacturer which is manufactured as per 
the specifications under section 13. 

15. Prohibition on manufacture of animal feed.- No person shall 
manufacture Animal feed,- 

(a) If it contains any deleterious substance or toxins of anti nutritional 
factors or inert material in excess of the amounts as per the Bureau 
of Indian Standards (BIS/ Indian Council for Agricultural Research 

ICAR specifications or as may be stipulated by the committee 
constituted under section 11; 

(b) If adulterated or misbranding is detected; 

(c) If in contravention or in violation of the provisions of this Act and 
rules thereunder; 



(d) No advertisement shall be made of any feed, which is misleading or 
deceiving or contravenes the provisions of this Act and the rules 

made thereunder; and 

(e) If not using proper and adequate binding materials for pelleting. 

16. Animal feed deemed to be adulterated.- Every Animal feed shall be 
deemed to be adulterated within the meaning of this Act, if its composition, 
strength, quality and purity fails to confirm to the standards prescribed under 

this Act. 

17. Animal feed deemed to be misbranded.- An Animal feed shall be 
deemed to be misbranded within the meaning of this Act,- 

(a) If the print on any container or the label or package of any Animal 
feed bears any statement, device that is false, misleading, deceptive 

or likely to create an erroneous impression, regarding its 
composition, strength, quality, purity and safety; 

 (b) If it is an imitation or substitution to resemble in such a manner as 

is likely to deceive another Animal feed under the name by 
manufacturer; 

(c) If it is stated to be a product of a place or country of which it is not 
truly a product; and 

(d) If it is not printed or labeled in accordance with the requirements 

under this Act. 

 

18. Feed recall procedure.- (1) If a feed manufacturer considers or has 

reasons to believe that a feed which he has processed, manufactured is not 
incompliance with this Act, or the rules made thereunder, he shall immediately 

initiate procedures to withdraw the feed in question from the market indicating 
reasons for its withdrawal and inform the competent authorities thereof. 

(2) A feed manufacturer shall immediately inform the Licensing Authority 

and co-operate with them, if he considers or has reasons to believe that a feed 
which he has placed on the market may be unsafe. 

19. Animal feed analytical laboratories and referral laboratory.- The 

controlling authority may notify animal feed analytical laboratories and  
referral laboratory. 

20. Analysis of samples.- (1) On receipt of Complaint regarding quality 
of any Animal feed, an authorized officer shall in the presence of the 
manufacturer, or the agent of such manufacturer, as the case may be, obtain a 

sample and shall forthwith his intention to submit such samples for analysis 
and forthwith divide the samples into three equal parts and cause each part to 

be marked and sealed separately in such manner as its nature will permit and 
shall deliver one of part to the manufacturer, or the agent as the case may be, 
and one part to the notified laboratory and shall retain one part with the 

Licensing Authority. 



(2) In the event of dispute in respect of the result of an analysis, the 
licensing authority or authorized officer shall forward the samples in custody of 

licensing authority to Referral Laboratory in such manner as may be 
prescribed. 

(3) If any prosecution under this Act, the certificate of analysis issued by 
the referral laboratory shall be the conclusive evidence of the facts specified 
therein. 

21. Report of analytical laboratories of animal feed sample.- The 
Officer-in-charge of Animal Feed Analytical Laboratory upon receipt of the 
sample shall analyze and deliver the report of analysis in such manner subject 

to payment of such fee as may be prescribed. 

22. Examination of Animal Feed.- An officer not below the rank of 

Veterinary officer of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary 
Services authorized by the Government shall have a right to examine any 
Animal feed and forward such samples to the laboratory for analysis and 

report. 

23. Seizure of suspected animal feed.- An authorized officer, if he has 

reason to believe that any Animal feed manufactured is in violation of the 
provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, shall seize, hold such 
Animal feed until a sample is analyzed in referral laboratory and orders are 

issued by the Controlling Authority for its disposal. Such animal feed seized 
under this section may at the option of the authorized officer, be kept or stored 
in the building or placed where it was seized, or be removed to any place as 

may be determined by the Controlling Authority. 

24. Penalty for violation of the Act and rules.- Whoever contravenes 

any of the provisions under sections 12,13,14,15,16 and 17 of this Act and 
rules made thereunder for not obtaining the license, may be punished with an 
imprisonment which may extend up to three months and with a fine of rupees 

five thousand or with both. 

25. Appellate Authority.- (1) The Secretary, Department of Animal 
Husbandry and Fisheries, Government of Karnataka shall be the Appellate  

Authority. 

(2) Any person aggrieved by an order of the licensing authority refusing 

the grant of a license, cancelling a license under the provisions of this Act, may 
appeal to the Appellate Authority within thirty days from the date of receipt of 
order. 

(3) No order shall be made unless an aggrieved person has been given a 
reasonable opportunity of being heard. 

(4) The Appellate Authority shall dispose the appeal within ninety days 
from the date of its receipt in such manner as may be prescribed. 

(5) The decision of the Appellate Authority upon an appeal shall be final 

and conclusive for all purposes what so ever, and shall not be called in 
question in any Court of law. 



26. Protection of action taken in good faith.- No suit, claim 
prosecution or other legal proceedings shall be instituted against any person 

for any act done in good faith or purported to have been done under this Act or 
any rules made thereunder. 

27. Maintenance of registers and records.- The licensing authority 
may, by order in writing direct any approved manufacturer to maintain such 
books, accounts and records relating to his business and in such form as may 

be prescribed. 

28. On-line plat form.- An Online plat form may also be made available 
for issue of license and other procedures under this Act. 

29. Power to remove difficulties.- (1) If any difficulty arises in giving 
effect to the provisions of this Act the Government may by order, published in 

the official Gazette, make such provisions as appear to it to be necessary or 
expedient for removing the difficulty: 

Provided that, no such order shall be made under this section after the 

expiry of the period of two years from the date of commencement of this Act. 

(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may 

be, after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature. 

30. Powers to make rules.- (1) The Government may, by previous 
notification, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 

(2) Every rule or notification made under this Act shall be laid as soon as 
may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature while it is in 
session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session 

or in two or more successive sessions and if before the expiry of the session 
immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both 

Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or notification or both 
Houses agree that the rule or notification should not be made the rule or 
notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no 

effect as the case may be; however, that any such modification or annulment 
shall be without, prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under 
that rule or notification. 

31. Repeal and savings.- The Karnataka Poultry and Livestock feed 
(Regulation of Manufacture and Sale) Order, 1987 is hereby repealed: 

 Provided that, the provisions of section 6 of the Karnataka General 
Clauses Act, 1899 (Karnataka Act III of 1899) shall be applicable in respect of 
the repeal of the said order and sections 8 and 24 of the said Act shall be 

applicable as if the said order had been repealed and enacted by this Act. 

 

 

 



The above translation of ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪಶು ಆಹಾರ (ಉತ್ಪಾ ದನೆ ಮತ್ತು  ಗುಣಮಟಟ  

ನಿಯಂತ್ರ ಣದ ವಿನಿಯಮನ) ಅಧಿನಿಯಮ, 2025 (2025 ರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಅಧಿನಿಯಮ ಸಂಖೆ್ಯ : 

31) be published in the official Gazette under clause (3) of Article 348 of the  

constitution of India. 

 

THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT 

GOVERNOR OF KARANATAKA 
 

By Order and in the name of 

the Governor of Karnataka, 

 

 

                                                                             G. SRIDHAR 

Secretary to Government 

Department of Parliamentary 

Affairs and Legislation