Maharashtra Cotton Seeds (Regulation of Supply, Distribution, Sale and Fixation of Sale Price) Act, 2009 Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Maharashtra Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to regulate the supply, distribution, sale and fixation of sale price of cotton seeds and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant production Plant protection Plant variety Planting material/seeds Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract The Act provides the State government with the power to appoint a Controller who shall regulate and maintain the supply and distribution of cotton seeds in Maharashtra. The State government is also authorized to set up the State Seed Testing Laboratories to analyse cotton seeds and appoint Seed Inspectors to oversee the quality of cotton seeds being sold. Further, the Act prohibits persons from misbranding seeds and states that any person who contravenes orders issued by the Controller shall be imprisoned, fined or both. Full text English