Ginseng Industry Act.

The purpose of this Act is to protect and nurture ginseng as a special agricultural product, and to contribute to the sound development of the ginseng industry, by prescribing matters necessary for the cultivation, manufacture, inspection, etc. of ginseng and its varieties.
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall formulate and implement a comprehensive plan every five years to develop and support the ginseng industry. Standard ginseng cultivation methods shall be determined by the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration in order to increase the income of ginseng cultivators and improve the quality of ginseng varieties. For the purpose of adjusting the demand for and supply of raw ginseng and stabilizing the prices thereof, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may encourage and arrange the following contract cultivation. The Act provides among other things for: report of ginseng varieties manufacturing business and ginseng products manufacturing; confirmation of age of raw ginseng root; the inspection of the ginseng varieties; the import and export of ginseng varieties; the marking on ginseng varieties; fines and penalties.