Punjab Poultry Production Act 2016 (Act XLVII of 2016).

This Act, consisting of 25 sections, regulates poultry production activities in the Punjab. In particular, this Act aims to register poultry premises, to improve quality of poultry products and to ensure biosecurity measures in poultry operations. This Act deals with the mandatory registration of poultry premises. The Registration Authority may, on the recommendation of the Registration Committee and subject to the prescribed conditions, register a poultry premises under this Act. A person shall not establish a poultry premises or carry out poultry operation at a poultry premises unless he holds a valid certificate of registration issued under the Act. The owner of an existing poultry premises shall, within six months of the commencement of the Act, apply to the Registration Committee for registration under the Act. The decision on an application for registration of a poultry premises shall be taken within thirty days from the receipt of the application for the purpose and the decision shall be conveyed to the applicant.