ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Fertilizers and Animal Foodstuffs Act
2. Interpretation
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
2. Interpretation
In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—"analyst" means any person appointed under section 8 of this Act to be an analyst for the purposes of this Act;"animal" means cattle, camels, horses, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry, but does not include dogs, cats and other domestic pets, or marine animals;"animal foodstuff" means—(a)any—(i)substance obtained by a process of crushing, gristing or grinding or by the addition to any substance or the removal therefrom of any ingredient; or(ii)condimental foodstuff or mineral substance which possesses or is alleged to possess nutritive properties; or(iii)substance of animal origin, which is intended or offered for the feeding of livestock, domestic animals or poultry; or(b)any stock lick or substance which can be and is used as a stock lick, whether or not it possesses medicinal properties, but does not include straw, chaff, underground hay, silage, cereal in the grain or any substance which has been crushed, gristed or ground for a farmer in accordance with his directions for his own use, unless such substance has been declared by the Cabinet Secretary, by notice in the Gazette, to be an animal foodstuff for the purposes of this Act;"Board" means the Fertilizer and Animal Foodstuffs Board of Kenya established by section 2A;"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being in-charge of matters relating to agriculture;"fertilizer" means any substance or mixture of substances which is intended or offered for improving or maintaining the growth of plants or the productivity of the soil, but does not include manure, compost, wood ash, gypsum or refuse when sold in its original condition and under the same name, nor does it include organic fertilizers, other than lime;"inspector" means any person appointed by the Cabinet Secretary under section 8 of this Act to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act;"sell" includes offer, advertise, keep, expose, transmit, convey, deliver or prepare for sale or exchange, dispose of for any consideration whatsoever, or transmit, convey or deliver in pursuance of a sale, exchange or disposal as aforesaid;"the Director" deleted by Act No. 20 of 2015, s. 2(a).