The Crops (Food Crops) Regulations

21. Harvesting and post-harvest handling of food crops or food produce

Edition: 2025-10-28 · In force

21. Harvesting and post-harvest handling of food crops or food produce

(1)A grower or a dealer shall harvest a food crop at its physiological maturity.

(2)A grower or a dealer shall sort, grade package, label, transport, store or process a food crop or food produce in accordance with the standards prescribed in the Standards Act (Cap 496).

(3)A transporter shall ensure that the vehicle used to transport a food crop or food produce complies with the Traffic Act and any other written law.

(4)A person who contravenes subregulations (1), (2) or (3) commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine of five hundred thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a period of one year, or to both.

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Source: Kenya Law