ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Crops (Miraa) Regulations
10. Licensing of miraa vendors
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
10. Licensing of miraa vendors
(1)A person shall not carry out business as a miraa vendor without a licence issued by the respective county government.(2)An applicant for a miraa vending licence shall apply to the respective county government in Form Mr16 set out in the First Schedule.(3)The county government shall before issuing a licence to a miraa vendor, satisfy itself that the applicant has complied with the following requirements—(a)the miraa vendor intends to sell miraa or miraa products at a designated point; and(b)the designated point where the miraa vendor seeks to sell miraa is—(ii)one hundred metres away from any learning institution;(iii)kept free of and from waste material; and(iv)used exclusively for the sale of miraa.(4)The county government shall, if satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements in paragraph (3) issue, within seven days, a licence to the applicant in Form Mr17 set out in the First Schedule.(5)Where the applicant does not meet the requirements in paragraph (3), the county government shall, within seven days from the receipt of the application, reject the application and notify the applicant of the reasons for the rejection.(6)Where the requirements in paragraph (3) have been addressed, the applicant whose application is rejected under paragraph(5) may resubmit the application for consideration.(7)Each county government shall, annually, share with the Authority a list of all licensed miraa vendors.(8)Every miraa vendor shall sell miraa or miraa products at a designated point.(9)The county government shall designate areas for the sale of miraa.(10)Miraa shall not be sold to a person below the age of eighteen years.(11)A person who contravenes paragraph (1), (2), (8) or (10) commits an offence.