conditions for Licensing
- Grower
- Buyer
- Association
- Transporter
- Grader
- Floor operator
- Tobacco processor.
Grower Licensing
The following are the steps
1. Quota enquiry
Grower must present either of the following to the Liaison Officer:
TGR Card or AHL Identification Card
Seller number
Liaison Officer must search, write allocated quota on a piece of paper counter-signed and issue to the enquirer
2. Generation of license application form
To generate license application form, these steps must be followed:
- Grower must present TGR Card
- Cashier scans TGR card
- Cashier issues a system generated form to the grower
- Cashier checks allocated quota from the system and endorses on the form
3 Filling of license application form
With guidance by the Cashier, grower must fill in the license application form
Grower must present the following to the Cashier:
- TGR Card
- Filled license application form
- Cashier scans the TGR card and advises grower to authenticate with his/her fingerprints
- Cashier supply allocated quota into the system which generates the license fees
- Cashier receives the license fees and issues a system generated receipt
- Cashier prints duplicate receipt which is later filed
Licensing of Buyer
Licensing of Tobacco Grower Association
- The stakeholder vetting committee vets the application details in line with the terms of reference.
- If minimum requirements are met Tobacco Grower Association pays license fees
- Annual license issued
Licensing of tobacco Transporter
- The stakeholder vetting committee vets the application details in line with the terms of reference.
- If minimum requirements are met Transporter pays license fees
- Annual License is issued
Licensing of Commercial Grader
- The stakeholder vetting committee vets the application details in line with the terms of reference.
- If minimum requirements are met Commercial Grader pays license fees.
- Annual license is issued
Licensing of floor operator
- The stakeholder vetting committee vets the application details in line with the terms of reference.
- If minimum requirements are met, Operator pays license fees
- Annual license is issued
Licensing of tobacco processor.
- The stakeholder vetting committee vets the application details in line with the terms of reference.
- If minimum requirements are met Operator pay license
- Three year processing license issued