• By fixing the crop size of FCV tobacco every year separately for the states of Karnataka,
  Andhra Pradesh (including for the States of Maharashtra & Orissa)
• Registration of commercial nursery growers.
• Registration of growers of Virginia tobacco and licensing barn operators.
• Production regulation campaigns at field level.
• Imposing penalties on excess and unauthorized production.
• Expanding production volumes of desired styles of customers.
• Enhancing productivity levels and quality and bringing down production costs.

• According to Section 10(1) No person shall grow FCV tobacco without obtaining a certificate from the Board.
• According to Section 10-A(1) No person shall grow Virginia tobacco seedlings for commercial
  purposes unless he registers himself as a nursery grower(commercial).
• No person shall construct and operate a barn for curing of Virginia tobacco unless he obtains
  a license from the Board in accordance with the Section 11B(ii) of the Act and the rules there under.
• The nature of holdings of the growers of Virginia tobacco may be owned or leased.

• The intending grower shall apply to the Secretary or such other officer of the Board as may be authorized by the Chairman in this behalf for a certificate of registration or for renewal of certificate of registration, five months before the commencement of operations for growing Virginia tobacco in any state in any year, but not later than–
• the 31st January in the case of growers of Virginia tobacco in the states of Karnataka, Orissa and
  Tamil Nadu.
• the 31st May in the case of growers of Virginia tobacco in the states of Andhra Pradesh,
  Maharashtra and West Bengal.

The Board shall constitute a Committee(s) consisting of 5 members to lay down the criteria for registration / renewal of registration as growers of Virginia tobacco, as a nursery grower and for grant of license / renewal of license for operation of barns

Particulars of Growers Registration since 2004-05 crop season (Statewise):

• To ensure availability of adequate tobacco seedlings of required varieties.
• The committee lays down the Registration criteria and guidelines, taking into account the
  factors mentioned in Rule 33 A (3).
• To ensure commercial nursery growers raise seedlings on scientific methods and supply pure, healthy,
  and sturdy seedlings at reasonable prices to the registered tobacco growers.
• For registering as commercial nursery grower application shall be filed in Form-3.
• The fee payable is Rs.50/- for every 0.1 ha of area.
• The certificate of registration is issued in Form-4.
• The Nursery grower is required to submit returns in Form-7 and Form-8 and to maintain registers in Form-5 & Form-6 for inspection.
• Registered growers who raise seedlings for their own use are authorised to raise nursery in an area
  not exceeding 1/100th of area for which he has been accorded registration as a grower

• The intending growers shall apply in Form-23.
• The fee payable is Rs.25/- per barn.
• The applicants are issued a license in Form-24 if permitted as per policy guidelines formulated for
  respective season.

• The intending growers shall apply in Form-25 for license as barn operator to cure Virginia tobacco.
• The fee payable is Rs.10/- per barn or part thereof.
• The applicants are issued a license in Form-26 to operate a barn for curing Virginia tobacco.
• The certificate of registration as a barn operator is valid for one season or for a year.

• For violation of Section 10(1) or 10A(1), 11B(ii) or the Rules made there under: imprisonment for
  2 years or/with a fine up to Rs. 5000/- both under the Section 25 of the Act.
• On sale of excess /unauthorised tobacco produced: Penalties are levied on sale of excess tobacco
  produced by registered growers over and above the quota authorized and unauthorised tobacco
  produced with out registration (unauthorised growers) as stipulated by Govt. of India from time to time. For
  2009-10 A.P. crop season, as per Government of India notification the penalties applicable for sale of
  excess/unauthorized tobacco are Rs.2/- per Kg. as an extra fee and 15% of the proceeds of sale as service charges. 
• For non-submission of statutory returns or for submission of false information - Penalty up to Rs.500.