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Duty of Reporting on Animal Feed Inventory and Wheat Inventory for the Purpose of Preparedness for a Significant Shortage Law, 5786-2026

חוק חובת דיווח על מלאי מזון לבעלי חיים ומלאי חיטה לשם היערכות למחסור משמעותי, תשפ"ו-2026

Published: 2026-04-29Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-08-30 · Last amended 2026-04-29✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-28
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Chapter I: Definitions

Definitions§

1.

In this Law –

"inventory holder" – a person who, in the course of a year, was the owner of a product, in a cumulative annual quantity as fixed alongside that product in the Second Schedule;

"the determining date" – the last day of each month;

"product" – an item listed in the First Schedule;

"the Administrator" – a Ministry employee appointed under section 5;

"the Ministry" – the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security;

"document" – including output as defined in the Computers Law, 5755-1995;

"identifying particulars" – the name of the inventory holder, identity number or corporation number, business address, telephone number and electronic mail address;

"the Minister" – the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security.

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Chapter II: Inventory Reporting

Monthly Reporting§

2.
(a)A person who, in a particular year, was an inventory holder of a particular product shall report to the Administrator, in respect of each month of the following year, the quantity of inventory of each product in his ownership on the determining date and its location; a report as aforesaid shall include identifying particulars.
(b)A report as referred to in subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Administrator by the 10th of the month following the determining date, on an online form to be published on the Ministry's website or in another manner prescribed by the Minister by Order.

Annual Reporting§

3.
(a)An inventory holder upon whom a duty to report under section 2 applies shall report to the Administrator, in respect of a year in which he was required to submit monthly reports as aforesaid, the cumulative annual quantity of each product that was in his ownership during that year; a report as aforesaid shall include identifying particulars.
(b)A report as referred to in subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Administrator by 31 March of the following year, on an online form to be published on the Ministry's website or in another manner prescribed by the Minister by Order, and an auditor's confirmation regarding the data reported therein shall be attached to it.

Reporting during a Significant Shortage§

4.
(a)If the Administrator is satisfied that there is a real concern of a significant shortage of wheat grains for human consumption or of a significant shortage likely to cause harm to the feeding of livestock with the products listed in items (2) and (3) of the First Schedule, the Administrator may, with the Minister's approval, require an inventory holder upon whom the duty to report under section 2 applies, if this is necessary for the purpose of assessing the extent of the shortage or for the purpose of dealing with the said shortage, to submit reports at additional times, additional information in connection with the products in his ownership, including the total quantity designated for customers out of the inventory, future inventory expected to arrive and the date of its arrival, and a report regarding the types of animal feed in his ownership that can serve as an alternative to the products; for this purpose, "livestock" – animals that are, or whose produce is, intended to serve as food for human beings.
(b)A demand as referred to in subsection (a) shall be sent together with a statement of the circumstances for the decision to send the demand, to the electronic mail address that the inventory holder reported under section 2 or in another manner approved by the Administrator at the request of the inventory holder; where such a demand has been sent, the inventory holder shall report to the Administrator in accordance with the provisions thereof.

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Chapter III: The Administrator

Appointment of the Administrator and His Power to Demand Information§

5.
(a)The Minister shall appoint, from among the employees of his Ministry, an Administrator for the purposes of this Law, and may appoint a permanent deputy for the Administrator from among the employees of his Ministry.
(b)Notice of the appointment of the Administrator shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette).
(c)The Administrator may require any person concerned to provide any information or document that may serve to ensure or facilitate the implementation of this Law.

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Chapter IV: Supervision

Authorisation of Inspectors§

6.
(a)The Minister may authorise, from among the employees of his Ministry, inspectors who shall be vested with supervisory powers under this Law, in whole or in part, for the purpose of supervising the implementation of the provisions under this Law.
(b)A person shall be authorised as an inspector as referred to in subsection (a) if all of the following conditions are met:
(1)he has not been convicted of an offence which, by reason of its nature, gravity or circumstances, renders him unfit, in the Minister's opinion, to serve as an inspector;
(2)he has received appropriate training in the field of the powers to be vested in him under this Chapter, as directed by the Minister;
(3)he meets additional eligibility conditions as directed by the Minister.
(c)Notice of the authorisation of an inspector under this section shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette).

Supervisory Powers§

7.

For the purpose of supervising the implementation of the provisions under this Law, an inspector may, after having identified himself under section 8 –

(1)require any person to provide his name and address and to present before him an identity card or another official document identifying him;
(2)require any person concerned to provide any information or document that may serve to ensure or facilitate the implementation of the provisions of this Law;
(3)enter any premises, including a stationary vehicle, provided that the inspector shall not enter premises used as a dwelling except pursuant to a court order.

Identification of Inspectors§

8.

An inspector shall not exercise the powers vested in him under this Chapter except in the course of performing his duties and where both of the following conditions are met:

(1)he visibly wears a badge identifying him and his function;
(2)he holds an inspector's certificate signed by the Minister, attesting to his function and his powers, which he shall present upon request.

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Chapter V: Administrative Enforcement Measures

Section A: Imposition of a Financial Sanction

Definitions – Chapter V§
9.

In this Chapter, "the base amount" – an amount as set out below, as the case may be:

(1)in respect of an individual – NIS 8,000;
(2)in respect of a corporation whose annual sales turnover in the year preceding the year in which the violation was committed is up to NIS 100,000,000 – NIS 40,000;
(3)in respect of a corporation whose annual sales turnover in the year preceding the year in which the violation was committed exceeds NIS 100,000,000 – NIS 80,000.
Financial Sanction§
10.

Where an inventory holder violates a provision of the provisions under this Law, as set out below, the Administrator may impose upon him a financial sanction under the provisions of this Chapter in an amount equal to the base amount:

(1)he did not submit a monthly report, contrary to the provisions of section 2;
(2)he did not submit an annual report, contrary to the provisions of section 3;
(3)he did not report in accordance with the Administrator's demand, contrary to the provisions of section 4.
Notice of Intent to Charge§
11.
(a)If the Administrator has reasonable grounds to believe that an inventory holder has violated a provision of the provisions under this Law as referred to in section 10 (in this Chapter – the violator), and intends to impose a financial sanction upon him under that section, the Administrator shall give the violator notice of the intention to impose a financial sanction upon him (in this Chapter – notice of intent to charge).
(b)In a notice of intent to charge the Administrator shall state, inter alia, the following:
(1)the act or omission (in this Chapter – the act) constituting the violation, and the date of commission of the violation;
(2)the amount of the financial sanction and the period for its payment;
(3)the violator's right to present his arguments before the Administrator under the provisions of section 12, and that the notice of intent to charge shall be deemed a payment demand if the violator does not exercise the said right, as referred to in section 13(d);
(4)the power to add to the amount of the financial sanction on account of a continuing violation or a repeated violation under the provisions of section 14, and the rate of the addition.
Right to be Heard§
12.

A violator to whom a notice of intent to charge has been given under the provisions of section 11 may present his arguments, in writing, before the Administrator, in respect of the intention to impose a financial sanction upon him and in respect of its amount, within 45 days of the date of delivery of the notice, and the Administrator may extend the said period by an additional period not exceeding 45 days.

Decision of the Administrator and Payment Demand§
13.
(a)The Administrator shall decide, after having considered the arguments presented under section 12, whether to impose a financial sanction upon the violator, and may reduce the amount of the financial sanction under the provisions of section 15.
(b)Where the Administrator decides under the provisions of subsection (a) –
(1)to impose a financial sanction upon the violator – the Administrator shall deliver to him a written demand to pay the financial sanction (in this Chapter – payment demand), in which the Administrator shall state, inter alia, the updated amount of the financial sanction, the period for its payment and the violator's right to file a petition against the decision;
(2)not to impose a financial sanction upon the violator – the Administrator shall deliver to him written notice to that effect.
(c)In the payment demand or in the notice, under subsection (b), the Administrator shall set out the reasons for his decision.
(d)If the violator did not present his arguments under the provisions of section 12 within the period referred to in that section, the notice of intent to charge shall, upon the expiry of that period, be deemed a payment demand delivered to the violator on the said date.
(e)If the Administrator does not have information regarding the sales turnover of a violator who is a corporation, the Administrator may require the violator to provide additional information and particulars that the Administrator considers necessary for the purpose of determining the sales turnover; if the corporation's sales turnover has not been proved as aforesaid, the Administrator may determine the sales turnover to the best of his judgment.
Continuing Violation and Repeated Violation§
14.
(a)In the case of a continuing violation, a percentage of the total financial sanction shall be added to the financial sanction fixed for that violation for each day on which the violation continues; the total financial sanction under this subsection shall not exceed five times the amount that could have been imposed for the violation had it not been a continuing violation.
(b)In the case of a repeated violation, an amount equal to the financial sanction referred to therein shall be added to the financial sanction fixed for that violation; for this purpose, "repeated violation" – a violation of a provision of the provisions under this Law as referred to in section 10, within two years of a previous violation of the same provision for which a financial sanction was imposed upon the violator.
Reduced Amounts§
15.

The Administrator may not impose a financial sanction in an amount lower than the amounts fixed under this Section, except in the cases, circumstances and in accordance with the considerations set out in the Third Schedule, and at the rates fixed therein.

Updated Amount of the Financial Sanction§
16.
(a)The financial sanction shall be according to its updated amount on the date of delivery of the payment demand, and in respect of a violator who did not present his arguments before the Administrator as referred to in section 13(d) – on the date of delivery of the notice of intent to charge; if a petition has been filed with the Administrative Affairs Court or an appeal has been filed against a judgment in such a petition, and the payment of the financial sanction has been stayed by the Administrator or the court – the financial sanction shall be according to its updated amount on the date of the decision on the petition or the appeal, as the case may be.
(b)The amounts of the financial sanction fixed under this Section shall be updated on 1 January of each year (in this subsection – the update date), in accordance with the rate of change of the index known on the update date compared with the index that was known on 1 January of the preceding year; the said amounts shall be rounded to the nearest amount that is a multiple of NIS 10; for this purpose, "index" – the consumer price index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
(c)The Administrator shall publish in Reshumot (Official Gazette) and on the Ministry's website notice of the updated amounts of the financial sanction under subsection (b).
Time for Payment of the Financial Sanction§
17.

The violator shall pay the financial sanction within 45 days of the date of delivery of the payment demand as referred to in section 13.

Shekel Interest and Default Fees§
18.

If the violator does not pay a financial sanction on time, shekel interest and default fees shall be added to the financial sanction for the period of default until its payment, and the provisions of the Interest and Linkage Law shall apply, with the necessary modifications; in this Chapter –

"default fees" and "shekel interest" – as defined in the Interest and Linkage Law;

"Interest and Linkage Law" – the Interest and Linkage Law, 5721-1961.

Instalment of Payment of the Financial Sanction§
19.
(a)The Administrator may, at the request of the violator, decide on the payment by instalments of the financial sanction, having regard to the amount of the financial sanction imposed upon the violator and other special circumstances justifying such instalments, provided that the number of instalments shall not exceed 12 monthly instalments.
(b)If the violator complies with the payment by instalments as aforesaid, default fees shall not be added to his debt during the instalment period.
(c)If the violator does not pay an instalment on time, the Administrator's decision on payment by instalments as referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed void, the balance of the debt shall become immediately payable and the provisions of section 18 shall apply.
Collection§
20.

A financial sanction shall be collected for the State Treasury, and the Fines, Fees and Costs Collection Authority Law, 5755-1995 shall apply to its collection.

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Section B: Administrative Warning

Administrative warning§
21.
(a)Where the Administrator has reasonable grounds to believe that an inventory holder has contravened a provision of the provisions under this Law as referred to in section 10, and circumstances determined by the Administrator in procedures approved by the Attorney General have been met, the Administrator may, in lieu of imposing a financial sanction on the inventory holder under the provisions of Section A, issue to that person an administrative warning under the provisions of this Section; in this subsection, "Attorney General" – including a Deputy Attorney General whom the Attorney General has authorised for this purpose.
(b)In an administrative warning the Administrator shall state the act that constitutes the contravention and the date of its commission, shall notify the violator that the violator must cease the contravention and that if the violator continues or repeats the contravention the violator will be liable to a financial sanction for a continuing contravention or a repeated contravention, as the case may be, as referred to in section 23, and shall also state the right of the violator to request the cancellation of the warning under the provisions of section 22.
(c)Procedures determined under subsection (a) shall be published on the Ministry's website.
Request for cancellation of administrative warning§
22.
(a)Where an administrative warning has been issued to a violator as referred to in section 21, the violator may apply to the Administrator in writing, within 45 days, requesting the cancellation of the warning on any of the following grounds:
(1)the violator did not commit the contravention;
(2)the act committed by the violator, as detailed in the warning, does not constitute a contravention.
(b)The Administrator may extend the period referred to in subsection (a) by a further period not exceeding 45 days.
(c)Where the Administrator has received a request for cancellation of an administrative warning under the provisions of subsection (a), the Administrator may cancel the warning or reject the request and leave the warning in force; the Administrator's decision shall be given in writing and shall be delivered to the violator together with reasons.
Continuing contravention and repeated contravention following a warning§
23.
(a)Where an administrative warning has been issued to a violator under the provisions of this Section and the violator continued to contravene the provision in respect of which the warning was issued, that contravention shall be deemed a continuing contravention for the purposes of section 14(a), and the Administrator shall deliver to the violator a notice of intention to charge in respect of the continuing contravention, in accordance with the provisions of section 11, with the necessary modifications.
(b)Where an administrative warning has been issued to a violator under the provisions of this Section and the violator again contravened the provision in respect of which the warning was issued, within two years from the date of delivery of the warning, that further contravention shall be deemed a repeated contravention for the purposes of section 14(b), and the Administrator shall deliver to the violator a notice of intention to charge in respect of the repeated contravention, in accordance with the provisions of section 11, with the necessary modifications.
(c)A violator to whom a notice of intention to charge has been delivered as referred to in this section may present arguments before the Administrator, and the provisions of sections 12 and 13 shall apply for this purpose, with the necessary modifications.

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