According to the "Notice on Strengthening the Management of Salt Monopoly during the Transitional Period" issued by the state at the end of last year, salt wholesale enterprises can entrust them to distribute salt to salt end users such as supermarkets, sales outlets and units engaged in food processing and catering services through self-built logistics systems or signing distribution contracts with third-party logistics enterprises.
As long as your father's salt is qualified, it is illegal for the Salt Bureau to withhold salt, in order to protect its own salt market. You can apply for administrative reconsideration, or you can go to court directly.