Animal Diseases Act. Country/Territory Tonga Document type Legislation Date 1979 (1988) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the control of animal diseases. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Animal health Aquatic animals Meat International trade Food quality control/food safety Inspection Basic legislation Pests/diseases Quarantine Slaughtering Animal feed/feedstuffs Offences/penalties Birds Cattle Sheep/goats Insects Marine mammals Reptiles Wild fauna Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act prescribes measures relative to the prevention of introduction and spreading in Tonga of diseases and pests affecting animals. Animal is defined in this Act as "any living stage of the animal kingdom except human beings, and in the case of any mammal, bird, insect, or reptile, includes the egg, larva, semen or the carcase thereof". Full text English Website legislation.to References - Legislation Amended by Miscellaneous Amendments (Privy Council) Act 2010 (No. 42 of 2010). Legislation | Tonga | 2010 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animal Diseases (Amendment) Act 2002 (No. 10 of 2002). Legislation | Tonga | 2002 Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Institution, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX