Animal Health and Production Act, 2016 (No. 7 of 2016). Country/Territory Bahamas Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to protect and promote animal health, to prevent the introduction and spread of animal diseases and to provide appropriate sanitary measures for their control; to facilitate trade in animals and animal products and to regulate other matters connected thereto. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries Keyword Aquaculture Fish disease Animal health Food quality control/food safety International trade Slaughtering Basic legislation Animal production Animal welfare Biosecurity Pests/diseases Animal feed/feedstuffs Drugs Quarantine Institution Inspection Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act makes provision for measures to protect animal health in the Bahamas. "Animal" means a terrestrial and aquatic animal (including birds and bees) of any kind, domestic and wild and semen, embryos and ova. “Aquatic animal” fish, molluscs crustaceans and amphibians originating from aquaculture facilities or removed from the wild, for farming purposes, for release into the aquatic environment or for human consumption. Full text English Website laws.bahamas.gov.bs References - Legislation Amends Environmental Health Services Act (Cap. 232). Legislation | Bahamas | 1987 Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Pollution control, Waste management, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Water supply, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Health Rules (Cap. 231). Legislation | Bahamas | 1935 (1991) Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Milk/dairy products, Meat, Vending, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Fraud, Offences/penalties, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal production, Drugs, Data collection/reporting, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Sewerage, Transport/storage, Well sinking/boreholes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Animal Contagious Diseases Act (Cap. 246). Legislation | Bahamas | 1962 (1974) Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, International trade, Animal by-products, Quarantine, Disinfection/disinfestation, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Aquatic Animal Health Regulations 2017. Legislation | Bahamas | 2017 Keyword: Aquatic animals, Certification, Fish disease, Fishery management and conservation, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Marking/identification, Registration, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animal Health and Production (Fees) Regulations, 2023. Legislation | Bahamas | 2023 Keyword: Animal health, Animal production, Authorization/permit, Birds, Cattle, Equine-animals, International trade, Poultry, Royalties/fees, Sheep/goats, Swine, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX