Anthrax Regulations. Country/Territory Belize Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source The Subsidiary Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2003, CAP. 211. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Meat Milk/dairy products Animal health Pests/diseases Quarantine Data collection/reporting Geographical area Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract These Regulations provide for measures to fight and anthrax affecting animals. Regulation 2 introduces an obligation to give notice of diseased animals or suspicion of diseased animals, and imposes a similar duty on veterinary surgeons. Where the Chief Agricultural Officer receives such information or has reasonable grounds for suspecting that anthrax exists on any premises, he or she shall forthwith cause a notice in the Form A in the Schedule to these Regulations to be served on the occupier of any premises whereon such animal is or with respect to which such suspicion exists. The suspected place shall be immediately inspected by an inspector and shall be kept in quarantine. It shall be unlawful to move any animal out the place of the suspected out break except where the movement id authorized by an inspector. Milk obtained from diseased animals shall not to be used as food for man or other animals. Diseased animals shall be disposed of according to regulations 6 to 8. (13 regulations completed by a Schedule) Full text English Website www.belizelaw.org References - Legislation Implements Belize Agricultural Health Authority Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999). Legislation | Belize | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Fraud, Basic legislation, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Plant protection, Fertilizers/nutrients, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX