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Belize Agricultural Health Authority (Restricted Plants) Regulations.

Country/Territory
Belize
Document type
Regulation
Date
1967
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
The Subsidiary Laws of Belize Revised Edition 2003, CAP. 211.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Plant production Pests/diseases Quarantine Plant protection
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

No person shall sell or in any other manner dispose of to any other person, or cultivate or harvest any restricted plant in a quarantine area other than in accordance with the terms and conditions of a license issued under the Act. The Belize Agricultural Health Authority with the approval of the Minister issue a license to any person to sell or dispose of to any other person or to cultivate or harvest any controlled plant in an infected plant area subject to such conditions as he may deem necessary. No person shall remove any restricted plant from any place within a quarantine area to any other place whether within a quarantine area or not other than in accordance with the terms and conditions of a permit in writing issued by an authorized officer. Offences and penalties are prescribed.

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