Government Pasturage Lands Act Chapter 7.10. Country/Territory Saint Lucia Document type Legislation Date 1965 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to regulate and control the pasturage of animals on Government lands. Subject Livestock, Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Animal health Animal production Animal reproduction Certification Pests/diseases Inspection Marking/identification Offences/penalties Registration Procedural matters Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Abstract Any lands owned, acquired or controlled by Government may be declared by the Governor General as the Government pasturage lands for the purposes of this Act. Government pasturage lands and livestock schemes shall be managed by the Livestock Officer within the approval of the Governor General. This Act underlines that the animal on Government pasturage lands shall be licensed by the Livestock Officer. This Act sets forth procedures and principles of animal licensing, application for the license, veterinary control, fees, marking of licensed animals, refusal and cancellation of license and penalties. Furthermore care and treatment shall be given to licensed animals to improve their health as well as to increase animal production and reproduction. An inventory will be made for the licensed animals. In addition this Act sets forth provisions on the responsibilities of the license holder on notifying the Livestock Officer regarding sales, birth, disease, death as well as removal of animals from pasturage lands. The Governor General may make regulations for the implementation of the provisions of this Act. Full text English