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Grasshopper Control Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 174).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1930 (1996)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Institution Pests/diseases Plant protection Agricultural commodities
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Act provides for the creation of grasshopper control areas on petition by landowners, representing at least 60% of the total privately held land in the proposed control area, addressed to the Government (sect. 3). A grasshopper control committee, composed of landowners and at least one member nominated by the Government, shall determine the measures and actions necessary for exterminating or controlling grasshoppers in the control area (sect. 6). The remainder of the Act deals with offences and penalties and power to make regulations.

Full text
English
Website
www.qp.gov.bc.ca