Law No. 14.145 establishing Plant Sanitary Protection within the State of Ceará. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Ceará Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Classification/declassification Hygiene/sanitary procedures Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Institution Quarantine Basic legislation Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law, consisting of 18 articles, establishes Plant Sanitary Protection within the State of Ceará. It specifies that Sanitary Plant Protection consists of a set of protecting measures necessary to prevent and eliminate the introduction, dissemination and establishment in the Territory of Ceará of plant pests, as well as to ensure agricultural and industrial productivity within the State. These practices will be carried out through plant traffic control, protecting measures against pests, destruction of plants and plant parts, quarantine, etc. according to the decision of the competent authorities, plant inspection and plant products and pest monitoring. The Agricultural Protection Agency of the State of Ceará is competent for: coordinating, implementing and monitoring the prevention and control of plant pests; establishing the procedures, prohibitions and taxes, by law, required for Sanitary Plant Protection; Periodically updating and publishinh the list of plant pests of economic importance to the State of Ceará. Full text Portuguese Website www.normasbrasil.com.br References - Legislation Implemented by Order ADAGRI No. 812 prohibiting the use of grasses to conserve and protect plants, plant products, by-products and related inputs. Legislation | Brazil | 2015 Keyword: Plant protection, Classification/declassification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Institution, Quarantine Source: FAO, FAOLEX