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Law No 3.730 on the Plant Sanitary Protection in the State of Acre.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Acre
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Basic legislation Early warning system Plant protection Special fund Pests/diseases
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 aims at preventing and controlling pests in the State of Acre. The Animal and Plant Sanitary Protection Fund of the State of Acre (FUNDESAVE), which will be managed by IDAF/AC, is hereby created. In particular, this Law will provide for the prevention and control of pests, involving any requirement that contributes to plant health. The Executive Branch will declare a phytosanitary emergency situation, aiming at the prevention and control of pests of economic importance to Acre, in the following situations: uncontrollable pest infestation in the territory, causing unacceptable economic damage; introduction in the territory of a pest causing unacceptable economic damage; imminent risk of introducing a pest absent in the territory but present in the national territory, potentially causing unacceptable economic damage; and widespread financial inability of producers to control the pest.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis.ac.gov.br