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Mongoose Act (Cap. 67:55).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Legislation
Date
1918 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Ministry of Legal Affairs.
Long title
An Act relating to the importation and destruction of mongoose.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Alien species Rodents International trade Offences/penalties Dangerous animal/harmful animal
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act prohibits the importation of mongoose and the possession of live mongoose. It also confers powers of public officers to destroy mongoose. The Chief Technical Officer (Agriculture) may issue an Order to the occupier or owner of any land, directing him or her to take all such measures as may be necessary for the destruction of mongoose on his or her land.

Full text
English
Website
www.legalaffairs.gov.tt