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Plant and Non-domestic Animals Quarantine Regulations - Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Guam Administrative Rules and Regulations.

Country/Territory
Guam (USA)
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Forestry, Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Timber International trade Animal health Quarantine Plant protection Fruits/edible nuts Disinfection/disinfestation Vegetables/legumes Cereals/grains/rice Crops/grasses Agricultural commodities Alien species
Geographical area
Micronesia, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

These Regulations provide rules for the importation of: (a) nursery-stock, tree, shrub, herb, vine, cut- flower, cutting, graft, scion, bud, seed, leaf, root, or rhizome; nut, fruit, or vegetable; grain, cereal or legume in the natural or raw state; moss, hay, straw, dry-grass, or other forage; unprocessed log, limb, or timber, or any other plant-growth or plant-product, unprocessed or in the raw state; (b) soil; (c) live bird, reptile, bacteria, fungus, nematode, virus, insect or other animal in any stage of development except domestic animal; and (d) containers in which the above articles have been transported. The Regulations provide rules relative to declaration of importation, labelling and marking, inspection and disinfecting or quarantine. The Regulations also prohibit the importation of soil and of animals or insects that may be harmful to agriculture, public health, native flora or fauna or the environment.

Full text
English
Website
www.guamcourts.org