Protection of Agricultural Products Act, 2022. Country/Territory Barbados Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for the protection of agricultural products and matters related thereto. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural commodities Apiculture/sericulture Enforcement/compliance Crops/grasses Ecological production/organic production Fraud Inspection Internal trade International trade Offences/penalties Plant production Animal feed/feedstuffs Aquaculture Aquatic animals Fish products Freshwater fishes Cattle Fruits/edible nuts Sheep/goats Condiments/herbs/spices Vegetables/legumes Meat Milk/dairy products Sugar Swine Vending Food quality control/food safety Forest species Animal by-products Planting material/seeds Sugar cane/sugar beet Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Entry into force notes This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by proclamation. Abstract This Act defines agricultural products as "all products grown in or on land that is produced for the purpose of human consumption or for forage products cultivated for animals and includes: (I) sugar cane, roots, tubers, bulbs, vegetables, fruits, culinary herbs, trees, plants, seeds, or products thereof; (II) products of the following industries: apiculture; aquaculture; dairy; horticulture; hydroponics; livestock; permaculture; poultry; and vermiculture; (III) planting material; and (IV) freshwater fish for human consumption". This Act lays down provisions on transactions involving agricultural products; producer or importer of of commercial quantities of agricultural products; falsifying inspection records; stolen agricultural products; enforcement and penalties; legal and administrative proceedings; and sales of perishable agricultural products. Full text English Website www.barbadosparliament.com References - Legislation Repeals Protection of Agricultural Products and Livestock Act No. 27 of 2017. Legislation | Barbados | 2017 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Certification, Data collection/reporting, Farming, Inspection, Registration, Risk assessment/management, Agricultural development, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX