Veterinary Surgeons Act (Cap. 326). Country/Territory Belize Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition Keyword Pollution control Protection of environment Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Marking/identification Pests/diseases Public health Vaccination Drugs Geographical area Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract This Act provides for the establishment of the Veterinary Surgeons Board and determines its duties and powers. Furthermore, this Act sets out provisions on the registration and functions of and qualification requirements for veterinary surgeons and animal health assistants and specialists. The functions of the registered animal health assistant include, but not limited to, the collection of blood samples, milk samples, fecal samples, and parasitic specimens; the vaccination of animals; the marking and identification of animals; and the giving of advice to farmers and the explanation of programmes and methods of control. This Act underlines that applying principles of environmental sanitation, food inspection, environmental pollution control, animal nutrition, zoonotic disease control and disaster medicine in the promotion and protection of public health, are included in the term of "practice of veterinary medicine and surgery". Full text English Website www.agm.gov.bz