Environmental Health General Provisions - Chapter 20 of 10 GCA “Health Safety”.

Sujet

Environnement gén., Alimentation et nutrition

Mot clé

Législation de base Institution Mise en application Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires

Aire géographique

Micronesie, Océanie, Pacifique Sud

Résumé

This Chapter sets out general rules of administration and control relative to a series of activities affecting the environment or public health such as the sale of food, handling and disposal of hazardous substances and solid waste, keeping of poultry and livestock, etc. There shall be in the Department a Division of Environmental Health the functions of which shall be the carrying out of the provisions of this Part. The Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services shall be the principal authority for purposes of administration, inspection, enforcement, etc. The Director may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary. Anything that is determined by the Director to be dangerous to life, injurious to health or renders soil, air, water or food impure or unwholesome (public nuisance) may be subject to such measures of correction or enforcement as prescribed in this Act. Other provisions of this Act deal with civil relief, abating public nuisance on private property, abatement procedure, accounting of funds by the Director, liability of Director, notice of enforcement measures, complaints, penalties, fees.

Texte intégral

Anglais

Site web

www.guamcourts.org

Références - Législation

Amendé par

Act amending Chapters 20 and 22 of Title 10 of the Guam Code(P.L. 27-80).

Législation | Guam (EUA) | 2003

Mot clé: Droits/redevances relatives à l'environnement, Institution, Fonds spécial

Source: FAO, FAOLEX