Grasshopper Control Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 174). Pays/Territoire Canada Sous-division territoriale British Columbia Type du document Législation Date 1930 (1996) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Plantes cultivées Mot clé Institution Parasites/maladies Protection des végétaux Produits agricoles Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé This Act provides for the creation of grasshopper control areas on petition by landowners, representing at least 60% of the total privately held land in the proposed control area, addressed to the Government (sect. 3). A grasshopper control committee, composed of landowners and at least one member nominated by the Government, shall determine the measures and actions necessary for exterminating or controlling grasshoppers in the control area (sect. 6). The remainder of the Act deals with offences and penalties and power to make regulations. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.qp.gov.bc.ca