Regulations controlling the importation of animals, etc

(1) The Minister may, on the recommendations of the Authority, for the purpose of preventing the introduction or spread of any disease into Belize, make Regulations prohibiting, restricting, controlling or regulating the importation of animals or any specific kind thereof, or of carcasses, feed, litter, dung, biologicals or other similar matter. (2) Regulations made under sub-section (1) may, without prejudice to the generality of such power, make provision with regard to– (a) specifying and defining the ports at which animals or carcasses, feed, litter, dung, biologicals or other similar things, may be landed; (b) controlling, prohibiting or regulating the movement of animals or of carcasses, feed, litter, dung, biologicals or similar things, into, within, or out of, any defined port; (c) the examination, cleansing destruction, disposal, seizure and detention of any animal, or of carcasses, feed, litter, dung, biologicals or other similar things, in a port; (d) the fees and expenses to be incurred for any purposes for which Regulations may be made under this section and the persons to whom they are to be paid and the manner in which they may be recovered; and (e) the registration, sale and distribution of animal feeds. Belize Agricultural Health Authority [CAP. 211 43