Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

23.   Quarantining of the animals

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    (1)   An animal which is, by virtue of this Act, subject to requirement of being placed in quarantine shall, on being landed, be placed in such prescribed quarantine station as the inspector who inspects the animal prior to it being landed in Saint Lucia shall direct.

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    (2)   Any animal which, whilst in a quarantine station by virtue of subsection (1), develops any prescribed or other infectious or contagious disease or, in the opinion of the inspector, shows symptoms of any such disease, the spread of which would endanger animal health in Saint Lucia may with the approval of the Minister, be destroyed without payment of any compensation.

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    (Inserted by Act 15 of 1994).