Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

3.   Veterinary Authority and Inspectors

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   (1)   The Minister shall in writing designate the Chief Veterinary Officer as the Veterinary Authority for the purpose of this Act.

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   (2)   It shall be the duty of the Veterinary Authority to administer this Act and the Regulations.

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   (3)   The Veterinary Authority shall, on application in writing by an exporter of any animal, animal carcass, animal parts, veterinary biological product, fodder or litter, which is to be exported from Saint Lucia and on the payment of the prescribed fee (if any), provide the exporter with such certificate relating to the health, or to any period of quarantine in Saint Lucia, of any animal or relating to the carcass, animal parts, veterinary biological product, fodder or litter, as is required by the law of the country of importation thereof, to be provided by the Veterinary Authority.

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   (4)   For the purpose of providing any certificate mentioned in subsection (3), the Veterinary Authority may direct that any animal, animal carcass, animal parts, veterinary biological product, fodder or litter shall be examined or inspected by an inspector.

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   (5)   Subject to this Act and the Regulations, the Veterinary Authority shall provide any documentation or information, as may reasonably be requested by the Veterinary Authority of another Member State and which appears to be necessary in preventing the introduction of any prescribed disease into that Member State, or the spread therein of any such disease, as a consequence of the movement of any animal, animal carcass, animal parts, veterinary biological products, fodder or litter, dung or other similar thing from Saint Lucia to that Member State or which relates to the provision of the safe and humane movement of animals between Saint Lucia and that Member State.

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   (6)   The Minister may designate such person employed in the Ministry of Agriculture as he or she thinks fit as inspectors for the purposes of this Act; and it is the duty of the inspectors to carry out the provisions of this Act and the Regulations.

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   (Substituted by Act 15 of 1994)