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LBR-1973-L-85447
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Title_of_text
Agricultural Law (Title 3 of the Revised Liberian Code of Laws).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Liberia
Subjects (Classification)
Agriculture workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1973-02-15
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Law is divided into 4 Chapters: Plant and animal quarantine (1); Animal husbandry (2); Protection and development of agricultural products (3); Miscellaneous (4).
Chapter 1 is divided into the following articles: Short title (1); Purpose (2); Definitions (3); Authority and responsibility of the Minister of Agriculture (4); Penalty for violation of chapter provisions (5).
Under Chapter 2, a National Livestock Bureau is established. Its function shall be "to provide necessary administration and coordination to the development of the animal husbandry resources in the Republic". Other articles of chapter 2 make provision for a national artificial insemination programme to be established by the Ministry of Agriculture. Chapter 3 has a single article: Destruction of palm trees on public lands forbidden (art. 3.1). Chapter 4 (2 articles): Boundary posts to be erected on farmlands (art. 4.1); Annual National Agricultural Fair and Commercial Fair (art. 4.2).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1973-04-11 (LBR-1973-L-85448)
Act to amend the Agricultural Law to provide for the prevention of water pollution and to protect the marine life within the rivers and streams of the Republic.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
FAOLEX (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/lbr5338.pdf
File
LBR85447.pdf (PDF)