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Agricultural Law (Title 3 of the Revised Liberian Code of Laws).

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Liberia
Agriculture workers
1973-02-15
National
Law, Act

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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).

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