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Laws of Bahamas

Animal Contagious Diseases (Prohibition of Meat Imports) Order (Cap. 246)

Made 1984-04-16 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Language
English
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Country
Bahamas
Subjects
Livestock, Food and nutrition
Keywords
animal health, pests/diseases, meat, international trade
Categories
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  1. CH.246 – 4] ANIMAL CONTAGIOUS DISEASES STATUTE LAW OF THE BAHAMAS LRO 1/2008 ANIMAL CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (PROHIBITION OF MEAT IMPORTS) ORDER (SECTION 13) [Commencement 16th April, 1984] 1. This Order may be cited as the Animal Contagious Diseases (Prohibition of Meat Imports) Order. 2. No person shall import into the Bahamas either directly or indirectly any meat or any by-product of meat, from any place other than — Australia Denmark New Zealand Barbados El Salvador Nicaragua Belgium Fiji Panama Belize Honduras Trinidad & Tobago Canada Jamaica United States of America Costa Rica Mexico 3. The provisions of paragraph 2 shall not apply to meat or any by-product of meat which has been cooked or canned except meat or by-products of meat produced in Bermuda, Finland, Greenland, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the Territory of St. Pierre and Maquelan. PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION OF POULTRY (SECTION 13) The importation into The Bahamas of poultry from Haiti is prohibited. ANIMAL CONTAGIOUS DISEASES (PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF LIVE BIRDS AND POULTRY PRODUCTS) ORDER (SECTION 13) [Commencement 1st November, 2005] 1. This Order may be cited as the Animal Contagious Diseases (Prohibition on Importation of Live Birds and Poultry Products) Order. S.I. 13/1984 S.I. 48/1985 S.I. 82/1992 S.I. 25/1999 S.I. 27/2001 S.I. 77/2001 S.I. 110/2001 S.I. 172/2001 S.I. 80/2002 Citation. S.I. 48/1985; S.I. 82/1992; S.I. 25/1999; S.I. 27/2001; S.I. 77/2001; S.I. 110/2001; S.I. 172/2001; S.I. 80/2002. Prohibition of importation of meat. S.I. 27/2001; S.I. 110/2001. No application to cooked or canned meat. G.N. 40/1953. S.I. 92/2005. Citation.

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