Belize Agricultural Health Authority (Prevention of Plant Pest and Animal Disease, OIRSA) Regulations, 2022

Belize Agricultural Health Authority BELIZE: BELIZE AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (PREVENTION OF PLANT PEST AND ANIMAL DISEASE, OIRSA) REGULATIONS, 2022 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Citation. 2. Interpretation. 3. Fumigation of aircrafts, vehicles, ships or commodities etc. upon entry into and exit from Belize. 4. X-ray screening of luggage at the Phillip Goldson International Airport. 5. Canine screening of luggage at the Phillip Goldson International Airport. 6. Luggage tag. 7. Luggage inspection. 8. Designated officer to have access to passengers arrival hall. 9. Fees. 10. Repeal. 11. Commencement. \) No. 35] Belize Agricultural Health Authority BELIZE: STATUTORY INSTRUMENT No. 35 of 2022 REGULATIONS made by the Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, after consultation with the Authority in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 86 of the Belize Agricultural Health Authority Act, Chapter 211 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020, and all other powers thereunto him enabling. (Gazetted 19" February, 2022) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the BELIZE AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AUTHORITY (PREVENTION OF PLANT PEST AND ANIMAL DIS EASE, OIRSA) REGULATIONS, 2022. 2. Inthese Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires “designated officer” means an officer authorized by the Authority or the International Regional Organization for Health in Agriculture, as the case may be; “OIRSA” means the International Regional Organization for Health in Agriculture; 3. OIRSA shall be and is hereby authorized, for and on behalf of the Government of Belize, to fumigate every aircraft, vehicle, ship or commodity listed in Regulation 9 below, upon entry into Belize, except where entry is less than twelve hours of departure. Citation. Interpretation Fumigation of aircrafts, vehicles, ships or commodities etc. upon entry into and exit from Belize. 2 Belize Agricultural Health Authority [No. 35 X-ray screening of luggage at the Phillip Goldson International Airport. Canine screening of luggage at the Phiiiip Goidson International Airport. Luggage tag. Luggage inspection. Designated officer to have access to passengers arrival hall. Fees. 4. The luggage of every arriving passenger at the Philip Goldson International Airport may be subject to an x-ray scan by a designated officer. 5. Every passenger arriving at the Phillip Goldson International Airport may be subject to canine screening inside the passengers arrival hall of the Philip Goldson International Airport. 6. A designated officer shall tag a piece of luggage for inspection where the- | (a) x-ray scan detects agricultural or food com modities; or (b) canine screening detects agricultural or food commodities. 7. Luggage tagged under regulation 6 shall be inspected by the designated officer in accordance with the Act. 8. For the purposes of these Regulations, a designated officer shall have access to the passengers arrival hall in the Philip Goldson International Airport. 9. Every owner of an aircraft, vehicle, ship or commodity fumigated by OIRSA under regulation 3 above, or his authorized agent, shall pay to OIRSA, for and on behalf of the Government of Belize, the following charges for each fumigation service and screening No. 35] Belize Agricultural Health Authority 3 TYPES OF VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, SHIPS OR COMMODITIES AIRCRAFTS (a) Large Aircraft (International Flight)......... 40.00 (b) Local aircraft which crosses borders......... 30.00 (c) Cargo Flight Large Aircraft................... 50.00 (d) Cargo Flight Small Aircraft ................... 30.00 VEHICLES (e) Buses (Belize-Mexico Border) ................ 15.00 (f) Buses (Belize-Guatemala Border) ............ 12.00 (g) Small Buses (Belize-Mexico Border) ........ 12.00 (h) Small Buses (Belize-Guatemala Border)..... 10.00 (i) Taxi/Car (Belize-Mexico Border) ............ 10.00 (j) | Taxi/Car (Belize-Guatemala Border) ......... 7.00 (1) Pickup trucks (Belize-Mexico Border)....... 10.00 (m) Pickup trucks (Belize-Guatemala Border).... 9.00 (n) ‘Trailers (for each trailer) (Belize-Mexico BRODCCE Vo ois vend aus Gins sos cc deciccetievticeece sto s sens 16.00 (o) Trailers (for each trailer) (Belize-Guatemala BIOTCET) 2.2... cc ccc ccc sccccccccccccccccccccccescces 13.00 (p) Trucks (Belize-Mexico Border)............... 15.00 (q) Trucks (Belize-Mexico Border)............... 12.00 (r) Containers 20’ in length (Belize-Mexico BOPGCT) 5 on . aaa. lice vo ve neawcevenctedcsccecoes 15.00 (s) Containers 20’ in length (Belize-Guatemala ROUGE) ss ce. ocncss Se os Sv disek Saivinw cdi aca ceccvehss 12.00 (t) Containers 40’ in length (Belize-Mexico OTIC) 5 i ics cie'acin tes canna s4scnle Sieesenciantennoe 15.00 (u) Containers 40’ in length (Belize-Guatemala ESGROGE) oo icc ip ce fac cceceuedesnesdharetekescsennss 14.00 (v) Containers 20’ in length (Seaports) .......... 14.00 (w) Containers 40’ in length (Seaports) .......... 16.00 (x) Empty containers 20’ in length (Seaports) ... 8.00 10. Statutory Instrument Nos. 107 of 1996, 4 of 1997 and 159 of 2003 are repealed. 11. These Regulations shall come into force on signature. MADE by the Minister responsible for the Agriculture after consultation with the Authority this 7" day of February, 2022. (JOSE DO MAI) Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (Minister responsible for Belize Agricultural Health Authority) Printed in Belize by the Government Printer #1 Power Lane, Belmopan 4 Belize Agricultural Health Authority [No. 35 (y) Empty containers 40’ in length (Seaports) ..10.00 (z) Motorcycle (Belize-Mexico Border) .......... 6.00 (aa) Motorcycle (Belize-Guatemala Border) ...... 5.00 (bb) Sport utility vehicles (Belize-Mexico TVOPCGE) oo eins saws Bosnia hae webcdesoces 12.00 (cc) Sport utility vehicles CBelize- Guatemala BOrger) wands osccibccs Pe ee sian no no so 12.00 SHIPS (dd) Large Ships (commercial) ...................5. 30.00 (ce) Small SHIPS.......... 0... ccc cee ece eee ecceeeees 20.00 (ff) Boats (30-40 persons) .................. ec ee eees 10.00 (gg) Boats (less than 30 persons) .................... 8.00 Repeal. S.I. 107 of 1996, 4 of 1997 and 159 of 2003. Commencement.