PLANT PROTECTION ACT（PPT 55）

PLANT PROTECTION ACT
An Act to prevent the importation, exportation and spread of pests injurious to plants and to provide for their control and eradication and for the certification of plants and other things
PURPOSE -- s. 2
Purpose of the Act -- s. 2
2. The purpose of this Act is to protect plant life and the agricultural and forestry sectors of the Canadian economy by preventing the importation, exportation and spread of pests and by controlling or eradicating pests in Canada.
CONTROL OF PESTS -- ss. 5 to 10 General -- ss. 5 to 6
Duty to notify Minister -- s. 5
5. Where a person becomes aware of the existence of a thing that the person suspects to be a pest in an area where the pest has not previously been known to exist, the person shall immediately notify the Minister of the suspected pest and provide the Minister with a specimen of it.
Prohibition -- s. 6(1)
6. (1) Except as permitted under this Act or the regulations, no person shall move, grow, raise, culture or produce any thing that there are reasonable grounds to believe is a pest, that is or could be infested with a pest or that constitutes or could constitute a biological obstacle to the control of a pest.
Prohibition of movement -- s. 6(2)
(2) Where an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a thing is a pest, is or could be infested with a pest or constitutes or could constitute a biological obstacle to the control of a pest, the inspector may prohibit the owner of the thing or the person having the possession, care or control of it from moving it without the written authorization of an inspector.
Notice -- s. 6(3)
(3) A prohibition under subsection (2) shall be communicated by personal delivery of a notice to the owner or person having the possession, care or control, or by sending the notice to the owner or person.

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