Plant and Animal Control – Chapter 20 of Title 25 of the Palau National Code.

This Chapter regulates certain aspects of the international trade in plants and animals in order to protect Palau against the introduction and further dissemination of injurious insects, pests, and diseases into and within the Republic. With the prior approval of the President, the Chief of the Division of Agriculture shall issue plant and animal quarantines and Regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of the controls established by this Chapter. Letters and memoranda may be issued from time to time by the Chief of the Division of Agriculture and the President relating to the administration and enforcement of such quarantines and regulations. The Chief of the Division of Agriculture shall administer the provisions of the plant and animal quarantines and regulations. Agricultural quarantine inspectors may be appointed by the President, and shall, under the direction of the Chief of the Division of Agriculture, enforce the provisions of the plant and animal quarantines and Regulations.