Animal Diseases Act.

This Act prescribes measures relative to the prevention of introduction and spreading in Tonga of diseases and pests affecting animals. Animal is defined in this Act as "any living stage of the animal kingdom except human beings, and in the case of any mammal, bird, insect, or reptile, includes the egg, larva, semen or the carcase thereof".
The Act prescribes rules of quarantine and other import restrictions for animals and animal products including meat and fodder. The Minister may make regulations for the inspection of meat that has come from an overseas country, or any meat that has been in contact with such meat, in order to control importation of animal products and prevent the introduction of disease. The import restrictions also concern harmful animals or alien species of animals. The Act shall apply to diseases listed in the Second and Third Schedule. The Act makes provision for certain measures to control such diseases such as declaration of disease control places, destruction of diseased animals and inspections. The Act defines offences and prescribes penalties for such offences.