Guam Administrative Code

§12401.Commercial Harvest of Crabs.

§12402. Taking of Crabs for Personal Use.

§12501. Commercial Harvest of Coconut Crabs. (a) Size Limit and Individuals with Eggs. The commercial harvest or sale of coconut crabs with a carapace width less than four (4) inches is prohibited (see illustration). Coconut crabs must be preserved whole until cooked or frozen. A…

§12501.Commercial Harvest of Coconut Crabs.

§12502. Harvest of Coconut Crab for Personal Use. (a) Size Limit and Individuals with Eggs. For personal use, the harvest of coconut crabs with a carapace with less than three (3) inches is prohibited (see illustration). Any coconut crab not complying with the minimum size requir…

§12601. Commercial harvest of Freshwater Gamefish. The commercial harvest of freshwater fauna is prohibited. This does not include cultivated freshwater fauna from aquaculture facilities.

§12602. Taking of Freshwater Fauna for Personal Use. (a) Licenses. The Department of Agriculture will issue freshwater fishing licenses at a cost of Fifty Dollars ($50) per angler for non-indigenous residents wishing to fish in fresh water for one (1) fiscal year (October 1 to Se…

§12701. Timeframe and Implementation. Effective Date. (a) This Law shall go into effect eight (8) months after enactment. During that initial eight (8) month period, the Director of Agriculture shall educate the public about the new law and generally prepare for implementation. E…

§2100. Definition of Terms. (a) Definitions. Whenever in these regulations the following words, names, or terms are used, they shall be construed, respectively, to mean: (1) Accredited veterinarian: A veterinarian certified by federal and state animal health authorities to partic…

§2101. Regulatory Jurisdictions. (a) Importation of domestic animals form foreign countries. Importations of domestic animals into the Territory of Guam from foreign countries are subject to the regulations of the Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U…

§2102. Inspection, Quarantine, and Emergency Quaran- tine Declaration. (a) Animals subject to inspection. All animals for entry into the Territory of Guam shall be subject to inspection and whatever tests and pesticide treatment that are required by regulations applicable to the …

§2103. Landings and Entry into the Territory. (a) Entry into Territory. No animals shall be allowed entry into the Territory unless all pre-entry requirements have been met. Landing or removal of animals from a carrier for purposes of inspection or quarantine shall not constitute…

§2104. Importation of Horses and other Equidae. (a) Pre- shipment Requirements. They shall be accompanied by a health certificate issued by an accredited veterinarian and approved by a state or federal veterinarian in the state of origin. The certificate shall give a description …

§2105. Importation of Cattle. (a) Pre-shipment require- ments. They shall be accompanied by a health certificate issued by an CH. 2 - ANIMAL DISEASES CONTROL - 1997 - P. 8 COL 03232010 accredited veterinarian and approved by a state or federal veterinarian in the state of origin.…

§2106. Importation of Sheep. (a) Pre-shipment require- ments. They shall be accompanied by a health certificate issued by an accredited veterinarian and approved by a state or federal veterinarian in the state of origin attesting that the following requirements of this section ha…

§2107. Importation of Goats. (a) Pre-shipment require- ments. They shall be accompanied by a health certificate issued by an accredited veterinarian and approved by a state or federal veterinarian in the state of origin attesting that the following requirements of this section ha…

§2108. Importation of Swine. (a) Pre-shipment require- ments. A permit to import shall be obtained in advance of shipment from the Territorial Veterinarian. The permit shall be issued subject to the following: (1) Swine imported for breeding purposes shall be consigned to the far…

§2109. Importation of Birds Poultry and Hatching Eggs. (a) Pre-shipment requirements. (1) Day-old poultry (chicks, ducklings, poults, etc.) and hatching eggs. Day-old poultry and hatching eggs shall not be permitted entry into the Territory unless accompanied by a certificate iss…

§2110. Importation of Non-Domestic Animals. (a) Require- ments governing entry. (1) A permit for the importation of menagerie and feral animals shall be obtained from the Director in advance of shipment. Application for the permit shall be made in writing to the Director, Departm…

§2111. Importation of Vaccines, Microorganisms, and Parasites. (a) No importation except on written approval. The importation, whether for study or for immunization purposes, of live vaccines and of microorganisms and parasites which are injurious to animals is prohibited except …

§2112. Reporting of Animal Diseases. (a) Department responsibility. The Department of Agriculture shall maintain a list of reportable diseases. This list shall be sent periodically to practicing CH. 2 - ANIMAL DISEASES CONTROL - 1997 - P. 16 COL 03232010 veterinarians in the Terr…

§2113. Use of Viable Veterinary Biological Products. (a) Control over use. The Territorial Veterinarian shall have authority to restrict and prescribe the manner of use of any vaccine, virus, or other viable biological product, subject to the direction and control of the Director…

§2114. Landing, Collection and Processing of Foreign- Origin Swill. (a) Prohibition; exceptions. Except as otherwise provided by these regulations, no swill from any carrier arriving in the Territory of Guam, whether from the United States or from any foreign country, shall be la…

§2115. Quarantine of Animals and Premises. (a) Quaran- tine - general. The Territorial Veterinarian is authorized to place a quarantine on any animal, herd, premises, or village whenever in his opinion such action is necessary to prevent the spread of a transmissible disease. No …

§ 3101. Purpose. The purpose of these rules and regulations is to control the population of stray and feral dogs and cats to prevent nuisances and the spread of diseases through the licensing and imposition of penalties.

§ 3102. Authority. Section 20105, Chapter 20 of Title 10, Guam Code Annotated on General Provisions empowers the Director of Public Health & Social Services to adopt and promulgate these rules and regulations. 2007 COMPILER NOTE: See opening Note. These rules were originally adop…

§ 3103. Application. These rules and regulations shall be liberally construed and applied to promote their purpose.

§ 3104. Definitions. 2 COL061307 (a) ‘Animal’ means any live non-human vertebrate creature, domestic or wild. (b) ‘Department’ means the Department of Agriculture. (c) ‘Director’ means the Director of the Department of Agriculture. (d) ‘Division’ means the Division of [ ], Depart…

§ 3105. Pet License Required. It shall be unlawful for a person to own a pet unless it is currently licensed and wearing a license tag as prescribed in Section 34102, Chapter 34 of Title 10, Guam Code Annotated. This does not apply to pets less than three (3) months old, pets und…

§ 3106. Pet License and Fees (a) Each pet shall be licensed by its owner or an authorized representative of the owner. (b) The license year shall be from January first to December thirty- first. Renewal of a license shall be within ninety (90) days before December thirty-first. (…

§ 3107. Application for License. Before a pet license is issued to the pet owner, the pet owner shall fill out an application for a license containing the following information in addition to the requirements stipulated in § 3109: (a) The name and address (street address and mail…

§ 3108. Exemption from Payment of License Fee. Guide dogs for the blind and hearing-aid dogs to assist the deaf are exempted from payment of the license fee but are still required to obtain the license.

§ 3109. Requirements of Rabies Vaccination Prior to Licensing. A pet license shall be issued only upon presentation of a valid rabies certificate and a rabies tag. The agency copy of the Rabies Vaccination Certificate providing immunity during the period of licensure and duly sig…

§ 3110. Issuance and Description of the License. Upon compliance with the requirements of § 3109 and receipt of the license fee, the Department shall issue to the pet owner a license stating the information required under § 3107 above except for (d), and shall also include the fo…

§ 3111. Description and Attachment of the Pet License Tag. (a) The form and design of the license tag shall be determined by the Department and the serial number of the tag and the year of the license shall be inscribed on the tag. (b) The form and design of the tag shall be dete…

§ 3112. Lost License Tags. 7 COL061307 If any license-tag is lost, mutilated or stolen, the pet owner to whom such lag was issued shall be entitled to receive a replacement by presenting to the Department the original license certificate and a notarized affidavit stating that suc…

§ 3113. Seizure of Unlicensed Pets. An officer is authorized to seize any unlicensed pet, as defined above in § 3104(n), found running at large or found upon any public property or any private property, including the pet owner’s, whether in the immediate presence of the owner or …

§ 3114. Prohibition of Dogs Running at Large. It shall be unlawful for an owner of a dog, whether such dog is licensed or not, to willfully allow his dog to run at large. A dog running at large as defined in § 3104 is a stray dog.

§ 3115. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (a) Seeing-eye dogs trained to assist blind persons and hearing-aid does trained to assist the deaf while such dogs are being used by blind or co deaf persons for the purpose of aiding them in going from pl…

§ 3116. Pet Trespassing on Private Property. (a) Any person who sees a pet trespassing on land or premises not owned or possessed by the owner of the pet shall report such trespass to the Pet Control Unit immediately. The person shall give the exact location of the place where th…

§ 3117. Pet Owner’s Liability. (a) When a pet causes injury to a person or another animal or property damage to that of another person, the pet’s owner shall be liable to the extent that his negligence was the proximate cause of such injury or damage. (b) For animals that by natu…

§ 3118. Vicious Pet. Any pet which, while running at large has bitten a person or persons two or more times, is a vicious pet and shall be ordered confined at the Pet Pound. The pet shall be observed for ten (10) days for possible signs of rabies, and at the end of the observatio…

§ 3119. Persons Attacked by Pets or Animal. (a) Any person who is being attacked by a pet or animal or any person witnessing such attack may kill such, pet or animal while so attacking or thereafter if deemed necessary to prevent further attack by the pet or animal or to prevent …

§ 3120. Special Methods of Apprehending and Controlling Pets Running at Large. When the Director shall determine that the use of poison baits, tranquilizer guns, or any other methods are necessary beyond the regular methods of using snare and traps to reduce the number of pets ru…

§ 3121. Licensed Stray Dog. (a) Any dog that is licensed whether wearing a license tag in accordance with § 3111, or not and found to be running at large, is subject to being apprehended by an officer and impounded at the Pet Pound. (b) The owner, as shown on the license, of any …

§ 3122. Unlicensed Pet. (a) Any pet over three (3) months old that is not currently licensed or is not wearing a license tag in accordance with § 3111 shall be subject to 12 COL061307 apprehension by an officer and impounded at the Pet Pound. (b) Any unlicensed pet that is impoun…

§ 3123. Biting Pet. The following requirements shall be observed for the impoundment of biting pets: (a) Every reasonable effort shall be made to apprehend and impound a pet, whether owned or not, that has bitten a person or animal. The owner of a pet that bites a person or anima…

§ 3124. Unwanted Pet. (a) A pet owner who voluntarily turns his pet over to the Pet Pound is required to sign a form relinquishing his rights to the pet before he turns the pet over to the Pet Pound. (b) The pet will either be humanely disposed of, or put up for adoption in accor…

§ 3125. Other Pets. Any pet may be impounded and held at the Pet Pound when it requires protective custody and care because of mistreatment or neglect by its owner, or when otherwise ordered impounded by a court.

§ 3126. Disposition of Diseased or Unadoptable Pets. All pet turned over to the Pet Pound which by reason of age or disease or other cause are unlikely to be adopted or are dangerous to keep impounded need not go through any impoundment period and maybe be humanely destroyed as s…