Title 5, Government Operations

The Department shall maintain and operate experimental farms at such places in Guam as it shall deem desirable for the purpose of developing, testing and demonstrating crops and livestock, soil and water usage and conservation, and methods and equipment to improve and promote the…

The Department shall make studies of ways and means to reduce the erosion and wastage of soil of all areas of Guam and to improve the physical nature and fertility of crop and pasture soils. It shall give attention to ways and means of retaining and supplying soil water for crops…

The Department shall develop and test new and improved fruit, vegetable, forage and other plants as to their growth and productivity under conditions existing in Guam. It shall propagate plants and collect seeds and shall make them available for planting by farmers and public age…

In order to improve the quality of livestock on Guam, the Department is authorized to select animals from among island livestock, and, when necessary, it may import such animals. Im- proved breeding stock shall be kept by the Department for use by farmers upon payment of a reason…

and Feral Asiatic Water Buffalo (Carabao) as Livestock. Residents of Guam are authorized to raise Guam deer, wild and feral pigs, and feral Asiatic water buffalo (carabao) as livestock. Nothing herein shall prevent residents of Guam from raising Guam deer, wild and feral pigs, an…

(a) Care to look after; to provide for. (b) Health a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, relative to each individual. (c) Livestock cattle, carabao, swine, deer, sheep, goats, equine and poultry raised for …

The following general standards of care apply to the keeping of all livestock and poultry: (a) Care in General. Animals shall be housed or kept and provided with food, water and care, in a manner which, having regard to their species and to their degree of development, adaptation…

The Department of Agriculture may promulgate additional rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Adjudication Law as necessary or appropriate to address specific concerns regarding standards of care for livestock. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 25-186:5.

The standards of care for livestock contained in 5 GCA § 62104.3, and any subsequent rules and regulations promulgated under 5 GCA § 62104.4, shall be enforced by the Department of Agriculture Veterinarian, Plant Protection and Quarantine Officers, Conservation Officers, and any …

Any violation of the provisions of § 62104.3, or subsequent rules and regulations promulgated under § 62104.4, shall be a misdemeanor. Subsequent violations may result in the forfeiture of the livestock involved. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 25-186:7. NOTE: Legislative Intent, found in …

As a part of the experimental farms’ operations, and in cooperation with individual farmers, the Department shall give attention to the introduction and testing of improved farm tools and machinery to increase the productivity of Guam farmers. Various methods of planting crops, c…

The Department shall make certain tests as to the best manner and time of harvesting various crops and slaughtering livestock, and of handling and storing such products to assure good quality produce and home use and market. The Department may assist farmers in the development of…

The Department shall employ one or more Farm Advisors who shall work directly with individual persons to disseminate information on improved practices, developed at the experimental farms, or obtained from other sources. The Advisors shall observe soil, crop, and livestock condit…

The Department is hereby authorized to procure and distribute, at cost, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural supplies and equipment, not readily available to farmers from other sources in Guam. SOURCE: GC § 12226.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, there is hereby established the Plant Nursery Revolving Fund which shall be maintained separate and apart from any other funds of the government of Guam, and independent records and accounts shall be maintained in connection therew…

Heavy duty tractors, plows, and other such equipment may be owned and maintained by the Department, and may be used by or for individual persons for agricultural land clearing and other agricultural purposes. The Director shall establish the rental fee to be paid for each use, an…

Heavy duty tractors, plows, and other such equipment may be leased from private companies licensed by the Director of Agriculture so long as the lessee shall use such heavy equipment for agricultural land clearing and other agricultural purposes only. SOURCE: GC § 12227.1 added b…

The rental provided in § 62204, above, shall be subsidized at the rate of fifty percent (50%) in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Director. SOURCE: GC § 12227.2 added by P.L. 15-107:1.

The Director shall, in accordance with rules and regulations to be issued [by] him, license such private companies to rent equipment in accordance with the provisions of § 62204 through § 62207 and rules promulgated thereto. SOURCE: GC § 12227.3 added by P.L. 15-107:1. COMMENT: W…

The Director shall promulgate and disseminate printed rules and regulations dealing with the subject matter of § 62204 through § 62207. SOURCE: GC § 12227.4 added by P.L. 15-107:1.

Organization and growth of 4-H Clubs and other agricultural youth organizations shall be promoted by the Department. The Department is authorized to conduct and participate in agricultural exhibits, former institutes and other similar programs which will increase the interest and…

The issuance of agricultural information through publications, as approved by the Director, either by free distri- bution or at a price to be determined by the Director, is hereby authorized. SOURCE: GC § 12229. NOTE: Section 12230 (added by P.L. 3-103) and §§ 12230.1 - .2 (added…