Title 10, Health and Safety

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, any person violating any provision of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Dollars ($50) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500). If any violation be continuing, each d…

For purposes of this Article: (a) Carrier means any individual, partnership, corporation or any other group or combination acting in concert which shall transport any animal into, through or upon Guam. (b) Designated inspection area means an area designated by the Director of the…

(a) Quarantine Unit. The Department of Agriculture shall maintain a dog or cat quarantine unit, provide and carry out a quarantine program to receive incoming dogs or cats upon arrival on the island, ensure that such dogs or cats are examined within twenty-four (24) hours upon ar…

Any dog or cat which, in the opinion of an officer, exhibits signs suggestive of rabies or any dog or cat which has bitten a person shall be examined by a licensed veterinarian or, if no veterinarian is available, by a qualified person authorized by the Director and shall be plac…

Cats for Rabies. Any impounded or quarantined dog or cat which dies or develops clinical signs suggestive of rabies during the required observation period shall be examined for rabies in accordance with regulations specified by the Director. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 22-013:1 (May 7,…

(a) Report to the Governor. Should a case of rabies occur in Guam, the Director shall make or cause to be made, a thorough investigation as to the prevalence of the disease, the probable number of persons and animals exposed, the areas found to be involved and the means by which …

(a) Violations. (1) It shall be unlawful to release a dog or cat from quarantine unless authorized by the Director. (2) It shall be unlawful for a pet owner to bring into Guam a dog or cat without a valid Entry Permit. (3) It shall be unlawful for a carrier to board a dog or cat …

There is created a special fund called the “Rabies Prevention Fund,” which shall be exclusively used to support the implementation of this Act and to maintain, enhance and secure the prevention of rabies on Guam. All money collected under the provisions of this Chapter shall be d…

For the purpose of this Article and any promulgation of organizational rules, policies and processes, the following definitions of terms shall apply: (a) Animal assistance is defined as assistance given to human endeavors by dogs. It is a dog that has been individually trained to…

Agencies. (a) Department of Agriculture (DOAg); Lead Oversight Agency. The Director of Agriculture, working through the Territorial Veterinarian, shall assist government of Guam agencies in the promulgation of rules and regulations and processes pursuant to the Administrative Adj…

(a) Under U.S. federal law there are no standards or procedures for certifying a service animal. Certification is not required as a condition of using an animal as a service animal. However, the person using the animal must meet the legal definition of “disability” (42 U.S.C. § 1…

(a) Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), businesses and organizations that serve the public must allow people with disabilities to bring their service animals into all areas of the facility where customers are normally allowed to go. This federal law applies to all bu…

Duly qualified members of the animal assistance community, as defined pursuant to § 34401(a)(2), desiring recognition in the community should follow established processes to become a non-governmental organization, a not-for- profit, or private business entity, and be recognized a…

The Americans with Disabilities Act provides that the owners or operators of a place of public accommodation cannot deny access to the facility to a disabled person with a service animal or service animal trainee, except under very specific circumstances. (a) Violators of the ADA…

No pigs, goats, sheep, horses, cattle, carabao or other domestic animals shall be allowed to run loose or be at large. All such animals must be confined by fencing or be kept properly secured by tying or staking. SOURCE: GC § 9650.

No owner or occupant shall keep or allow to be kept upon any premises owned by him, or in his possession or control, any pigs, horses, cattle, sheep, goats or carabao in any residential area except those zoned as agricultural areas. Poultry or fowl may be kept upon any premises p…

All houses, yards, coops, hutches, kennels, pens, paddocks, barns, stables or other structures or enclosures for any fowl or animal shall be kept clean and free from any accumulation of excreta, decayed food and filth of every kind. All such structures and enclosures shall be mai…

Food shall be stored only in rodent-proof boxes, bins or rooms. SOURCE: GC § 9650.3. COL120106

(a) Animal carcasses and organs affected with disease transmissible or possibly transmissible to man or animals shall be destroyed and not used for animal or human consumption. (b) No person shall deposit or leave any dead animal on any land surface or in any stream or body of wa…

It shall be unlawful for the owner, lessee or occupant of any premises, or the owner or lessee of any vacant land to have, keep, maintain, cause or permit any collection of standing water in which mosquitoes are propagated, or in which mosquitoes may be propagated, unless such wa…

COL120106 All reservoirs, cisterns, barrels, tanks or other receptacles used for water storage shall be made mosquito proof in a manner satisfactory to the Director. SOURCE: GC § 9660.1.

The Director may establish rules and regulations relative to mosquitoes, mosquito breeding conditions and mosquito propagation as may be necessary to control disease carrying mosquitoes or to control mosquito-borne diseases. SOURCE: GC § 9660.2. COL120106 COL120106

Vacant Lot. Every owner or lessee of an unoccupied building or of any vacant lot located in residential, commercial or industrial zones or areas, shall keep such building and ground, or such vacant lot including any area between the property line and the road, in a sanitary condi…

All public and private docks and wharves shall be so constructed and protected as to prevent rodents from gaining access thereto or thereunder at either high or low tide. All foodstuff stored on such docks and wharves shall be so kept and stored as to prevent rodents from gaining…

The Director shall take any action necessary to prevent the introduction to Guam of plague infected rodents, and shall enforce the international quarantine regulations relative to the control of rodents at the commercial port, airport and for all vessels and other water craft arr…

The Vector Control Program of the Department shall prepare and make available to the public at nominal cost, a safe and effective rodent bait along with written instructions on its use. This Section of the Department shall investigate rodent complaints and offer the property owne…

The Director may establish such rules and regulations relative to the maintenance of rodent harborage and rodent breeding areas as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. SOURCE: GC § 9670.5. COL120106 ---------- COL120106 COL120106

All public drinking fountains for the dispensing of water for human consumption shall be kept clean and sanitary by the owner or person in charge thereof. SOURCE: GC § 9680.

All drinking fountains for the dispensing of water for human consumption, hereafter installed or constructed, shall conform with the following: (a) The fountain shall be constructed of impervious material, plastic, vitreous china, porcelain, enameled cast iron, other metals or st…

No person shall have or keep upon premises owned, leased or occupied by him, any articles, substance, thing of whatever kind, nature or description in which flies may breed unless the same be kept securely protected from flies. SOURCE: GC § 9680.2.

Any equipment or mechanical device used to process compressed air for breathing shall be maintained and operated in such a manner so as to prevent the contamination of the air so processed and sold. The Director may order the owner, lessee or operator of the premises where any su…

For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Wastewater shall mean untreated or insufficiently treated human excreta, food wastes disposed of through plumbing facilities, wash water, wastewater from toilets, sinks, basins, showers, washing machines and…

All wastewater and human excrement from any dwelling, business establishment, commercial building or any other building intended or used for human activities shall be disposed of so as not to pose a health hazard. SOURCE: GC § 9690.1.

No person shall permit or allow any wastewater from any premises or building owned, occupied or leased by him to be deposited or disposed of so as to pose a health hazard. SOURCE: GC § 9690.2.

Any toilet or sewage facility, wastewater disposal system, cesspool, seepage pit, septic tank or privy which fails to comply with the provisions of Chapter 48 of this Title, or which has become dangerous to human life or health, shall be removed, cleaned or emptied by the owner o…

All pit privies shall be located and constructed in accordance with Chapter 48 of this Title. Existing pit privies where permitted by Chapter 48, shall comply with these standards within thirty (30) days after the owner or lessee of the building is so notified by the Director. SO…

COL120106 Whenever the Director determines that an individual wastewater disposal system is overflowing to the extent that it is creating a hazard to the health of others, and the owner has not taken corrective action as required in § 38104, the Director may request the agency su…

The Director shall adopt regulations as are necessary to implement this Chapter provided it does not conflict with Chapter 48 of this Title, and rules and regulations promulgated thereto. SOURCE: GC § 9690.6.

No chemical toilets shall be used except under permit and inspection of the Department. No building, as defined herein, shall use chemical toilets for the disposal of human wastes. Chemical toilets may be used at construction sites, outdoor recreation areas and similar areas appr…

Any person requesting a permit for the use of chemical toilets shall submit the following information to the Director: (a) Number of people to be served; (b) Type of disinfection to be used; (c) The frequency at which the toilets will be serviced; (d) Where the toilet wastes will…

All planes, ships, vessels, vehicles and other modes of transportation utilized in international and interstate commerce which enter the territory of Guam shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter. The captain, master, commander or person in charge of said plane, ship, v…

This Act may be cited as the “Guam Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.” SOURCE: GC § 9720. COL120106 NOTE: The terms this Act and Subchapter were used synonymously in the original version of P.L. 13-143, with Subchapter being changed to Chapter here.

For the purpose of this Act: (a) The effective date means the date this Act shall be implemented. (b) The Director means the Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services. (c) The term person includes individual, partnership, corporation and association. (d) The…

The following acts and the causing thereof within the territory of Guam are hereby prohibited: (1) The manufacture, sale or delivery, holding or offering for sale of any food, drug, device or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded; (2) The adulteration or misbranding of any f…

In addition to the remedies hereinafter provided, the Consumer Counsel or Director is hereby authorized to apply to the Superior Court for, and such Court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person…

(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of '40103 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) No person shall be subject to the penalties of Subsection (a) of this Section, for having violated Section 3(a) or (c) if he establishes a guaranty or undertaking signed by, and cont…