Title 10 — Health and Safety

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…

(a) Whenever a duly authorized agent of the Director finds or has probable cause to believe that any food, drug, device, cosmetic or consumer commodity, as defined by this Act, is adulterated or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent, within the meaning of this Act or is …

It shall be the duty of the Director to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Before the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated s…

(a) Definitions and standards of identity, quality and fill of container and their amendments, now or hereafter adopted under authority of the Federal Act are the definitions and standards of identity, quality and fill of container in this Territory. However, when in his judgment…

A food shall be deemed to be adulterated: (1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance such food shall not be considered adulterated under this clause if the quantit…

A food shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) If its labeling or packaging fails to conform with the requirements of '40120 of this Act; (3) If it is offered for sale under the name of another food; (4) If it is an imit…

(a) The owner or consignee of each import shipment of any article subject to the provisions of this Chapter, shall furnish to the Director, at least seven (7) working days prior to importation, accurate information with COL120106 respect to the identity, quantity and value, sourc…

The Director shall promulgate regulations exempting from any labeling requirement of this Act food which is, in accordance with the practice of the trade, to be processed, labeled or repacked in substantial quantities at estab- lishments other than those where originally processe…

(a) Any added poisonous or deleterious substance, any food additive, any pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity or any color additive, shall with respect to any particular use or intended use be deemed unsafe for the purpose of application of clause (2) of '4010…

A drug or device shall be deemed to be adulterated: (1) If it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid or decomposed substance; (2) If it has been produced, prepared, packed or held under unsanitary conditions where by it may have been rendered injurious to health; (3) …

A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded: COL120106 (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular, or if its labeling or packaging fails to conform with the requirements of '40120 of this Act; (2) If in package form unless it bears a label containing (i) t…

(a) A drug intended for use by man which: (A) is a habit-forming drug to which '40115(d) applies; or (B) because of its toxicity or other potentiality for harmful effect, or the method of its use, or the collateral measures necessary to its use is not safe for use except under th…

(a) No person shall sell, deliver, offer for sale, hold for sale or give away any new drug unless (1) an application with respect thereto has been approved and said approval has not been withdrawn under '505 of the Federal Act, or (2) when not subject to the Federal Act, unless s…

A cosmetic shall be deemed to be adulterated: (1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to users under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertisement thereof, or under such conditions of use as are customar…

A cosmetic shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) If its labeling or packaging fails to conform with the requirements of '40120 of this Act; (3) If in package form unless it bears a label containing (i) the name and pla…

(a) All labels of consumer commodities, as defined by this Act, shall conform with the requirements for the declaration of net quantity of contents of Section 4 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 1451, et. seq.) and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; pro…

(a) An advertisement of a food, drug, device or cosmetic shall be deemed to be false if it is false or misleading in any particular. (b) For the purpose of this Act the advertisement of a drug or device representing it to have any effect in albuminuria, appendicitis, arterioscler…

(a) The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforce- ment of this Act is hereby vested in the Director. The Director is hereby COL120106 authorized to make the regulations promulgated under this Act conform, insofar as practicable, with those promulgated under t…

(a) For purposes of enforcement of this Act, the Director or any of his authorized agents, are authorized upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator or agent in charge: (1) to enter at reasonable times any factory, warehouse or establishment in which food, dru…

Nothing in this Subchapter shall be construed as requiring the Director to report for the institution of proceedings under this Chapter, minor COL120106 violations of this Chapter, whenever the Director believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstan…

(a) Whenever the Director finds after investigation that the distribution in the territory of Guam of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganism during manufacture, processing or packing thereof in any locality, be injurious to health and that such injur…

COL120106 (a) The Director shall cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing all judgments, decrees and court orders which have been rendered under this Act, including the nature of the charge and the disposition thereof. (b) The Director shall also cause to be di…

If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the Act and applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby. SOU…

The effective date of this legislation shall be one hundred eighty (180) days from the passage of this Act. Monthly reports of inspection, investigation and enforcement of this Act shall be made in a public newspaper of wide general circulation thereafter. SOURCE: GC § 9720.27.

There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of One Hundred One Thousand Two Hundred and Forty Dollars ($101,240) to the Department of Public Health and Social Services, Bureau of Environmental Health and Consumer Protection for the implementation and administration of t…

This Chapter shall be known as the “Inafa’maolek Food Donation Act.”

For the purpose of this Act: (a) “Apparently fit grocery product” means a grocery product that meets all quality and labeling standards imposed by Federal, State, and local laws and regulations (Guam Food Code) even though the product may not be readily marketable due to appearan…

(a) Liability of person or gleaner. A person or gleaner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the person or gleaner donates in good faith to …

If some or all of the donated food and grocery products do not meet all quality and labeling standards imposed by Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, the person or gleaner who donates the food and grocery products shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability in…

In implementing this Chapter, the Department of Public Health and Social Services may promote the recovery of food fit for human consumption through methods such as but not limited to outreach, online educational campaigns, newsletters, bulletins, and handouts that inform retail …

This Section shall not be construed to create any liability. Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede local health regulations.

The Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this Chapter pursuant to the Administrative Adjudication Act. ---------- COL 2025-08-27

The Legislature finds that: (1) Residents of Guam are being constantly exposed to a large number of dangerous chemical substances and mixtures; (2) Among the many chemical substances and mixtures which are being developed and produced, there are some whose manufacture, processing…

It is declared to be the policy of Guam that: (a) The statutory and common law of Guam shall facilitate the compensation of those exposed to certain chemical substances and mixtures; (b) Persons exposed to toxic substances shall be entitled to compensation for all damages arising…

As used in this Chapter, the following terms are defined to mean: (1) Toxic substances shall mean polychlorinated biphenols, dioxins, furans or halogenated chlorofluoroalkanes. (2) Exposure shall mean any contact from any source with skin, eyes, ears, hair or other part of the hu…

(1) Any person who has been exposed to toxic substances at a level above federally permitted levels of exposure shall be entitled to bring an action for damage against: (a) The manufacturer of the toxic substances or any person who incorporates a toxic substance in the manufactur…

This Chapter shall apply to all claims which are not reduced to final judgment as of the effective date of this Chapter. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 20-182:1.

If any provision of this Chapter, or the application of any provision of this Chapter to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances and the remainder of this Chapter shall not be affected thereby." SOURCE: Added by P.L. 2…

This Chapter may be cited as the Toxic Substance Exposure Compensation Act of 1990 . SOURCE: Added by P.L. 20-182:1. ---------- COL120106 COL120106

This Act shall be known as “The Guam Beverage Container Recycling Act of 2010.”