Section 16. (1) No person shall, without a permit issued by an authorised officer, remove from or take into a buffer zone, free zone, infected zone or surveillance zone any animal, animal product or commodity.

Section 17. For the purposes of controlling or eradicating prescribed diseases or national pathogens in a zone and of preventing their introduction or spread, the Authority may -
(a) prohibit or regulate the movement of persons and vehicles, within, into or out of a zone;

Section 17. For the purposes of controlling or eradicating prescribed diseases or national pathogens in a zone and of preventing their introduction or spread, the Authority may -
(d) implement any other disinfection measures, eradication measures or official control and stamping-out programmes.

Section 23. (1) The Authority may establish or designate quarantine stations at such places as it may deem necessary based on prescribed standards.

Section 23. (2) By order of an authorised officer, any terrestrial animal may be placed under quarantine in a quarantine station where the authorised officer suspects that the terrestrial animal-
(a) is suffering from a prescribed disease; or (b) may have been in contact, during its transportation, with any animal which is or may be suffering from a prescribed disease or with any animal which is not exempted from the requirement of being placed in quarantine; or
(c) has otherwise been exposed to the risk of contracting a prescribed disease.

Section 19. (1) An authorised officer may cause any animal, or any epidemiological unit, infected or suspected to be infected with a prescribed disease or a national pathogen, whether or not present in any infected zone, to be slaughtered or destroyed in order to prevent the spread of the disease or pathogen, and for such purpose the authorised officer may give all such directions as the authorised officer considers necessary.

Section 23. (5) Any terrestrial animal which develops any prescribed disease while in the quarantine station or, in the opinion of the authorised officer presents a risk for the spread of a prescribed disease in Guyana may, with the approval of the Minister, be destroyed without payment of compensation.

Section 19.
(4) It shall be lawful for the Minister, out of moneys voted for that purpose by the National Assembly, to compensate ovvners for animals destroyed in order to achieve eradication or control or to prevent the further spread of a prescribed disease or national pathogen.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), compensation may be reduced or refused where the owner of the animal has, in the opinion of Minister, been negligent in the care of the animal.

Section 23. (5) Any terrestrial animal which develops any prescribed disease while in the quarantine station or, in the opinion of the authorised officer presents a risk for the spread of a prescribed disease in Guyana may, with the approval of the Minister, be destroyed without payment of compensation.

Section 19. (4) It shall be lawful for the Minister, out of moneys voted for that purpose by the National Assembly, to compensate ovvners for animals destroyed in order to achieve eradication or control or to prevent the further spread of a prescribed disease or national pathogen.

Section 40. (1) Any person who commits an offence under this Act shall be liable on summary conviction -
(a) in the case of a first offence, to a fine not less than twenty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months;
(b) in the case of a subsequent offence, to a fine not less than forty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for two years;
(c) where the offence is a continuing offence. to an additional fine of not less than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for two days for each day, on which the offence continues.
(2) Upon the conviction of any person for any offence under this Act, the court may, in addition to any other sentence imposed, declare any animal, animal product, commodity or other object in respect of which the offence has been cornmitted or which was used in connection with the offence forfeited to the State and disposed of as the court may direct.