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American Samoa Public Health Act (P.L. No. 30 of 2007).

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This Act concerns public health in American Samoa. It deals with a wide variety of matters including adulteration of food and regulation-making powers of the Director as related to food safety and hygiene, animal diseases including diseases transmittable to human beings, decontamination and conservation of water. The Act aims at strengthening the public health infrastructure.
Title
American Samoa Public Health Act (P.L. No. 30 of 2007).
Type of document
Legislation
Date of text
2007
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Title abbreviation
An Act Establishing a New Public Health Law for American Samoa; repealing the Preceding Public Health Act; and Establishing the American Samoa Emergency Powers Act; Creating a New Chapter 02 and 03 Under Title 13 A.S.C.A.; and Repealing Chapters 02 and 03
Glossary term(s)
food safety
sanitation
biological contamination
ECOLEX region
Oceania
Small Island Developing States
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/ams95831.pdf
Repeals
Health and Economic Welfare Services - Department of Health (Chapter 02 of Title 13).