02. Certification
The Act provides for the prevention of the spread of pests destructive to plants in British Columbia including the powers of inspectors and the authority to establish quarantine areas. Disclaimer: This document is not an official version of the Act.
This Act allows the Province to establish compositional and quality standards for processed foods by: adopting federal standards if they exist, or by establishing provincial standards by regulation if federal standards do not exist.
The purpose of the Act is to allow a person engaged in the agrifood industry to obtain certification that the agri-food product they produce or the practices they follow in the production and selling of agri-food products meet prescribed standards.
An Act to prevent the importation, exportation and spread of pests injurious to plants and to provide for their control and eradication and for the certification of plants
Regulations respecting the prevention of the importation, exportation and spreading of pests injurious to plants and provision for their control and eradication, and for the certification of plants
