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American Samoa (USA) - Country Profiles

American Samoa Constitution.
Date of text: 17 October 1960 (01 July 1967)

Policies

No policies available

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Farm Subsidies - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development.
Date of text: 1979 (1984)
Agricultural Loans - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development.
Date of text: 1962 (1977)
Copra Fund - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development.
Date of text: 1962 (1962)
Agricultural Produce Board – Chapter 7 of Title 27 of the Administrative Code of Regulations “Commerce and Trade”.
Date of text: 12 May 1982 (22 February 2011)

Cultivated plants

American Samoa Pesticide Act of 1979.
Date of text: 1979 (1980)
Bunchy Top Law - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development.
Date of text: 1962 (1967)
Noxious Weeds - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development.
Date of text: 1962 (1980)
Coconut Beetle - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development.
Date of text: 1962 (1980)
Chapter 6 of Title 24 the American Samoa Administrative Code “Ecosystem Protection and Development” - Pesticide Regulation.
Date of text: 1985 (22 February 2011)

Disaster risk management

Territorial Disaster Assistance Act of 1978 (Chapter 01 of Title 26).
Date of text: 1978 (1983)
Declaration of Continued Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency for COVID-19 (Executive Order No. 001-2020 of Governor of American Samoa)
Date of text: 25 March 2020
Territorial Disaster Assistance Act of 1978 (American Samoa Code Annotated (A.S.C.A.): Title 26 - Environmental Safety and Land Management; Chapter 01 - Office of Disaster Assistance)
Date of text: 1978 (2019)
Disaster Assistance Rules (Chapter 01 of Title 26).
Date of text: 1989

Environment

Environmental Quality Act.
Date of text: 1972 (2000)
An Act Prohibiting Supplying Plastic Bags to Consumers (No. 31 of 2010).
Date of text: 11 January 2010
Consolidated version of Chapter 8 of Title 24 - Hazardous Wastes and Materials.
Date of text: 2001 (22 February 2011)
Oil Responder Act (Chapter 18 of Title 20).
Date of text: 1993
Environmental Health - Solid and Industrial Waste and Refuse (Chapter 20 of Title 25).
Date of text: 1972 (2001)

Fisheries and aquaculture

Chapter 9 of Title 24 - Fishing.
Date of text: 22 February 2011
Chapter 10 of Title 24 - Community-Based Fisheries Management Program.
Date of text: 2008 (22 February 2011)
Establishment of Ofu-Vaoto marine park (Chapter 03 of Title 18).
Date of text: 1994
Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development.
Date of text: 1987 (2001)
50 CFR § 665.960-665.966 - Rose Atoll Marine National Monument.
Date of text: 03 June 2013 (02 July 2013)

Food and nutrition

Environmental Health - Facility's Health Permits (Chapter 05 of Title 25).
Date of text: 1972
Environmental Health - Food and Beverage Sanitation (Chapter 06 of Title 25).
Date of text: 1972 (1992)
Environmental Health - Rodent Control (Chapter 21 of Title 25).
Date of text: 1972
Consumer Protection - Chapter 9 of Title 27 of the Administrative Code of Regulations “Commerce and Trade”.
Date of text: 30 December 1985 (22 February 2011)
Chapter 4 of Title 25 the American Samoa Administrative Code “Environmental Health ” - Safe Drinking Water.
Date of text: 08 September 1964 (22 February 2011)

Land and soil

American Samoa Soil and Water Conservation District Act.
Date of text: 1991 (1993)
American Samoa Coastal Management Act of 1990.
Date of text: 1990 (1990)
Title 26 - Environment Safety and Land Management; Chapter 02 - Coastal Management.
Date of text: 0000
Administration of Estates - Estates and Fiduciary Relations (Chapter 03 of Title 40).
Date of text: 1982 (1982)
Mortgages – Property (Chapter 10 of Title 37).
Date of text: 1978 (1979)

Livestock

Environmental Health - Rodent Control (Chapter 21 of Title 25).
Date of text: 1972
Environmental Health - Domestic Animals (Chapter 16 of Title 25).
Date of text: 1963 (1988)
Quarantine of Pets and Agricultural Products and Animals - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development.
Date of text: 1962 (1980)
Chapter 3 of Title 24 of the Administrative Code “Ecosystem Protection and Development” - Quarantine of Pets and Agricultural Products and Animals.
Date of text: 1955 (22 February 2011)

Mineral resources and energy

Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the American Samoa Administrative Code ”Public Utilities and Energy” - Emergency Energy Conservation Plan.
Date of text: 1982 (26 January 2011)
Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the American Samoa Administrative Code "Environmental Safety and Land Management" - Energy Efficiency.
Date of text: 1978 (18 January 2011)

Sea

American Samoa Coastal Management Act of 1990.
Date of text: 1990 (1990)
Title 26 - Environment Safety and Land Management; Chapter 02 - Coastal Management.
Date of text: 0000
Chapter 2 of Title 26 “Environmental Safety and Land Management” - American Samoa Coastal Management Program Administrative Rules.
Date of text: 09 July 1997 (18 January 2011)
Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the American Samoa Administrative Code “Harbours and Navigation” - Marine Inspection, Certification, License.
Date of text: 1972
Presidential Proclamation on the Contiguous Zone of the United States.
Date of text: 02 September 1999

Water

Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Date of text: 1972 (27 November 2002)
American Samoa Water Quality Standards (2018).
Date of text: 2018
American Samoa Power Authority (Chapter 01 of Title 15).
Date of text: 10 November 1982
Safe Drinking Water Act (Chapter 30 of Title 25).
Date of text: 1979 (01 January 2010)
Environmental Health - Sanitation (Chapter 07 of Title 25).
Date of text: 1972

Wild species and ecosystems

Establishment of Ofu-Vaoto marine park (Chapter 03 of Title 18).
Date of text: 1994
Flying Foxes Conservation Act.
Date of text: 1986 (1986)
Endangered Species - Natural Resources and Environment Ecosystem Protection and Development.
Date of text: 1982 (1990)
Parks and Recreation Commission (Chapter 01 of Title 18).
Date of text: 1980
Department of Parks and Recreation (Chapter 02 of Title 18).
Date of text: 1965 (1980)

Miscellaneous

American Samoa Public Health Act (P.L. No. 30 of 2007).
Date of text: 26 September 2007
American Samoa Emergency Health Powers Act (American Samoa Code Annotated (A.S.C.A.): Title 13 - Health and Economic Welfare Services; Chapter 03)
Date of text: 0000 (2019)

International Agreements

Protocol I to the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific.
Date of text: 20 October 1990
Protocol II to the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific.
Date of text: 20 October 1990
Final Act of the meeting on a Convention to prohibit Driftnet Fishing in the South Pacific.
Date of text: 24 November 1989