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Plant and animal quarantine timeline

TIMBER QUARANTINE

NEW ZEALAND FOREST SERVICE1919—87
Timber Inspection Section1948–87
MINISTRY OF FORESTRY1987—98
Protection Services (Quarantine)1987–98

PLANT & ANIMAL QUARANTINE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE1892—1972
Horticultural inspectors and stock inspectors1892–1960
Port Agriculture Inspection Service1960–5
Port Agriculture Service1965–81
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES1972—98
Agriculture Quarantine Service1981–7
MAF Quality Management1987–90
MQM Border Protection Service1990–5
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY1998—2012
MAF Quarantine Service1995–2007
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand2007–12
MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES2012—
MPI Verification and Systems Branch (Border Services Directorate)2012–18
Biosecurity New Zealand2018–
Credit

Adapted from Gavin McLean and Tim Shoebridge, Quarantine! Protecting New Zealand at the border, Otago University Press, Dunedin, 2010

How to cite this page

Plant and animal quarantine timeline, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/interactive/plant-and-animal-quarantine-timeline, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated


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