Juridical Analysis of the Application of Criminal Sanctions for Violations of the Importation and Export of Plants (Research Study of the Batam Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center)

Abstract

Positive legal norms related to Animals, Fish, and Plants are required to provide legal certainty in preventing the entry, exit, and spread of quarantine plant pests. One way to safeguard quarantine measures is by imposing sanctions on offenders in the field of quarantine. The application of sanctions for violations of Law Number 21 of 2019 includes both administrative and criminal penalties. The issues in this study revolve around the legal regulation of the import and export of plants, the application of criminal sanctions for violations of the import and export of plants at the Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center in Batam, and the obstacles or challenges to imposing criminal sanctions for violations of the import and export of plants, along with their solutions at the Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center in Batam. This research aims to understand and analyze the legal regulation of the import and export of plants, to comprehend and analyze the application of criminal sanctions for violations of the import and export of plants at the Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center in Batam, and to identify the factors hindering the imposition of criminal sanctions for violations of the import and export of plants, as well as to analyze their solutions at the Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center in Batam. This study employs normative legal research using literature as the primary source material for analysis. The research results indicate that the application of criminal sanctions for violations of the import and export of plants in Batam is often not in accordance with the regulations stipulated in Law Number 21 of 2019.