Plant Protection (Declaration and Control of Striga) Rules, 2010

GOVERf'iME1'1 NOTICE NO .. ...... . ... .. ... . ... published on . ... ... . .. . THE PLANT PROTECrIO1\ ACT (CAP.133) RULES Made under sec.Lion 3 THE PLA>IT PROTECTION (DECLARATION AND CONTROL OF STRIGA) RULES lntcrp.rctauon c~r~ 133 Dcclatauon of ~triga Dedari'.!!:Cu Of Stri!W infoste<l rm:a l)uties of [nsp..:clor ar.d a\llhofizcd Officers in rcspccl ~o the str.ga ma11:1g~n,ent I. These Rules may be ci ted as the Plant Protection (Declaration and Control ofStriga) Rules, 201 0. 2. In these Rules unless the context requires otherwise­ ''Act" means the Plant Protection Act; "authorized officer" means agriculnu·al officer, agricultural ex1ension officer or any other administrative officer at the Local Government Authority; "inspector" means a Plam Protection Inspector appointed under secrion 33 of chc Act; "s1riga" means a plant of the family scrophulatiaceae that is parasitic on the roots of' the plants. 3. Striga commonly called '·v,,'itchweed" or '·k.iduha'' is hereby declared to be a pest for the purposes of the Act. 4.-(1) Areas listed in the Schedule to tbese Rules are bereby declared to be srriga infested areas. (2) The Minister may by notice published in the Gazelle amend the Schedu!e. 5. Where an inspector or an authorized officer has established that any land or plant is infested with striga, he may issue a notice that traditional measures be undertaken by the occupier or, in the absence of the occupier, the owner or a person having the charge or management of the land as he may deem fit. Obligation to report smga in.festat1on Offences a11d pemihy 6.-( I) Ou receipt of a notice, signed by him directing the owner or occupier or a person having the charge or management of any land shall forthwith llprooc and destroy the striga and all plants affected in accordance wirh the directions given by the inspector or authorized officer. (2) Where, following a direction by an inspector or an authorised of'licer no action or measmes prescribed under these Rules is unde1taken, the inspector or authori7,ed officer shall undertake necessary measures, or order the measures be carried out in his presence, at the cost of the owner ()r occupier. (3) Any ovmer or occupier or a person having the ch,arge or management o r any land shall nor move the siriga from infested to non infested land. (4) For the purposes of comro lling s1riga, the owner or occupier or a person hav ing the charge or management of any land shall apply the fol lowing measures: (al hand pulling and hoe weeding for chc prevention of striga produclion; (b) use of striga free seeds for the prevention of new infestations; (c) ensure early warning planting; (cl) undertake imcrcropping farming of cereals and legume: (e) use of trap crops in rotation with cereals; (fJ use of inorganic:. ferti lizers and animal mairnrcs 16 suppress slriga germination; (g) use of host plant resistance; (h) use of green manure: (i) use of tied ridges and mulch to de lay s1riga emergence; (j) use of catch crops and appropriate herbicides as recommended by the agriculrural Officers; (k) use of crop rntation with non-host legumes; and (I) use of Herbicides e.g. 2, 4D at a rate of2 kg a I/ha. 7. Any person who foils to comply with any di rection issued l,y tlte inspector or an authorised otlicer pursuant to these Rules, commits an o ffence and shall upon conviction be liable to a fine of not lcs.s Lhan two hundred thousand shill ing or imprisonment for a tem1 of not less than one month bm not more than one year or to both such fine and imprisonment. 2 Dar es Salaan1, ?..,'1:-... 0Q.' ... , 2010 SCHEDULE Made under Rules 4(1) STRJGA INFESTED AREAS S!O I. 2. 3. ➔. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13 14, Regions ~1wanza Shioy3nga Tabora Singida Dodoma ~forogoro Tanga Coastal Region Dar es Salaam Lindi Mtwara Ruvuma Mbeya Rukwa \ STEP~.<\ Mini.we,for Agriculrure. Food Security and Co-operatives 3