Seeds and Seedlings Law Enforcement Order

Seeds and Seedlings Law Enforcement Order (Unofficial Translation) Cabinet Order No.368, November 20, 1998 (Agricultural, Forestry and Aquatic Plants) Section 1. The plants to be specified by a Cabinet Order under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of the Seeds and Seedlings Law (hereinafter referred to as “Law”) shall be the plants belonging to the following species, which are limited to those cultivated to produce their fruit body. 1. Agaricus bisporus (Lange.) Sing. 2. Agaricus blazei Murr. 3. Agrocybe cylindracea (Fr.) Gill. 4. Auricularia auricula-judae (Fr.) Quel. 5. Auricularia polytricha (Mont.) Sacc. 6. Flammulina velutipes (Fr.) Sing. 7. Grifola frondosa (Fr.) S.F. Gray 8. Hericium erinaceum (Fr.) Pers. 9. Hypsizgus ulmarium (Bull.: Fr.) Redhed 10. Hypsizigus marmoreus (Peck) Bigelow 11. Lentinus elodes (Berk.) Sing 12. Lyophyllum decastes (Fr.) Sing. 13. Naematoloma sublateritium (Fr.) Karst 14. Panellus serotinus (Fr.) Kuhn. 15. Pholiota adiposa (Fr.) Quel 16. Pholiota nameko (T. Ito) S. Ito et Imai 17. Pleurotus abalonus Han, Chen et Cheng 18. Pleurotus cornucopiae (Pers.) Rolland. 19. Pleurotus cystidiosus O.K. Miller 20. Pleurotus eryngii (Dc.: Fr.) Quel. 21. Pleurotus ostreatus (Fr.) Quel 22. Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fr.) Quel. (Designated Seeds and Seedlings) Section 2. Those to be specified by a Cabinet Order under Subsection 5 of Section 2 of the Law shall be the leaves and buds. (Persons engaged in Agriculture) Section 3. The persons to be specified by a Cabinet Order under Subsection 2 of Section 21 of the Law shall be the individuals who are engaged in agriculture or the agricultural production corporations which are stipulated in Subsection 7 of Section 2 of the Agricultural Land Law (Law No.229, 1952). (Affairs to be dealt with by prefectures) Section 4. Such portion of the affairs belonging to the authority of the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries under the provisions of Subsection 4 of Section 50, Section 51 and Subsections 2 and 3 of Section 52 which pertains to the seeds and seedlings of rice, barley, naked barley, wheat and soybean (except for those relating to the seed and seedling dealers stipulated in Subsection 5 of Section 2 of the Law, which sell the seeds and seedlings by situating their establishments in the areas of 2 or more prefectures (hereinafter referred to as “regional seed and seedling dealer”)) shall be performed by the prefectural governors. 2. Such portion of the affairs belonging to the authority of the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries under the provisions of Section 53 and 54 of the Law which pertains to the seeds and seedlings of rice, barley, naked barley, wheat and soybean shall be performed by the prefectural governors. However, this provision shall not preclude the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from performing the affairs pertaining to the Minister’s authority (limited to those relating to regional seed and seedling dealers) by himself or herself where the Ministry regards it particularly needed to promote the proper distribution of seeds and seedlings. 3. In Subsection 1 and the body of the preceding subsection hereinabove, the provisions relating to the Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries pertaining to the affairs stipulated in these provisions shall be regarded as the provisions herein relating to prefectural governors and be applied for prefectural governors. 4. Where, under the provisions of the body of Subsection 2 hereinabove, prefectural governors collect the designated seeds and seedlings from regional seed and seedling dealers under the provisions of Subsection 1 of Section 53 of the Law or order the regional seed and seedling dealers to submit the reports or documents under the provisions of Section 54 of the Law, the prefectural governors shall report the results to the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.