Plant Protection (Control of Trogoderma Granarium) Order, 1960

Plant Protection [CAP. 133-8upp. " 25 G.Ns.1960 Nos. 89 and 328 the Plant Protection (Control of THE PLANT PROTECTION (CONTROL or TROGODERMIl GUIlNIlRIUM) ORDER. I'J()() 1. This Order may be cited as Trogodernia granarium] Order. I9GO. 2. In this Order "fumigated" or "fumigation" means fumigated or fumigation in the manner set out in the Second Schedule to this Order: "treated with insecticide" or "treatment with insecticide" means treated with insecticide or treatment with insecticide in the manner set out in the Third Schedule to this Order. 3.-(i) When any article set forth in the First Schedule to this Order which is imported into Tanganyika from any of the Territories set out in the said Schedule is found or is reasonably suspected by an inspector to be infested with Trogoderma granarium; or (ii) When any other article which is imported into Tanganyika is found or is reasonably suspected by an inspector to be infested by Trogoderma granarium as a result of its being carried with or stored in proximity to any article set forth in the First Schedule. the inspector shall forthwith so inform the consignee of such article or his agent thereof and thereupon such consignee or agent. as the case may be. shall forthwith cause such article to be fumigated or treated with insecticide: 26 CAP. 133-Supp. 60J [Subsidiary] Plant Protection Provided that if in the opinion of the Commissioner for Agriculture such fumigation or treatment with insecticide is impracticable or will not be a complete safeguard or the delay caused by such fumigation or treatment with insecticide would give rise to the risk of introduction or spread of Trogoderma granariutn, the Commissioner for Agriculture may authorize without compensation the immediate destruction of such article. 4. When any consignee or agent fails to fumigate or treat with insecticide with all reasonable despatch any article when informed by an inspector under the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Order that' it is infested or suspected of being infested with Trogoderma granarlum, any inspector may cause such article to be fumigated or treated with insecticide and may recover from such consignee or agent the cost of such fumigation or treatment with insecticide. 5. When any consignee or agent fails to fumigate or treat with insecticide with all reasonable despatch any article when informed by an inspector under the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Order that it is infested or suspected of being infested with Trogoderma granarium, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a tine not exceed ing Shs. 2,000/ -. FIRSI' SCHEDULE Territories 0/ Origin (a) India, Pakistan, Burma, Siam. Territories situated in the Arahian Peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf, African territories bordering the Rcd Sea. Portuguese East Africa, Territories in the Central African Federation, Union of South Africa. Singapore. Federated States of Malaya. Zanzibar and Hong Kong. (h) All territories except Kenya and Uganda. Articles All ':Iains. flours. edible oil seeds, pulses, hcaux, spices, hcrhx and copra. Used gunny hags, used hessian or used packugiug material (coarse wovcn from any vegetable fihre) and malt. SECOND SCHEDULE Permitted methods of fumigation: 1. For any article: Methyl Bromide-fumigation at the rate of :\ Ih. of Methyl Bromide per 1,("10 cubic feet of fumigated space for a period of 1I0t less than 24 hours. 2. For articles other than Iooclstutl's r-c Hydrogen Cyanide-fumigation at the rate of 12 oz. of Hydrogen Cyanide per 1 O(Xl cubic feet of fumigated space for a period of not less than 24 hours. 3. For treatment of seed for sowing: One tablet of Phostoxin per 200 Ih. of xccd. llllRD SCHEDULE Permitted methods of treatment with inseeticide: I. A liquid insecticide containing not less than n·) per cent Malathion and 1 per cent D.D.T. applied as a drenching spray. 2. For treatment of seed for sowing: Admixture of Malathion dust at a rate of R oz. of 1 pet' cent dust per 200 lb. of seed.