Plant Protection (Control of Trogoderma Granarium) Rules, 1960

G.N.1960 No. 87 TilE PLANT PROTECTION (CONTROL or TROGODERMA GRANARIUM) RULES, 1960 I. These Rules may be cited as the Plant Protection (Control of Trogodernta Granariunu Rules. 1960. 2. Tn these Rules "fumigated" or "fumigation" means fumigated or fumigation in the manner set out in the First Schedule to these Rules; "treated with insecticide" or "treatment with insecticide" means treated with insecticide or treatment with insecticide in the manner set out in the Second Schedule to these Rules. 3. When any article which is not imported into Tanganyika is found or is reasonably suspected by an inspector to be infested with Trogoderma granariuin, the inspector shall forthwith so inform the owner of such article or any person having possession thereof and thereupon such owner or person having possession, as the case may be, shall forthwith cause such article to be fumigated or treated with insecticide: Plant Protection [CAP. 133-Supp. 60 19 [Subsidiary] Provide.d t~at 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 insectide would give rise to the risk of introduction or spread ~f TrogC?derma. grallarium,. the Commissioner for Agriculture may authorize the immediate destruction of such article. 4. When any owner or person in possession of any article fails to fumigate or treat with insecticide such article with all reasonable dispatch, when informed by an inspector under the provisions of rule 3 of these Rules that it. is infest~d or suspected of being infested with Trogoderma granartum, any Inspector may cause such article to be fumigated or treated with insecticide and may recover from such owner or person in possession the cost of such fumigation or treatment with insecticide. 5.-(i) When any article is reasonably suspected by an inspector of being or having been infested with Trogoderma granarium, the inspector shall forthwith so inform the person in charge of any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, building or place which has been used for the conveyance. transport or storage of such article and thereupon such person in charge shall cause such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, building or place to be fumigated or treated with insecticide as may be directed by the inspector (ii) In paragraph (i) of this rule and in rules 6 and 7 the words "person in charge" shall include the master and agent of any vessel, the captain and agent of any aircraft, the driver of any vehicle and the occupier and the owner of any building or place. 6. When any person in charge of any vessel, vehicle, aircraft, building or place fails to fumigate or treat with insecticide the same, with all reasonable dispatch, when so required by an inspector under the provi sions of paragraph (i) of rule 5 of these Rules, any inspector may cause such vessel, vehicle, aircraft, building or place to be fumigated or treated with insecticide and may recover from the person in charge of such vessel, vehicle, aircraft. building or place. the cost of such fumiga tion or treatment with insecticide. 7. Any owner or person in possession who fails to fumigate or treat with insecticide with all reasonable dispatch any article when informed by an inspector, under the provisions of rule 3 of these Rules, that it is infested or suspected of being infested with Trogoderma granarium and any person in charge of such vessel. vehicle. aircraft, building or place who fails to fumigate or treat with insecticide the same with all reason able dispatch when so informed by an inspector under the provisions of paragraph (i) of rule 5 of these Rules. shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a tine not exceeding Shs. 2,000/-. FIRST SCIIEDULE Permitted methods of fumigation: (i) For any article: Methyl Bromide-fumigation at the rate of 3 lb. of Methyl Bromide per 1,000 cubic feel of fumigated space for a period of not less than 24 hours. (ii) For articles other than foodstuITs: Hydrogen Cyanide-fumigation at the rate of 12 oz. of Hydrogen Cyanide per 1,000 cubic feet of fumigated space for a period of not less than 24 hours. 20 CAP. 133-Supp. 60] [Subsidiary] Plant Protection (iii) For treatment of seed for sowing: One tablet of Phostoxin per 200 lb. of seed, SECOND SCHEDULE Permitted melhods of treatment with insecticidc: (i) A liquid insecticide containing not less than 0·5 per eent Malathion and I per cent D.D.T. applied as a drenching spray. (il) For treatment of seed for sowing: Admixture with Malathion dust at the rate of 8 oz. of 1 per cent dust per 200 lb. of seed.