(a) The following plants and plant products, when used as packing materials, are prohibited entry into the United States from the countries and localities named:
(1) Rice straw, hulls, and chaff; from all countries.
(2) Corn and allied plants (maize, sorghum, broomcorn, Sudan grass, napier grass, jobs-tears, teosinte, Polytoca, Sclerachne, Chionachne); all parts, from all countries except Mexico, and the countries of Central America, the West Indies, and South America.
(3) Cotton and cotton products (lint, waste, seed cotton, cottonseed, and cottonseed hulls); from all countries.
(4) Sugarcane; all parts of the plant including bagasse, from all countries.
(5) Bamboo; leaves and small shoots, from all countries.
(6) Leaves of plants; from all countries.
(7) Forest litter; from all countries.
(8) Soil containing an appreciable admixture of vegetable matter, from all countries, except such types of soil or earth as are authorized as safe for packing by the rules and regulations promulgated supplemental to this quarantine. Exceptions to the above prohibitions may be authorized in the case of specific materials which have been so prepared, manufactured, or processed that in the judgment of the inspector no pest risk is involved in their entry.
(b) The following plants and plant products when used as packing materials will be permitted entry into the United States from the countries and localities designated below only in accordance with the regulations in this subpart:
(1) Cereal straw, hulls, and chaff (such as oats, barley, and rye) from all countries, except rice straw, hulls, and chaff, which are prohibited importation from all countries by paragraph (a)(1) of this section, and except wheat straw, hulls, and chaff, which are restricted importation by Sec. 319.59 of this part from any country or locality listed in Sec. 319.59-2 of this part.
(2) Corn and allied plants (maize, sorghum, broomcorn, Sudan grass, napier grass, jobs-tears, teosinte, Polytoca, Sclerachne, Chionachne); all parts, from Mexico and the countries of Central America, the West Indies, and South America.
(3) Grasses and hay and similar indefinite dried or cured masses of grasses, weeds, and herbaceous plants; from all countries.
(4) Soil containing an appreciable admixture of vegetable matter, from all countries, which is authorized as safe for packing by the rules and regulations promulgated supplemental to this quarantine.
(c) The importation of plants and plant products that are prohibited or restricted under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section may be authorized for experimental, therapeutic, or developmental purposes under conditions specified in a controlled import permit issued in accordance with Sec. 319.6.
(d) This quarantine shall leave in full force and effect all other quarantines and orders.
(e) As used in this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires, the term United States means the States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. [24 FR 10788, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 26 FR 9333, Oct. 4, 1961; 36 FR 24917, Dec. 24, 1971; 60 FR 27682, May 25, 1995; 63 FR 31102, June 8, 1998; 78 FR 25571, May 2, 2013] Sec. 319.69a Administrative instructions and interpretation relating to the entry into Guam of plant materials specified in Sec. 319.69.
(a) Plants and products designated in Sec. 319.69(a)(1), (3), (4), and (5) and (b)(1) and (3) as prohibited or restricted entry into the United States from the countries and localities named may be imported into Guam as packing materials without prohibition or restriction under this subpart. Inspection of such importations may be made under the general authority of Sec. 330.105(a) of this chapter. If an importation is found infected, infested, or contaminated with any plant pest and is not subject to disposal under this part, disposition may be made in accordance with Sec. 330.106 of this chapter.
(b) Corn and allied plants listed in Sec. 319.69(a)(2) may be imported into Guam subject to the requirements of Sec. Sec. 319.69-2, 319.69-3, and 319.69-4.
(c) Under Sec. 319.69(a) (6) and (7), coconut fronds and other parts of the coconut trees are prohibited entry into Guam as packing materials except as permitted in Sec. 319.37-9. [24 FR 10788, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 60 FR 27682, May 25, 1995; 62 FR 65009, Dec. 10, 1997]
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