276 BUREAU OF P:NT0M0L0GY and plant quarantine I April-June 
may not be imported except for scientific or official technical purposes. (Dahir 
of Sept. 20. 1927, arts. 1 and 2. See p. 5.) 
Plants or parts thereof used as packinj; material, prohibited unless indus- 
trially ])rocessed, except those named in the vizirial decree of Septembr 13, 
1088. (See p. 13.) 
Cotton plants, stems, seeds, bolls, and unginned cotton from any source : sacks 
or other containers that have been previously used for cotton or cottonseed, 
except shipments made to the Director General. (Vizirial decree of Sept. 20. 
11)27. See p. 20. ) 
Livina: i)lants, culms, straw, leaves, roots, husks, rachises. and inflorescences 
of Zvn mays L., Sorfjhti ni riihjare Pers.. including: all cultivated species of 
Sorf/lnim or Andropof/on. Panicum inlliaccnm L., {Chactorhlon i^alirn) ^^rfftria 
itaJica (L. ) Beauv., and other species of Pauicum; any part or residue of 
Canuuhis sutiva L. ; whole plants, living or dead, of Aruudo douux L., except 
peeled or sawn stems used in making packings. (Vizirial decree of Aug. 31, 
1032, as amended by vizirial decree of Sept. 3. 1084. See p. 21.) 
IMPORTATION RESTRICTED 
Insects of economic importance: Certain honey-producing and silk-producing 
insects may be imported into the French zone subject to inspection on arrival 
if ]u-operly marked. (Decree of the Director General, Mar. 1. 1028, p. 11.) 
Fungi, myxomycetes, and bacteria of economic or sanitary interest may be 
imported into the French zone subject to examination on arrival. (Decree of 
the Director General of Mar 1, 1028, p. 12.) 
Forage-crop seeds of the genera ModUufio. Trifoliion, Lotnfi, and Anthi/Jlis, 
subiect to examination for dodder seeds {Cuscuta spp.). (Vizirial decree of 
May 8, 1038. p. 16.) 
All plants or parts of plants, including seedlings, layers, cuttings, scions, bulbs, 
rut flowers, fruits, pits of fruits, vegetables, tubers, rhizomes, roots, grain, seeds, 
and in general, all plant wastes; manures, fertilizers, containers, and packing 
materials: lumber and bark, industrially processed plant products, bran, straw, 
hay (see below for restrictions on hay), oil cakes; are subject to the provisions 
of Vhe dahir of September 20, 1027. 
Plants in pots or balls of earth, potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants: Phyto- 
sanitary certificate, which in the case of potatoes, tomatoes, and eggi^lants, must 
attest their freedom from potato wart; in addition, a certificate of supervision 
is required for such products originating in countries invaded by the Colorado 
potato >»eetle, and the products must be packed in new containers which are 
then officially .sealed. (Decree of the Director General, Mar. 81, 1033, and 
vizirial decree of Aug. 1. 1086.) 
Hay: Importation subject to the phytosanitary regulations and those relating 
to the control of parasites and only in the form of mechanically compressed 
bales bound with iron wire. (Vizirial decree of Sept. 13, 1033, art. 4, p. 14.) 
Authorized ports of entry for plant products: Casablanca. Port-Lyautey 
(Kenitra), and Ouida. (Art. 6 of dahir of Sept. 20. 1027, and decree of Mar. 
31, 1038. pp. 7 and 0.) 
IMPORTATION UNRESTRICTED 
Cereals: Wheat, barley, oats, rye, maize, and rice: beans, peas, lentils, coffee, 
spices, and dried herbs; gums and resins; dried medicinal plants in packages; 
lumber and bark ; industrially dried vegetables, flours, food pastes, brans, oil 
cakes, straw, and hay. (Decree of the Director General. Feb. 10, 1031. p. 14.) 
Dried herbarium specimens: Importation not restricted. (Dahir of Sept. 20, 
1027. art. 12, p. 8.) 
Phytosanitary Regulations of the French Zone. Shehifian Empire 
(Morocco) 
[Prom 111 pa tod by tlip dahir of Sept. 20. 1027 : Bulletin Offiriel Xo. 80,3, M.ir. 13. 10281 
General Regulations 
definition of plant parasite 
Article 1. The term "plant parasite" designates any animal or plant organism, 
at any stage of devt^lopment, that can effect lesions or other injury to wild 
