1937] 
SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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Summary 
importation prohibited 
The importation of the plants and plant products named in regulation 8 
(1), page 8, is prohibited from all phices outside the Scheduled States (Belgian 
Congo, Northern Rhodesia, and the Union of South Africa). 
IMPORTATION RESTIIICTEID 
Departmental importations — The plants and plant products named in regula- 
tion 8 (2), page 4, are limited to introductions by or under the direct super- 
vision of the Department of Agriculture, subject to prescribed precautionary 
measures, including quarantine and special permit. 
Special permit required— The plants and plant products named in regula- 
tion 8 (3), page 4, may be imported only under special permit issued by the 
Department and under prescribed conditions. 
IMPORTATION UNRESTRICTED) 
Fruit, bulbs, tubers, garden vegetables, seeds, and such portions of plants 
as cannot be propagated, unless specially restricted or prohibited. (Reg. 8 (3) 
(i),p. 4.) 
GBNER.VL Regulations 
DEFINITIONS 
Regulation 1. The following terms have the meanings respectively assigned 
to them if not inconsistent with the context : 
"Plant" shall include everything in the nature of a plant, and the fruit, 
leaves, cuttings, bark, or any part thereof, whether living or dead, severed or at- 
tached, but shall not include seed, unless specifically mentioned, nor manu- 
factured products of plants. 
"Insect pest" shall mean any insect or other invertebrate animal which 
may be injurious to agricultural or horticultural products. 
"Plant disease" shall mean any disease caused by fungus, bacterium, virus, or 
other organism which may be injurious to agricultural or horticultural products. 
"Cottonseed" shall mean seeds of any species or variety of Gossypium. 
"Cotton lint" shall mean cotton fiber from which all seeds have been removed 
by passage through a ginning machine, and shall refer to unmanufactured 
cotton generally, including linters and all kinds of cotton waste, but excluding 
purified cotton wool (absorbent cotton) and cotton batting, 
"Scheduled States" shall include Belgian Congo, Northern Rhodesia, and 
Union of South Africa. 
Reg. 2. These regulations shall apply generally to any plant Imported into 
Southern Rhodesia. 
authorized ports of entry 
Reg. 3. Plants may be introduced into Southern Rhodesia only by mail or 
through the following ports of entry : Beitbridge, Bulawayo, Gwelo, Plumtree, 
Salisbury, Umtali, or such port of entry as the Minister of Agriculture and 
Lands may allow under special permit. 
Regs. 4 to 7, inclusive. Administrative procedure concerning the importer 
or consignee. 
On the Introduction of Plants From Overseas and Nonscheduled African 
States 
Reg. 8. The introduction of plants and plant products into Southern Rhodesia 
from overseas or from any nonscheduled African State shall be subject to the 
following restrictions : 
(1) Importation prohibited: 
(a) Eucalyptus, acacia, conifers, oak {Quercus), plane (Plat anus) plants 
or any part thereof except seed. 
(6) Live peach stones. 
(c) Fresh stone fruits. 
(d) Fresh citrus fruits, and dried citrus peel (candied citrus peel excepted). 
