PLAHT-QUAEAKT 1KB IMPORT RESTRICTIONS 
OF THE 
KINGDOM OP IRAQ 
NOTIFICATIONS, ETC. 
by the Council of Ministers 
103a - IMPORTATION OP PLANTS LA7. r HO. 31 POR 1938 
*;/e, KING OP IRAQ, 
With the approval of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, do 
hereby order the enactment of the following Lav;: 
Article 1. In this Lav;, the following expressions shall have the 
meanings hereinafter set out. 
(a) Plant: All living or dead plants or any part thereof, 
whether growing above or underground as roots, bulbs, tubers, 
stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, cottonseed, or cotton 
lint . 
(b) Citrus: Cuttings, parts or fruits of any variety of plants 
of the family Rutaceae such as oranges, sweet lemons, limes, 
tangerines, mandarins, etc. 
(c) Vines: Cuttings, parts, leaves, and fruits of the genus 
Vitis or other members of the family Vitaceae. 
(d) Pests: I. All species of the Insecta in any of their 
different stages. 
II. Arachnida (spiders, etc.) 
III. Pungus diseases of the Thallophyta in general. 
(e) Government Inspector: The official who shall be appointed 
by the Department of Agricultural Affairs for the fulfillment 
of the purposes of this Lav;. 
Art. 2. All plants arriving in IRAQ by sea, air, or land route, 
whether by post or otherwise, shall be examined by the Government • 
Inspector in the places defined in a notification published by the 
Minister of Economics and Communications. 
Art. 3. (a) The Government Inspector may order the destruction 
of the whole or any part of a consignment if, on inspection, 
it be found infected with any pest to a degree incurable by 
disinfection by fumigation or other method. 
