Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 319.41–2 individual straws at the same end, no promulgated, the following articles alternating of layers being permitted. may be imported: (b) Each bundle shall be securely tied (a) Subject only to the requirements to prevent breakage. of paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of § 319.41– (c) Individual bundles shall be com- 5: pacted, grouped into bales, and so ar- (1) Green corn on the cob, in small ranged that the butt of each bundle is lots for local use only, from adjacent exposed on the outside of the bale. areas of Canada. (d) Each bale shall be securely bound (2) Articles made of the stalks, to prevent shifting or loosening of the leaves, or cobs of corn, when prepared, bundles in transit. manufactured, or processed in such (e) Broomstraw found upon inspec- manner that in the judgment of the in- tion at the port of entry to contain spector no pest risk is involved in their stems, stalks, stubs of stalks, or leaves entry. shall be sterilized under the super- (3) Corn silk. vision of an inspector. Broomstraw (b) Upon compliance with the regula- contaminated in the aforesaid manner, tions in this subpart: from countries other than those on the (1) Broomcorn for manufacturing North or South American Continents purposes, brooms or similar articles or the West Indies, shall be considered made of broomcorn, clean shelled corn, as broomcorn and shall be subject to and clean seed of the other plants cov- compliance with § 319.41–3(b). ered by § 319.41. [25 FR 12809, Dec. 14, 1960] (2) Corn on the cob, green or mature, from the provinces of Canada west of RULES AND REGULATIONS and including Manitoba, 3 and from Mexico, Central America, South Amer- § 319.41–1 Plant products permitted ica, the West Indies, the Bahamas, and entry. 1 Bermuda. Except as restricted from certain (c) Seed of Indian corn or maize (Zea countries and localities by special mays L.) that is free from the cob and quarantines and other orders now in from all other parts of corn may be im- force, 2 and by such as may hereafter be ported into the United States from New Zealand without further restric- 1 Except as provided in § 319.41–6 the regula- tion. tions in this subpart do not authorize impor- (d) Immature, dehusked ‘‘baby’’ sweet tations through the mails. corn may be imported from Zambia in 2 The entry of the following plants and accordance with § 319.56–2f(a). plant products is prohibited or restricted by specific quarantines and other restrictive or- [24 FR 10788, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 58 ders now in force. FR 44745, Aug. 25, 1993; 71 FR 29769, May 24, (a) Living canes of sugarcane, or cuttings 2006] or parts thereof, from all foreign countries. (§ 319.15.) § 319.41–2 Application for permits. (b) Except as provided for in paragraph (c) (a) Persons contemplating the impor- for corn seed from New Zealand, seed and all tation of any of the articles specified in other portions in the raw or unmanufactured § 319.41–1(b), shall first make applica- state of Indian corn or maize (Zea mays L.), and the closely related plants, including all tion to the Plant Protection and Quar- species of Teosinte (Euchlaena), jobs-tears antine Programs for a permit, stating (Coix), Polytoca, Chionachne, Sclerachne, in the application the name and ad- and Trilobachne, from Australia, Burma, dress of the exporter, the country and Cambodia, China, Formosa, India, Indonesia, locality where grown, the port of ar- Japan and adjacent islands, Laos, Malaya, rival, and the name and address of the Manchuria, New Guinea, New Zealand, North importer in the United States to whom Viet-Nam, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, the permit should be sent. Unless oth- Ryukyu Islands, Thailand, and Viet-Nam. (§ 319.24.) erwise stated in the permit, all permits (c) Seed of Indian corn or maize (Zea mays L.) that is free from the cob and from all 3 A quarantine is maintained by Canada to other parts of corn may be imported into the prevent spread of the European corn borer United States from New Zealand without from the infested eastern areas to the still further restriction. (§ 319.24.). uninfested Provinces west of Ontario. 287 VerDate Mar<15>2010 12:45 Feb 10, 2011 Jkt 223016 PO 00000 Frm 00297 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\223016.XXX 223016 jdjones on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with CFR § 319.41–3 7 CFR Ch. III (1–1–11 Edition) will be valid from date of issuance ports as may be designated in the per- until revoked. mit. (b) Applications for permits should be (d) Pending development of adequate made in advance of the proposed ship- treating facilities in Guam, any of the ments; but if, through no fault of the articles specified in § 319.41–1 that are importer, a shipment should arrive be- subject to treatment as a condition of fore a permit is received, the importa- entry therein must first be entered and tion will be held in customs custody at treated in accordance with the require- the risk and expense of the importer ments of this subpart at a U.S. port of for a period not exceeding 20 days pend- arrival where such treating facilities ing the receipt of the permit. are available. (c) Applications may be made by [24 FR 10788, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 33 telegraph, in which case the informa- FR 11811, Aug. 21, 1968; 36 FR 24917, Dec. 24, tion required above must be given. 1971] (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0049) § 319.41–4 Notice of arrival by per- mittee. [24 FR 10788, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 48 Immediately upon arrival of the im- FR 57466, Dec. 30, 1983] portation at the port of arrival the per- § 319.41–3 Issuance of permits. mittee shall submit, in duplicate, no- tice to the Plant Protection and Quar- (a) On approval by the Deputy Ad- antine Programs, through the U.S. Col- ministrator of the Plant Protection lector of Customs, or, in the case of and Quarantine Programs of the appli- Guam, through the Customs officer of cation mentioned in § 319.41–2, a permit the Government of Guam, on forms will be issued. provided for that purpose, stating the (b) For broomcorn and brooms and number of the permit, the date of similar articles made of broomcorn, entry, the name of ship or vessel, rail- permits will be issued by the Deputy road, or other carrier, the country and Administrator of the Plant Protection locality where the articles were grown, and Quarantine Programs for such the name of the foreign shipper, the ports as may be designated therein, ex- quantity or number of bales or con- cept that permits will be issued for the tainers, and the marks and numbers on entry of broomcorn originating in the bales or containers, the port of ar- countries other than those in the North rival, and the name of the importer or or South American Continents or the broker at the port of arrival. West Indies only through the ports of Baltimore, Boston, New York, and Nor- (Approved by the Office of Management and folk, or through other northeastern Budget under control number 0579–0049) ports which may from time to time be [24 FR 10788, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 48 designated in the permit, and at which FR 57466, Dec. 30, 1983] facilities for treatment of infested ma- terial may be available, such entry to § 319.41–5 Condition of entry. be limited to those shipments accom- (a) The entry of the articles covered panied by on-board bills of lading dated by § 319.41–1 is conditioned on their within the period September 15 freedom from the European corn borer through February 15 of the succeeding and other injurious insects and plant year, both dates inclusive. Permits will diseases, and upon their freedom from not be issued for the entry of contamination with plant materials broomcorn from any source through prohibited entry under other quar- ports on the Pacific Coast. antines. All shipments of these articles (c) For shelled corn and for seeds of shall be subject to inspection at the other plants listed in § 319.41, and for port of arrival by an inspector of the corn on the cob, green or mature, from Plant Protection and Quarantine Pro- the land areas designated in grams, in order to determine their free- § 319.41(b)(2), permits will be issued for dom from such insects and diseases and ports where the Plant Protection and from contaminating materials, and to Quarantine Programs maintains an in- such sterilization, grinding, or treat- spection service and for such other ment in accordance with part 305 of 288 VerDate Mar<15>2010 12:45 Feb 10, 2011 Jkt 223016 PO 00000 Frm 00298 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\223016.XXX 223016 jdjones on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with CFR.