and Quarantine, the seized property is authorized to be released. § 356.9 Filing of documents. (a) Any document required by this subpart to be filed or served within a certain period of time, will be considered filed or served as of the time of receipt by the party with or upon whom filing or service is required. (b) Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays shall be included in computing the time allowed for the filing or serving of any document or paper; except that when such time expires on a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday, such period shall be extended to include the next following business day. Sec. PART 360-NOXIOUS WEED REGULATIONS 360.100 Definitions. 360.200 Designation of noxious weeds. 360.300 General prohibitions and restrictions on the movement of noxious weeds; permits. AUTHORITY: 7 U.S.C. 7711-7714, 7718, 7731, 7751, and 7754; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. $360.100 Definitions. (a) As used in this part, words in the singular form shall be deemed to import the plural and vice versa, as the case may require. (b) As used in this part, the terms as defined in section 3 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2802) shall apply with equal force and effect. In addition and except as may be provided otherwise in this part the following words shall be construed, respectively, to mean: Department. The U.S. Department of Agriculture. Deputy Administrator. The Deputy Administrator of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department, or any other officer or employee of the Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs to whom authority has heretofore been delegated or may hereafter be delegated to act in his stead. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs. The Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the De partment. [41 FR 49988, Nov. 12, 1976] $360.200 Designation of noxiou weeds. As authorized under section 412 c the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C 7712), the Secretary of Agriculture ha determined that the following plants or plant products fall within the defini tion of "noxious weed" as defined i section 403 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 7702(10) Accordingly, the dissemination in th United States of the following plant or plant products may reasonably b expected to have the effects specifie in section 403 of the Act: (a) Aquatic and wetland weeds: Azolla pinnata R. Brown (mosquito ferr water velvet) Caulerpa taxifolia (Mediterranean clone) Eichornia azurea (Swartz) Kunth (anchore waterhyacinth, rooted waterhyacinth) Hydrilla verticillata (Linnaeus f.) Royl (hydrilla) Hygrophila polysperma T. Anderson (Mirama weed) Ipomoea aquatica Forsskal (water-spinach swamp morning-glory) Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume (ambulia) Melaleuca quenquinervia (Cav.) Blake (broad leaf paper bark tree). Monochoria hastata (Linnaeus) Solms- Monochoria vaginalis (Burman f.) C. Presl Sagittaria sagittifolia Linnaeus (arrowhead) Sparganium erectum Linnaeus (exotic burreed) (b) Parasitic weeds: Aeginetia spp. Alectra spp. 1 One or more of the common names of weeds are given in parentheses after most scientific names to help identify the weeds represented by such scientific names; however, a scientific name is intended to include all weeds within the genus or species represented by the scientific name, regardless of whether the common name or names are as comprehensive in scope as the scientific name. Imperata brasiliensis Trinius (Brazilian satintail) Imperata cylindrica (Linnaeus) Raeuschel (cogongrass) Ischaemum rugosum Salisbury (murainograss) Leptochloa chinensis (Linnaeus) Nees (Asian sprangletop) Lycium ferocissimum Miers (African boxthorn) Melastoma malabathricum Linnaeus Mikania cordata (Burman f.) B. L. Robinson (mile-a-minute) Mikania micrantha Humboldt, Bonpland, & Kunth Mimosa invisa Martius (giant sensitive plant) Mimosa pigra Linneaus var. pigra (catclaw mimosa) Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hackel ex Arechavaleta (serrated tussock) Opuntia aurantiaca Lindley (jointed prickly pear) Oryza longistaminata A. Chevalier & Roehrich (red rice) Oryza punctata Kotschy ex Steudel (red rice) Oryza rufipogon Griffith (red rice) Paspalum scrobiculatum Linnaeus (Kodo-millet) Prosopis humilis Gillies ex Hooker & Arnott Prosopis kuntzei Harms Prosopis pallida (Humboldt & Bonpland ex Prosopis reptans Bentham var. reptans Prosopis ruizlealii Burkart Prosopis sericantha Gillies ex Hooker & Prosopis strombulifera (Lamarck) Bentham Prosopis torquata (Cavanilles ex Lagasca y Segura) de Candolle Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W. Clayton Rubus fruticosus Linnaeus (complex) (wild blackberry) Rubus moluccanus Linnaeus (wild raspberry) Saccharum spontaneum Linnaeus (wild sugarcane) Setaria pallide-fusca (Schumacher) Stapf & Solanum torvum Swartz (turkeyberry) [48 FR 20039, May 4, 1983, as amended at 49 FR 25223, June 20, 1984; 57 FR 8838, Mar. 13, 1992; 60 FR 35832, July 12, 1995; 64 FR 12883, Mar. 16, 1999; 65 FR 33743, May 25, 2000; 66 FR 21060, Apr. 27, 2001] § 360.300 General_prohibitions and restrictions on the movement of noxious weeds; permits. (a) No person may move a Federal noxious weed into or through the United States, or interstate, unless: (1) He or she obtains a permit for such movement in accordance with paragraphs (b) through (e) of this section; and (2) The movement is consistent with the specific conditions contained in the permit. (b) The Deputy Administrator will issue a written permit for the movement of a noxious weed into or through the United States, or interstate, if application is made for such movement and if the Deputy Administrator determines that such movement, under conditions specified in the permit, would not involve a danger of dissemination of the noxious weed in the United States, or interstate; otherwise such a permit will not be issued. (c) All such permits issued shall contain in written form in the permit any conditions (other than those conditions specified in this part) under which the permit is to be granted, e.g. conditions with respect to shipment, storage, and destruction. (d) If the permit is denied, the applicant shall be furnished the reasons therefor. (e) The Deputy Administrator may revoke any outstanding permit issued under this section, and may deny future permit applications, if the Deputy Administrator determines that the issuee has failed to comply with any provision of the Act or this section, including conditions of any permit issued. Upon request, any permit holder will be afforded an opportunity for a hearing with respect to the merits or validity of any such revocation involving his or her permit. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0054) [41 FR 49988, Nov. 12, 1976, as amended at 48 FR 57466, Dec. 30, 1983; 59 FR 67611, Dec. 30, 1994; 64 FR 41009, July 29, 1999] Terms used in the singular form in this part shall be construed as the plural, and vice versa, as the case may demand. The following terms, when used in this part, shall be construed, respectively, to mean: Administrator. The Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, or any other individual to whom the Administrator delegates authority to act in his or her stead. Agricultural seed. The following kinds and varieties of grass, forage, and field crop seed that are used for seeding purposes in the United States: Alfilaria-Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. Barrelclover-Medicago truncatula Gaertn. Bean, adzuki-Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi and Ohashi Bean, field-Phaseolus vulgaris L. Bentgrass, colonial—Agrostis capillaris L. Bermudagrass, giant-Cynodon dactylon (L.) Bluegrass, Canada-Poa compressa L. Bluegrass, glaucantha-Poa glauca Vahl Bluegrass, Texas-Poa arachnifera Torr. Castorbean-Ricinus communis L. Clover, alsike--Trifolium hybridum L. Clover, arrowleaf-Trifolium vesiculosum Savi Clover, lappa-Trifolium lappaceum L. Schreb. large hop-Trifolium campestre Clover, Persian-Trifolium resupinatum L. Red clover, mammoth-Trifolium pratense Red clover, medium--Trifolium pratense L. Clover, rose-Trifolium hirtum All. Clover, small hop or suckling-Trifolium dubium Sibth. Clover, strawberry-Trifolium fragiferum L. Clover, sub or subterranean-Trifolium subterraneum L. Clover, white-Trifolium repens L. (also see Clover, ladino) Clover (also see Alyceclover, Burclover, Buttonclover, Sourclover, Sweetclover) Corn, field-Zea mays L. Corn, pop-Zea mays L. Cotton-Gossypium spp. Cowpea-Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Crambe-Crambe abyssinica R.E. Fries Hardinggrass-Phalaris stenoptera Hack. Indiangrass, yellow-Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Indigo, hairy-Indigofera hirsuta L. Japanese lawngrass-Zoysia japonica Steud. Johnsongrass-Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Kenaf--Hibiscus cannabinus L. Kochia, forage-Kochia prostrata (L.) Schrad. Kudzu-Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen and S. Almeida Lentil-Lens culinaris Medik. Lespedeza, Korean-Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino Lespedeza, sericea or Chinese-Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don Lespedeza, Siberian-Lespedeza juncea (L. f.) Pers. Oatgrass, tall-Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J.S. Presl and K.B. Presl Orchardgrass-Dactylis glomerata L. Panicgrass, blue-Panicum antidotale Retz. Panicgrass, green-Panicum maximum Jacq. var. trichoglume Robyns Pea, field-Pisum sativum L. Poa trivialis (see Bluegrass, rough) Rape, annual-Brassica napus L. var. annua Koch Rape, bird-Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa Rape, turnip-Brassica rapa L. subsp. silvestris (Lam.) Janchen Rape, winter-Brassica napus L. var. biennis Rescuegrass-Bromus catharticus Vahl Rice-Oryza sativa L. Ricegrass, Indian-Oryzopsis hymenoides striata (Pursh) Nutt. Sesame Sesamum indicum L. Lovegrass, sand-Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) canescens 300 |