livingart Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has released the draft Facility Standard: Post Entry Quarantine for Plants for public consultation. The draft Facility Standard will replace the current version and is now available on the MPI website: Draft Facility Standard for Post Entry Quarantine for Plants <https://mpi.govt.nz/news-and-resources/consultations/draft-facility-standard-for-post-entry-quarantine-for-plants/> From 28 October 2015 to 27 November 2015 the Ministry for Primary Industries invites comment on proposed changes to the: Facility Standard: Post Entry Quarantine for Plants Supporting information can also be found on the above website, including the following: Risk Management Proposal: Revision of the Facility Standard: Post Entry Quarantine For Plants; Draft Guidance Document: Post Entry Quarantine for Plants; Example Operating Manual for a Hypothetical Level 2 Facility, Comments are also welcome on each of the above documents. We are aiming for the consultation period to remain open until 5 pm Friday 27 November 2015. alexyay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Insect wholesalers got me all excited for cheap fish food. I don't think they'll appreciate the giant amazon centipedes (I've got a funny feeling the family won't, either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 I was under the impression that the plants available in NZ are all locally grown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 They currently are, as importing aquatic plants is a painfully long & costly process. A portion of what's available isn't even on the PBI (MPI's plant import list), lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 A portion of what's available isn't even on the PBI (MPI's plant import list).Yeah that makes it a bit tricky as they are not motivated to update or add to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Yeah that makes it a bit tricky as they are not motivated to update or add to the list. As Benjans got the Java Fern added to the list, they don't actually seem too bad about it with plants - first needed is the EPA and proof that it's been available in the hobby before (I think) 1996, otherwise a risk assessment has to be done (so the EPA is the hard part). They only update the list "when needed", so you'll likely have to show them that you actually plan on bringing the plant in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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