Condition 20A - Annual Ryegrass Toxicity: Plants and plant products

Any host material including cereal grain, lucerne hay (except second or subsequent cut of the season), pasture hay, stockfeed or plant waste originating from an area covered by an Area Freedom Certificate declaring that the area from which the host material originated is known to be free of  Annual Ryegrass Toxicity may enter Victoria without restriction, otherwise‐

the entry or importation into Victoria of any cereal grain, lucerne hay (except second or subsequent cut of the season), pasture hay, stock feed or plant waste is prohibited, unless certified that the material:

1. Cereal grain must be –
   1. sampled at the rate of –
      1. 100g from every tenth bag, up to a maximum of 400 bags; or
      2. in the case of bulk loads, 100g from 4 sample points per 25t, up to a maximum of 500t; and
   2. analysed for the presence of annual ryegrass seeds; and
      1. no annual ryegrass seeds are detected; or
      2. where annual ryegrass seeds are detected, the seeds are examined for the presence of galls, and
         (A) in the case of seed for processing, less that one gall per kilogram of sample is detected; and
         (B) in the case of seed for planting, no galls detected; or
   3. enters Victoria in accordance with a permit issued by Agriculture Victoria. To apply for a permit visit the Plant biosecurity permit page.
2. Hay must be –
   1. sampled at the rate of 80–100g per each 10 bales, up to a maximum of 400 bales; and
   2. analysed for the presence of annual ryegrass seeds; and
      1. no annual ryegrass seeds are detected; or
      2. where annual ryegrass seeds are detected, the seeds are examined for the presence of galls, and less than one gall per kilogram of sample is detected; or
   3. enters Victoria in accordance with a permit issued by Agriculture Victoria. To apply for a permit visit the Plant biosecurity permit page.

Documentation requirement: PHC, PHAC, Plant Health Declaration or permit.