Lucerne hay

Country
Mauritius (MU)
Scientific Name
Medicago spp.
End use
Stockfeed
NPPO Details
National Plant Protection Office, Ministry of Agro Industry and Food Security
Relevant Web Addresses
http://agriculture.govmu.org/English/Pages/default.aspx
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material, including mudclay

A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Hay to be chopped.

It is the exporter’s responsibility to ensure that the phytosanitary certificate is issued within 14 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.

Refer to the departure date and inspection date in the Request for Permit.
Consignment to be fumigation with methyl bromide at 48 grm/m3 at 21 degrees celsius for 24 hours at normal atmospheric pressure.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 4007)
1) Pierce's disease (Xylella fastidiosa) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free from Alfalfa bacterial wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp insidiosus), Crown gall (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) and Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 4548)
1) Pierce's disease (Xylella fastidiosa) is not known to occur in Australia,
2) Alfalfa bacterial wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp insidiosus), Crown gall (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) and Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci) are known not to occur in the area of production.
Import permit dated 17 October 2013
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026