Seeds not treated against germination must not be imported; provided, however, that this does not apply if the case falls under any of the following items and the permission of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare has been obtained as provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare:
発芽不能未処理種子は、輸入してはならない。ただし、次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合であつて、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、厚生労働大臣の許可を受けたときは、この限りでない。
a case where a Cannabis plant cultivator imports them;
大麻草栽培者が輸入する場合
a case where a person imports seeds not treated against germination and treats them by the method prescribed in the preceding Article.
A person who has obtained the permission referred to in the proviso to the preceding paragraph (limited to that pertaining to item (ii) of that paragraph; the same applies in the following paragraph) must, within three months from the day on which the person imported the seeds not treated against germination, treat them by the method prescribed in that item.
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may refuse to give the permission if three years have not passed since the day on which a person seeking the permission under the proviso to paragraph (1) was sentenced to a punishment for violating the provisions of the preceding paragraph and finished serving the sentence or ceased to be subject to its execution.
略称規定第九条第一項第三号
当該年の初めに所持した大麻及び第十八条に規定する方法による処理をしていない大麻草の種子(以下「発芽不能未処理種子」という。)の品名及び数量
わかりやすく言うと
大麻草の種子のうち、厚生労働省令で定める方法で発芽しないようにする処理をしていないもののことです(第十八条)。