第四章 大麻草の種子の取扱い
Chapter IV Handling of Seeds of the Cannabis Plant
Article 18
When transferring seeds of the Cannabis plant, a Cannabis plant cultivator must treat those seeds so that they do not germinate, by the method prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; provided, however, that this does not apply when transferring those seeds to another Cannabis plant cultivator or in other cases prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Article 19
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.
Article 20
Seeds of the Cannabis plant that have been treated by the method prescribed in Article 18 must not be imported by any person other than a person who has received from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, a certificate to the effect that the seeds of the Cannabis plant have undergone that treatment.
Article 21
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may make the necessary disposition of seeds of the Cannabis plant that have become a part of the national treasury pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations.
厚生労働大臣は、法令の規定により国庫に帰属した大麻草の種子について必要な処分をすることができる。
Article 21-2
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, import or receive seeds of the Cannabis plant for the purpose of crime lab investigation related to the Cannabis plant.
厚生労働大臣は、この法律の規定にかかわらず、大麻草に関する犯罪鑑識の用に供する目的で大麻草の種子を輸入し、又は譲り受けることができる。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to deliver the seeds of the Cannabis plant imported or received pursuant to the provisions in the preceding paragraph to the organizations of the national government or of a prefecture responsible for the crime lab investigation related to the Cannabis plant.
An official who works for an organization of the preceding paragraph may use or cultivate the seeds of the Cannabis plant that the organization has received from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph, for crime lab investigations related to the Cannabis plant.
The head of an organization who receives the seeds of the Cannabis plant delivered by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (2) must keep an accounting book and state the name and quantity of seeds of the Cannabis plant used in crime lab investigation related to the Cannabis plant, the respective date and other information specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in it.
Article 21-3
In the case where the same person holds licenses as a Cannabis plant cultivator in two or more capacities, the person is deemed to be a separate person for each capacity, for the purpose of applying the provisions of this Act concerning the transfer and receipt of seeds not treated against germination.
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)。
定義第十七条第二項
第十三条第一項に規定する免許
わかりやすく言うと
医薬品の原料を採取するため、または研究のために大麻草を栽培する人が受ける、厚生労働大臣の免許のことです(第十三条第一項)。