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All shipments of nursery stock or any material capable of carrying plant pests brought into the United States Virgin Islands shall be subject to inspection by a qualified inspector of the Department of Agriculture.\n(a) Upon determination of need therefor, additional restrictions may be imposed by the Commissioner of Agriculture on specific plant pests or plant pests carriers by rules and regulations issued after adequate public notice and hearing and subject to the approval of the Governor, but all such restrictions shall be the least stringent possible compatible with the adequate protection of plants and plant products of the United States Virgin Islands.\n(b) As used herein plant pests mean any organisms or insects capable of causing directly or indirectly, injury or disease to plant or plant parts.