Mekanisme Persyaratan Teknik Perizinan Pemasukan Benih Tumbuhan dari Luar Negeri ke Sumatera Utara

Abstract

North Sumatra Province requires the provision of quality seeds to meet the demand for import. The research objective is to analyze positive laws, technical requirements mechanisms, licensing constraints for importation of seeds from abroad in North Sumatra. Using empirical juridical research methods, with a qualitative approach. Enforcement or implementation of normative legal provisions in action on legal events that occur. Conducted interviews with the staff of the Class II Medan Agricultural Quarantine Center. The conclusion is that the import of seeds is specifically regulated in Law Number 21 of 2019 concerning Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine. Government Regulation Number 82 of 2000, Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture Number 15 of 2017 concerning Importation and Exportation of Horticultural Seeds and Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture Number 127 of 2014 concerning Importation and Exportation of Plant Seeds. Obtaining a permit from the Minister of Agriculture accompanied by a certificate from the country of origin states that the seeds are free from plant-disturbing organisms, namely HpHK, HPIK, or OPTK. The officers can control the seeds that contain plant pests in plant media in North Sumatra by conducting intensive supervision at the entry point as an effort to protect against harm to humans, including damaging the preservation of natural resources.