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RULE AND REGULATION BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF 



AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY CONCERNING THE 



IMPORTATIONS OF RICE. 



RULE III. 



The Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry 

 hereby make the following rule and regulation : 



Section I. For the purpose of preventing the introduction 

 into the Territory of Hawaii of insects, their larvae or pupae, in- 

 jurious or liable to become injurious to rice either growing or 

 stored, all persons, companies and corporations are hereby pro- 

 hibited from introducing or importing into the Territory of Ha- 

 waii or into any of its ports, any rice infested with such insects. 



Section H. If any rice infested with insects, their larvae or 

 pupae, injurious to rice either growing or stored, shall be im- 

 ported or introduced into the Territory of Hawaii or into any 

 of its ports, the same shall, in the discretion of the Board of Com- 

 missioners of Agriculture and Forestry, or its duly authorized 

 agent, officer or inspector, be immediately destroyed or deported 

 at the expense of the importer or introducer, and the person or 

 persons or corporation introducing or importing the same shall 

 be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to the penalty or 

 penalties provided by law. 



Section HI. This regulation shall take effect from and after 

 the approval thereof by the Governor. 



C. S. HOFLOWAY, 



Secretary and Executive Officer. 

 Approved : 



G. R. CARTER, 



Governor of Hawaii. 

 Honolulu, September 7th, 1906. 



The publication of this regrlation in the "Forester" was inadvertently overlooked. 



