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roots, seeds, grains and cereals are free from pests and diseases. All 

 persons importing-^ introducing, or bringing into the Territory of Hawaii 

 any fruits, vegetables, plants, or parts of plants, bulbs, roots or tubers, 

 seeds, grains and cereals must present the same to or notify the Chief 

 Plant Inspector of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry before land- 

 ing any of these articles. 



Section 4. If any fresh fruits, vegetables, plants, cuttings, scions, 

 buds, bulbs, roots or tubers, seeds, grains, or cereals shall be imported, 

 introduced or brought in baggage or otherwise, into the Territory of 

 Hawaii, or into any of its ports for the purpose of debarkation into said 

 Territory, contrary to law or this regulation, the same shall, in the dis- 

 cretion of the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, or 

 its duly authorized agent, officer or inspector, be immediately seized and 

 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 5. This rule, as amended, shall take effect upon its approval 

 by the Governor. 



Approved this 8th day of June, 1918. 



LUCIUS E. PINKHAM, 



Governor of Hawaii. 



Honolulu, T. H. 



BY AUTHORITY. 



TERRITORY OF HAWAII. 



BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. 



RULE III.— DIVISION OF PLANT INSPECTION. 



The Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of the Terri- 

 tory of Hawaii hereby amends Eule III of the Board concerning the im- 

 portation of rice, approved by the Governor of Hawaii on September 7, 

 1906, so as to read as follows and to be known as Rule III — Division of 

 Plant Inspection. 



Section 1. For the purpose of preventing the introduction into the 

 Territory of Hawaii of insects, their eggs, larvae or pupae, and fungus 

 diseases, injurious or liable to become injurious to rice either growing or 

 stored, all persons, companies and corporations are hereby 2:)rohibited 

 from introducing or importing into the Territory of Hawaii or into any 

 of its ports, any rice infested with such insects. 



Section 2. For the purpose of preventing all rice shipments from 

 Japan for entry into the Territory of Hawaii from being infested with 

 insects, their eggs, larvae or pupae, or fungus diseases, injurious or 

 liable to become injurious to rice, all shippers are required to have their 

 shipment fumigated at the port of debarkation in Japan under govern- 

 ment supervision and before placing same on board the vessel, and all 

 shipments must be accompanied with a certificate of fumigation signed 

 by the proper authorized person. 



Section 3. If any rice infested with insects, their eggs, larvae or 

 pupae, injurious to rice, growing or stored, shall be imported or intro- 

 duced into the Territory of Hawaii or into any of its ports, the same 

 shall, in the discretion of the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture 

 and Forestry, or its duly authorized agent, officer or inspector be imme- 

 diately destroyed or deported at the expense of the importer or intro- 

 ducer, 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. 



