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By Authority 



TERRITORY OF HAWAII 

 BOARD OF CO]VtMISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 



Further Amendment to Rule I of the Division of Plant Inspection of the 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 



The Board of Cummissioiners of Agrieulture and Forestry of the Terri- 

 tory of Hawaii hereby further amends Rule I of the Division of Plant 

 Inspection to read as follows: 



''Section 1. For the purpo3e of preventing the introduction into the 

 Territory of Hawaii of fruit flies and insects, their eggs, larvae or pupae, 

 and all diseases of plants, fruits, or other vegetation of value^ all per- 

 sons, companies and corporations are hereby prohibited from introducing, 

 importing or bringing, in baggage or otherwise, into the Territory of 

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

 the said Territory,' any fresh fruit from East or West Indies, Asia, 

 Australasia, Oceauica, Malaysia, Mexico, Central and South America; 

 provided, however, that fresh api)les may be imported into the Territory 

 of Hawaii direct from New Zealand in cold storage only, if they are 

 free from insect pests and plant diseases, and are accompanied by a 

 government certificate declaring that the- apples have been grown 

 in New Zealand and are shipped free from insect pests and plant 

 diseases, and are also accompanied by a government certificate declaring 

 that they have not and will not come in contact with Australian fruit on 

 the voyage to the Territory of Hawaii." 



"Section 2. (a) Provided that a special permit has been granted by 

 the Federal Horticultural Board of Washington, D. C, in accordance 

 with its Form 207-3, and further provided that such permit is actually 

 in the possession of the Chief Plant Inspector of the Territory of 

 Hawaii at the time of entry, only bona-fide "Novelties," consisting of 

 plants not of a succulent nature, if free from sand, soil or earth; scions 

 and buds of trees; rose stocks for propagation; nuts, including palm 

 seeds, for propagation; seeds of fruit, forest, ornamental and shade 

 trees; seeds of deciduous and evergreen ornamental shrubs and of 

 hardy perennial plants, may be imported into the Territory (through 

 the port of Honolulu only) from any foreign country. All such 

 importations, however, at the time of their entry for introduction 

 shall be subjected to inspection and examination by the Chief Plant 

 Inspector or his assistants and if found attacked by plant diseases, 

 insect pests or their larvae, shall be seized and immediately burned. 

 The Chief Plant Inspector may in his discretion and as a precautionary 

 measure, fumigate any or all importations as aforesaid. Provided, how- 

 ever, that lily bulbs, lily of the valley, narcissus, hyacinths, tulips, and 

 crocus may be imported into the Territory of Hawaii from Europe 

 only, and narcissus and liliums may be so imported from Japan and China 

 only after the necessary permit has been obtained for such importation 

 from Europe, China, or Japan, from the Federal Horticultural Board 

 of Washington, D. C, and all plant products to be used for medicinal, 

 food, or manufacturing purposes may be imported into the Territory 

 from any state, territory, or foreign country, subject, however, to all 

 the conditions as to inspection and freedom from pests as hereinbefore 

 provided. 



(b) For the purpose of this Rule wherein it governs plant import- 

 ations from foreign countries, the definition of "Plant Novelties" (not 

 including succulent plants as aforesaid) and of "Propagating Stock" 

 shall be in accordance with the "informational data" given by the 

 Federal Horticultural Board of Washington, D. C, in its said Form 207-3. 



(c) All persons and cor})orations are hereby prohibited from removing 

 or taking or attempting to remove or take, any of the articles afore- 

 mentioned from either ship, wharf or landing place without first having 

 notified the Division of Plant Inspection of the arrival of said article or 



