248 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QT'AKANTINE [Tuly-Sept. 
It was prepared by Ilarry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector in charge, 
Foreign Information Service, Division of Foregn Plant Qnarantines, from the 
Bermuda bylaws of April 2S, 193G, for the control of plant diseases and 
pests, and reviewed by the Director of Agriculture for Bermuda. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and 
complete up to the time of preparation, but it is not intended to be used 
independently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts, and it is not to 
be interpreted as legally authoritative. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, BERMUDA 
Basic Legislation 
[The Boards Act 1929] 
Geneil^l Regulations 
[Bylaws of April 28, 1936] 
DEFINITION 
"Plant Importation" means any plant or part of a plant brought into the 
colony by any means whatsoever, but does not include cut flowers or true 
seed, except where this is expressly stated. 
NOTICE OF ARI{IVAL 
Article 6 prescribes that owners or consignees of plant importations or 
their agents shall notify the Director of Agriculture or the Plant Pathologist 
of the landing of such consignment. 
Article 7 prescribes that plant importations arriving by mail shall not be 
delivered without the permission of a plant inspection officer. 
Article 8 prescribes that no plant material, including cut flowers, shall be 
imported by air service unless accompanied by a special permit previously 
obtained from the Director or Plant Pathologist. 
Article 9 provides for the destruction, fumigation, ()r other treatment for 
the control of disease or pests if deemed necessary. 
IMPORTATION PROHIBITED 
The importation of the following is prohibited : 
Bananas, plantains, etc., (Musa spp.) : All parts except the fruit. 
Citrus spp. : All parts except the fruit from the West Indies and Bahamas. 
Sweetpotato [Ipomoea spp.), including morning-glory: Plants and tubers 
from all countries. 
Potato {Solanum tu'berosnm L.) : From Great Britain and Ireland, Europe, 
Newfoundland, St. Pierre, and Miquelon. 
Carrot (Daucns carota L.) : In the raw or untreated state. 
Corn (Zea mays L.), broomcorn and other sorghums: All parts except the 
loose grain. 
lAlium spp. (true lilies) : All parts except the flower and seed. 
Raw vegetables (except onions) and fresh fruits from areas where the melon 
fly (Bactrocera cururhifae Coq.) is known to occur (including Australia, China, 
Hawaii, India, and Japan). 
IMPORTATION RESTRICTED 
The importation of the following is conditionally prohibited : 
Bnnana fruits, unless imported without wrapping, cover, or packing of any 
kind. 
Narcissus spp. (daffodils, jonquils, etc.) : All parts except the flower, unless 
accompanied by special permit ])reviously obtained from the Director or Plant 
Pathologist. A recent notification prescribes, in addition, that narcissus bulbs 
are admitted into Bermuda only when accompanied by a shipper's declaration, 
as below, to the effect that the bulbs have been adequately treated against 
bulb flies and nematodes. Adonuate troatment is to be taken as 3 hours' soaking 
in water at a temperature of 110° F. (43.5° C). 
