282 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct-Dec. 
B. E. P. Q. 380, revised. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF HAITI 
October 14, 1937. 
This revision of the digest of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of the 
Republic of Haiti has been prepared for the information of nurserymen, plant- 
quarantine officials, and others interested in the exportation of plants and plant 
products to that country. It became necessary because the order of July 24, 
1937, superseded that of November 2:^. 1934. 
It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant quarantine inspector, in charge of 
Foreign Information Service of the Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from 
his translations of the texts of the law of August 2, 1934, and the order of July 
24, 1937. and reviewed by the Service National de la Production Agricole et 
de TEnseignement Rural of Haiti. 
The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and com- 
plete up to the time of preparation, but it is not intended to be used independ- 
ently 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, REPUBLIC OF HAITI 
Basic Legislation 
The law of August 2. 1934, empowers the President to establish by order all 
necessary regulations to prevent the entry into the Republic of insects, patho- 
genic organisms, and agents that transmit plant and animal diseases, and to 
combat diseases that may prejudice plant or animal production, as well as to 
impose penalties for violations of the provisions of such regulations. 
General Reghlations 
[Order of July 24, 1937] 
IMPORTATION PROHIBITED 
Article 1. The importation of the field-crop plants hereafter named, or of 
parts of those plants (roots, stems, cuttings, fruits, seeds, etc.) into Haiti, is 
prohibited, even when accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, namely, coffee 
{Coffea spp. ), cotton {Gossypium spp.), sugarcane {Saccharum officinarum L.), 
coconut palms {Cocos nucifera L.) Citrus, banana (Musa spp.), cacao {Theo- 
Iroma cacao L.), and sisal {Agave si^salana Perrine), as well as any other plant 
that may later be designated by the Service National de la Production Agricole 
et de I'Enseignement Rural (National Service of Agricultural Production and 
Rural Education). 
However, that service may exceptionally introduce the above-named plants 
or parts thereof for technical or economic purposes on taking necessary pre- 
cautions to protect the agriculture of Haiti against the introduction of injurious 
insects or diseases. 
COMMERCIAL SAMPLES MAY ENTER SUBJECT TO INSPECTION ON ABRIVAL 
The said service may also authorize certain exporters to receive commercial 
samples of coffee, cacao, citrus, coconuts, and fig-bananas from their foreign 
correspondents, provided that such samples have been previously inspected by a 
qualified agent of the said service and found free from injurious insects and 
plant diseases. 
PASSENGERS MUST DECLARE PLANTS IN BAGOAGE 
Art. 2. Passengers landing in Haiti will be required to make a statement In 
their customs declarations of the presence of any plant or part thereof, such as 
roots, stems, cuttings, fruits, seeds, etc., and especially of coffee plants in their 
baggage. 
CERTIFICATION OF FRESH FRL^TS AGAINST MEDITERRANEAN FRUITTLY 
Art. 3. Fresh fruits intended for consumption may be imported on condition 
that they are accompanied by a certificate aflSrming that they have been sterilized 
or that they proceed from a region in which the Mediterranean fruitfly {Ceratitis 
