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by a responsible inspecting officer stating that the district from which such 
plants originate has not been affected by, or has been free for the preceding 
2 years from, citrus canker (Bacterium citri Hasse). 
Lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle), fruit of: Importation prohibited unless 
under license granted by the Governor to prevent the introduction of injurious 
diseases. (This applies to the islands of the West Indies other than those 
named above under the same caption.) 
Cottonseed, cotton lint, and seed cotton, and all packages, coverings, bags, or 
other articles that have been used to contain those products : Importation pro- 
hibited unless under license granted by the Governor to prevent the introduction 
of pink boll worm (Pcctinophora gossypiella Saund.). 
Sprouted coconuts and coconuts in the husk (Cocos nucifera L.) : Importation 
prohibited unless under license granted by the Governor to prevent the intro- 
duction of injurious diseases. 
Cocoa plants (Theobroma cacao L.) and parts thereof: Importation pro- 
hibited, unless under license granted by the Governor, to prevent the introduc- 
tion of witches' broom (Marasmius perniciosus Stahel). 
(Proclamation no. 3, Feb. 20, 1934) 
Except as indicated above, plants and plant products originating in the United 
States may be exported to Dominica, British West Indies, without an inspection 
certificate or other restriction, but such products may be inspected on arrival 
and, if deemed necessary, subjected to treatment or destroyed. 
B. E. P. Q. 400 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL 
June 1, 1936. 
This summary of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of the Republic 
of Portugal 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 was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, plant-quarantine inspector, in charge of 
foreign information service, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from his 
translations of the original texts of decree no. 22389, March 29, 1933, and decree 
no. 20535, November 20. 1931, of the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture, and 
reviewed by the Direcgao Geral dos Servicos Agricolas of that ministry. 
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 PORTUGAL 
Basic Legislation 
Decree No. 12740, November 26, 1926, article 2, paragraph 2. 
Decree No. 15331, April 9, 1928, article 1. 
Summary 
importation prohibited 
Elms (Ulmus spp.) from any source: Importation prohibited to prevent the 
introduction of the Dutch elm disease (Graphium ulmi Schwarz) (decree no. 
22389, Mar/ 29, 1933, art. 5, p. 3. ) 
Potatoes (Solatium tuberosum L.) from America: Importation prohibited to 
prevent the introduction of the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decern- 
lineata Say) (decree no. 20535, Nov. 20, 1931, art. 2, p. 5). 
