PLANT-QUARAl^TINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS 
OF THE 
DOiaNICAN REPUBLIC ••'' -'• 
BASIC LEGISLATION 
Third sentence of Article U9 of the Constitution of the 
Republic, and Law No, 932 of May 23, 1928, as amended. 
DEFINITIONS 
For the purpose of these quarantine orders, decrees, aiid laws, 
the term "The Department" means the Department of Agriculture and 
Commerce of the Dominican Republic , and the term "The Secretary" means 
the Secretary of State for the Department of Agriculture and Commerce 
of that Republic. 
Law Governing the Importation of Plant Material 
I miDOrt permit required .- Law No. SJiS , May 23, 1928, section 1, 
prohibits the introduction into the Republic from any exterior source, 
through any maritime or frontier port, of any plant material, such as 
plants and seeds of any kind intended for propagation, unless the 
introducer possesses a special permit, signed by the Secretary, indi- 
cating the quantity, kind, origin, and other identifying data deemed 
necessary. The regulations promulgated by decree No. 1287, May 2k, 
1935. under Law No. 932» prescribe that the importer shall apply to 
the Department of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic for a permit 
to import plant material and that such material shall be inspected on 
arrival. 
Authorized ports of entry .- Section 2 of Law No. 932» as 
amended by Law No. 906, May 23, 1935 • designates Santo Domingo, San 
Pedro de Macoris, Barahana, and Puerto Plata as the exclusive ports 
for the introduction of such plant material. 
Special Orders 
Decrees and Laws Governing the Importation of Plant Material 
The Government of the Dominican Republic controls the importa- 
tion of plants and plant products by the following special orders, 
decrees, and law, under the authority of Law No. 93^' Tiieso are 
arranged, as nearly as practicable, in chronological sequence. 
