UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Washington, D. C. STATE PLANT BOARD 3. E. P. q.~ kos July IS, 1936, PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE IRISH FREE STATE (SAORSTAT EI REAM) Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/freesaorstat36unit UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Washington, D. C. B. E. P. Q.~ kOS July IS, 1936 PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE IRISH FREE STATE (SAORSTAT SIREANN) This summary of the pi ant -quarantine import restrictions of the Irish Free State has been prepared for the information of nursery- men, pi ant- quarantine officials, and others interested in the exporta- tion of plants and plant products to that country. This information was previously included in Circular P. Q. C. A. -327; however, since the plant- quarantine restrictions of Great Britain have been recently revised, whereas those of the Irish Free State have not, and, since the Irish Free State is not a part of the United Kingdom, it was deemed desirable to publish this summary separately. It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, Plant Quarantine Inspector in Charge of Foreign Information Service, Division of Foreign Plant Quar- antine, from the text of the Destructive Insects and Pests (Ireland) Order, 1922, and subsequent plant-quarantine orders and was reviewed by the Department of Agriculture of the Irish Free State.. 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 authori- tative. The quarantines themselves should be consulted for the exact texts. LEE A. STRONG, Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE IRISH ERSE STATE (SAORSTAT EIREAM) BASIC LEGISLATION Destructive Insects and Pests Acts, 1877 to 1929 SUMMARY Importation Prohibited ELM TREES (Ulmus spp.) from any country outside of Ireland, to prevent the introduction of the Dutch elm disease, Graphium ulmi (Ceratostomella ulmi (Schwartz) Buisman) and Micrococcus ulmi, (Order of Feb. 1, 1929, p. 8.) Importation Restricted Certification Required (a) All living plants with a -persistent woody stem above ground, and parts thereof, except seeds, for propagation; (b) Potatoes; and all tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, corms, and hop stocks for planting; (c) Seeds of onions and of leeks for sowing; (d) Gooseberries; (e) Chrysanthemums ; Rooted and unrooted cuttings; (f) Raw apples from the United States; (s) Vegetables and tomatoes, and living plants other than those in- dicated in items (a) and (b) , except potatoes. For details on the certification of items (a) to (e) see the Third Schedule (pp. h and 5). The original certificates should be - 2 mailed to the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Dublin, C. 17 (Runai, An Roinn Talmhaiochta, Baile Atha Cliath, M. 17, Saorstat Eireann). A model of the certificate required for item (f) is furnish- ed on p. 5 J this certificate should accompany the consignment concerned and he delivered to an officer of Customs and Excise on arrival. The Colorado Beetle Order of November 30. 1931. prescribes that the products included in item (g) , originating in any country other than European France, shall be accompanied by two copy certifi- cates in the form indicated in the Third Schedule, issued by a duly authorized official, or by a certificate of origin visaed by a local authority. Importation Unrestricted Seeds and fresh fruits, other than those above mentioned REGULATIONS UNDER THE DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS AND PESTS (IRELAND) ORDER, 1922 Article 1. This order shall come into operation December 4, 1922. Definitions Art, 2. "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, "Plant", where the context permits, includes tree and shrub, and the fruit, seeds, tubers, bulbs, layers, cuttings, or any other parts of a plant. "Landing" includes importation by mail. Restriction on Importation of Plants Art. 3. (1) The landing in the Irish Free State from any country other than Great Britain and the Channel Islands of any of the plants mentioned in the First Schedule to this Order is prohibited except in accordance with the regulations set out in the Third Schedule , (2) The importer of any plant the landing of which is regulated by this article shall comply with the regulations set out in the Third Schedule. (3) This article shall not apply to any plant the landing of which is authorized by a general license issued by the Department, or by a special license issued by an inspector or other authorized person, or to a consignment of a plant to the Department for experimental or scientific purposes. Arts, k to 12 of the order relate to internal and administra- tive matters. FIRST SCHEDULE (a) All living plants with a persistent woody stem above ground, and parts of the same, except seeds, when for use in propa- gation, such as fruit trees, stocks and stools, forest trees, and ornamental shrubs and grafts, layers, and cuttings thereof. (b) All potatoes, and all tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, corms, and hop stocks for planting. (c) Seeds of onions and of leoks for sowing. (d) Gooseberries, bushes and fruit. (e_) Unrooted cuttings and rooted plants of chrysanthemums (Amendment of Nov. 27, 1927). SECOND SCHEDULE Fungi Black knot of plum and cherry, Plowrightia morbosa (Schv.) Sacc. Fire or pear blight, Bacillus amylovorus Trev. Chestnut canker, Sndothia parasitica (Murr.) And. & And. Potato wart disease, Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc Onion and leek smut, Urocystis cepulae Frost. Downy mildew of hops, Pseudoperonospora (Peronoplasmopora) huuuli Miy, & Tak. Insects Grape phylloxera, Phylloxera (vastatrix) vitifoliae Fitch. Apple red bug, Lygidea r.iondax Reut. Dark apple red bug, Hoterocordylus malinus Reut. Pear tingid, Stephanitis pyri Fab. Colorado potato buetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say. k - Insects (Cont'd.) Plum curculio, C ono tr ache lus nenuphar Kbst. Potato tuber worn, (Phthorinaea) Gno rimo s chema operculeila Zell Eastern tent caterpillar, I/lalacosoma amcricana Fab. Forest tent caterpillar, Mai aco soma disstria Hb:i. Oriental fruit moth (Cydia) Grapholitha moles ta Busck. San Jose scale, Aspidiotus perniciosus Comst. 1/Vhito peach scale (Diaspis) Aulacaspis pentagona Targ. Apple maggot, Bha^oletis pononella Walsh. Cherry fruit fly, Rha^oletis cerasi L. European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cin^ulata Loew. Black cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis fausta 0. S. Currant fruit fly, Epochra canadensis Loew. Chrysanthemum gall midge, D i ar thr o nomy i a hypo^aea Loew. (Amendment of Nov. 2k, 1927.) THIRD SCHEDULE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE IMPORTATION OP PLANTS INTO THE IRISH FREE STATE 1. The restrictions on landing imposed by the order and these regulations do not apply to plants the landing of which is authorized by a general license issued by the Department or by a special license issued by an inspector or other authorized person, or to consignments of plants to the Department for experimental or scientific purposes. Inspection and Certification Required 2. (a) In the case of an importation of plants otherwise than by mail from a country whose plant inspection service is recognized for the time being, each consignment must be accompanied l)y two copies of a certificate issued after inspection, and not more than Ik days prior to the date of shipment, by a duly authorized official of the country whence the plants are exported, in the form prescribed below. One copy of the certificate must be produced to the customs officer at the port of entry, and the other copy must be forwarded by the importer to the consignee. In the case of consignments imported by mail, a copy of the prescribed certificate need not be produced to the customs officer, but a copy must be affixed to each package. The original of the certificate must be mailed by the exporter, before the plants are shipped, to the Secretary, Department of Agricul- ture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, Dublin, C. 17 1 Irish Free State (Bunai, An Roinn Talmhaischta, Baile Atha Cliath, M. 17, Saorstat Bireann) . Certificate of Examination of Plants No. This is to certify that the plants included in the package or consignment described "below were thoroughly inspected by (name) , a duly authorized official of (name of inspection service) , on (date) and were found or believ- ed by him to be healthy and free from any of the plant diseases or pesti named in the Second Schedule. Additional Certificate for Potatoes Further, it is hereby certified that no case of the disease known as potato wart, Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc. has occurred on the fam or holding where the potatoes included in this consignment were grown, nor within 500 yards (approximately 0.5 km) thereof. Signed Official title Description of Shipment (To be supplied by the Shipper) Number and description of packages Marks Description of plants Grown at Name and address of exporter Name and address of consignee Name of vessel Date of shipment Port of shipment Port of landing in the Irish Free State Approximate date of landing Signed (Shipper's signature) (b) Any imported plants which on inspection are found to be unhealthy or attacked by any insect or pest mentioned in the Second Schedule, and which, in the judgment of the inspector or other author- ized person, cannot be cleaned by disinfection or other treatment shall, with packing and package, either be destroyed or returned to the country of exportation by the importer. SPECIAL QUARANTINES IMPORTATION PROHIBITED POTATOES AND GOOSEBERRY AND CURRANT BUSHES EXCEPT UNDER LICENSE AND INSPECTION CERTIFICATE Prior to the promulgation of the Order of 1922, the landing in Ireland of potatoes or of gooseberry or currant bushes was prohibited save in cases in which the consignee in Ireland obtained a license from the Department authorizing the landing of the consignment. This restriction applied to the importation of such plants from Great Britain, as well as from other countries, and has been continued in force under the order of 1922 so far as relates to any part of Ireland within the jurisdiction of the Irish Free State Government, The De- partment has issued a general license permitting the importation of "new" potatoes, that is, potatoes landed before May l6 of the year in which they were lifted. Consequently, the consignee is not required at present to obtain a license for the importation of such potatoes, but if imported from places outside of Great Britain and the Channel Islands these potatoes must be accompanied by the certificate required under the order. As regards all other potatoes, as well as gooseberry and currant bushes, not only must the consignments be accompanied by the prescribed certificate, but the consignee must obtain beforehand a license from the Department in respect of each consignment, authoriz- ing its importation. Exporters, therefore, are advised not to forward potatoes, with the exception above referred to, or gooseberry or currant bushes, to any part of Ireland within the jurisdiction of the Irish Free State Government, without first assuring themselves that the requisite license has been obtained by the consignee. GRADE CERTIFICATE MUST ACCOMPANY RAW APPLES GROWN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (importation of Raw Apples Order of Aug. 23, 193°) To prevent the introduction of the apple na*;got, Hhagoletis pomonella Walsh, the importation into the Irish Free State between July 7 and November 15 of each year, of any raw apples grown in the - 7 - United States of America is hereby prohibited unless each consignment is accompanied "by a certificate signed by a duly authorized inspector of i ral Department of Agriculture in the fom set out in the . iule hereto. a certificate shall be delivered to an officer of Customs and Excise at the same time as and together with the entry relating to the consignment. In the absence of the certificate such potatoes shall be forth- with destroyed by and at the expense of the importer unless they are re- exported or are disposed of in accordance with the terms of a license issued by an inspector. SCHEDULE Certificate to Accompany Haw Apples Grown in the United States and Imported into the Irish Free State between July 7 and November 15. This is to certify that the raw apples included in the package or consignment described below are of one of the following grades -as recognized by the United States of North America: For barrel apples For boxed apples "V. S. Fancy." "Extra Fancy." "U. S. No. 1." "Fancy." Signature Official Status Date Description of Consignment Number and nature of packages D i s t i ngui eh i ng mark s Variety of apples Name and address of consignee Name of vessel Date of shipment Port of shipment - g - IMPORTATION OF ELM TREES PROHIBITED (Order of Feb. 1, 1929) To prevent the introduction of pests of eln trees, including the Dutch elrn disease, G-raphiun ulni (Ceratostonella ulni (Schwartz) Buisnan) and Micrococcus ulni , the importation into the Irish Free State from all other countries is prohibited. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 3 1262 09242 0289