STATE PLANT BOARD UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE WASHINGTON, D. C 3. E. P. Q,.— 434 April 1, 1937. PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF IrlZ COLONY OF ST. LUCIA, BRITISH TEST INOIES Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/stlucia37unit UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OP ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE WASHINGTON, D. C. B. E. P. Q.— 434 April 1, 1937 PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OE 'THE COLONY OE ST. LUCIA, BRITISH 7TEST INDIES This summary of the plant— quarantine import restrictions of the Colony of St. Lucia has been prepared for the information of 'nursery- men, plant -quarantine officials, and others interested in the exporta- tion of plants and plant products to that Colony. It vts.s prepared by Harry B. Shaw, Pathologist in Charge, Foreign Information Service, Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from the original texts of the Ordinances and Proclamations of the Governor-in- Council, and reviewed by the Agricultural Superintendent of the Colony. The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and complete up to the time of preparation, but it is not in- tended to be used independently of, nor as a substitute for, the original texts, and it is not to be interpreted as legally authoritative. The original Ordinances and Proclamations should be consulted for the exact texts. , 7 \#-V?v,. ot ology ^and^pla Qua ranting PIAHT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE COLONY OF SAINT LUCIA, BRITISH TEST INDIES BASIC LEGISLATION Plants Protection Ordinances, 1909 and 1913, as revised by No. 14 of 1915 Under these Ordinances, the Governor-in -Council may, by procla- mation, absolutely or conditionally prohibit the importation, directly or indirectly, from any country or place, of plants, or earth or soil, or any article packed therewith, or packages or other articles or things which in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council are or is likely to be a means of introducing any plant disease or pest into the Colony. SUMMARY Importation Absolutely Prohibited PLANTS AND SEEDS OF ALL KINDS PROM CEYLON: General precautions to prevent the introduction of injurious plant diseases or pests. (Proclamation No. 14 of 1915, chap. 7, art. 2 (a).) COC^A PLANTS ( Theobroma cacao L.) or parts thereof from South America east and south of the Isthmus of Panama: General precautions to prevent the introduction of injurious diseases and pests. (Proc. No. 14 of 1915, chap. 7, art. 2 (b ) . ) BANANA PLANTS ( Musa spp.), suckers, or parts thereof, from Grenada, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago, or any part of Central or South America: General precautions to prevent the introduction of injurious plant diseases and pests. (Proc. No. 14 of 1916, chap. 7, art. 2 (c.), as amended by the nroc. gazetted Sept. 8, 1917, and that gazetted May 23, 1925.) BANANAS, BANANA PLANTS, OR PARTS THEREOF ( Musa spp.) from the Canary Islands or TTest Africa: General precautions to prevent the introduction of injurious plant diseases and pests. (Proc. gazetted De °- 29> 1985 ' ) LIBRARY STATE PLANT BOAR& -2- COCONUTS (Cocos nucifera L.) COCONUT PLANTS, OR PARTS THEREOF from any country or place, to prevent the introduction of the "red ring disease" ( Aphelenchoides cocophilus ( Cobb ) Goodey) . (Proc. No. 14 of 1916, chap. 7, art. 2, superseded by the Proc. gazetted Apr. 12, 1924.) CITRUS PLANTS (including all plants of the tribe Citratae), or parts thereof, and citrus fruits and parts thereof from any place outside of the -Colony, to prevent the introduction of citrus canker ( Bacterium citri (Hasse) Poidge). (proc. No. 14 of 1916, chap. 7, art. 2 (§_), as amended by that gazetted Mar. 26, 1927.) EARTH OR SOIL with plants or parts thereof, to prevent the introduction of injurious plant parasites. (Proc. No. 14 of 1916, chap. 7, art. 2 (£.)■•) COFPEE, GUAVA, MANGO, SAPODILLA, AND STAR APPLES, to prevent the intro- duction of the citrus black fly ( Al euro can thus woglumi Ashby): Importation prohibited of plants, cuttings, fruits, or parts thereof, from Bahamas, Ceylon, Cuba, India, Jamaica, and the Philippines. (Proc. gazetted Peb. 10, 1917.) COTTONSEED OR SEED COTTON ( Gossypium spp.): Importation from any country or place prohibited to prevent the introduction of the pink bollworm ( Pectinophora gossypiella Saund.)* (Proc. gazetted Apr. 12, 1924.) SOIL; PRUITS (except plantains, nuts, and dried, canned, candied, and other processed fruits; VEGETABLES (except onions, Irish potatoes, and canned or processed vegetables) from all countries other than the British Isles, Canada, British West Indies (except Bahamas, Bermuda, and British Guiana), to prevent the introduction of the Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata TJied. ) . A certificate of origin is required with each shipment of fruits and vegetables (other than those excepted) from the above-named countries, affirming that the place of origin and the products are free from Mediterranean fruit fly. (Proc. gazetted Nov. 29, Importation Conditional SUGARCANE PLANTS ( Saccharum officinarum L.), cuttings, or parts thereof, grass, fodder, seeds of grasses and sorghum from any place beyond the limits of the Colony, to prevent the introduction of the mosa.ic or yellow mottling disease: Importation prohibited except under license from the Governor. (Proc. gazetted Apr. 2, 1921.) -3- Applicability of the Restrictions to Plant Material from the United States IMPORTATION PROHIBITED: Coconuts, coconut plants, and parts thereof; citrus plants and parts thereof; earth or soil with plants; cottonseed and seed cotton; fresh fruits and vegetables. (See exceptions under "Importation Restricted.") Authorized Port of Entry- All plants and packages shall he landed at the port of Castries, except when permission has "been obtained under the provisions of article 5 to land them at another place. (Proc No. 14 of 1916, art. 4 (a).) Importation of plants for Scientific Purposes The Governor may allow the importation of plants for scientific purposes without their "being subject to disinfection, on the application of the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture or of the Agricultural Authority, (proc. No. 14 of 1915, art. 5.) IMPORTATION CONDITIONAL upon a license from the Governor of the Colony: Sugarcane, cuttings, and parts thereof, grass, fodder, seeds of grasses and sorghum. IMPORTATION RESTRICTED: Plants ard parts of plants (see definition of "plant" below) other than those whose entry is prohibited, may be imported through the port of Castries, subject to immediate delivery to the .agricultural Authority for conveyance to the disinfecting plant for such treatment as he may deem fit. IMPORTATION UNRESTRICTED: Onions, Irish potatoes, canned or processed vegetables; plantains, nuts, and dried, canned, candied, and processed fruits. No import permit or phyto sanitary certificate is required. PLANT includes tree, shrub, herb, or vegetable; and cuttings, bulb3, seeds, berries, buds, and grafts; and the fruit or other product of any plant; and the whole or any part of any growing, dying, or dead plant, includ- ing emptied pods, husks, or skir . liiifllii 3 1262 09242 23iy