UIJITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTU53
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Washington, D. C,
B. 2. P, Q.— 381, Revised. Janur.ry 14, 1938.
PLAlTT-qUASAl^TTIIIS IaIPORT RESTRICTIONS
OF TIIE
PEESIDETTCY OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND l^TSVIS, BRITISH TJTEST INDIES
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUEE
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Washington, D.C.
B. E. P. Q.— 381, Revised.
January 14, 1938
PLAtJT-QUASANTIKE INIPORT RESTRICTIONS
OF THE
PRESIDENCY OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER (ST. KITTS) AND NEVIS, BRITISH WEST DIDIES
This digest of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of
the Presidency of Saint Christopher and Nevis has "been prepo-red for
the information of nurserymen, plant- quarantine officials, and
others interested in the exportation of plants and plant products to
that Presidency.
It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, Plant Quarantine Inspector,
in charge of Foreign Service Inf orinrtion of the Division of Foreign
Plant Qaa.r Dentines, from the original texts of Ordinance No. 2 of
May 11, 1923, and Proclamation No. 12 of July 2, 1937, and reviewed
by the Agricultural Superintendent of the said Presidency.
The inforuation 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 .
Chief, Bure
LEE A. STRONG, {_y
of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
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, PLANT-QU;iEAlJTIl-IE IMPORT EESTRICTIOKS
OP THE
PHESIDEIICY OF SAINT CHRISTOPI-ER (ST. XITTS) iUID >IEVIS, BRITISH TEST INDIES
(Including the Island of Anf:;:uilla)
BASIC LEGISLATION .
Plant Protection Ordinance No. 2, May 11, 1923.
Section 5. (1) The Governor may from time to time, by procla-
mation, prohibit the importation into the Presidency of any plants,
parts of plants, seeds, fruits, soil, or any class of goods,
packages, coverings, or other articles or things naiied and specified
in such -nroclamation.
(2) The Governor may from time to time, by proclamation,
order that the articles mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall
not be imported into the Presidency except upon such conditions as
may be specified in such proclamation.
(3) Everj'' plant, article, or thing named in any proclamation
in force under this Ordinance coming into the Presidency or any part
thereof by sea, may be deemed to have com.e from a place the introduc-
tion thereof from which is prohibited by this ordinance and may be
treated accordingly, unless the importer satisfies the Treasurer,
or the principal treasury or revenue officer at the port of arrival,
of the contrary.
SITMMARY
Importation Prohibited
(Proclamation No. 12, July 2, 1937)
(a) SANANA PRUIT (Musa spp.): Importation prohibited from all
countries and places except the United States of America and
the other Islands of the Colony of the Leeward Islands, to
prevent the introduction of insect pests of the banana.
(b) CITRUS FRUITS AND PLAITTS or parts thereof: Im.portation prohibited
from Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, and the United States,
to prevent the introduction of citrus canker ( Bacterium citri (Hasse
Doidge) and insect pests.
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(c) ALL OTHER FHUITS except plantains, nuts, dried, canned,
candied, cr other preserved fruit: iT.portation prohibited
from Bahair.as, Bermuda, British Guiana, Venezuela, and other
countries and places except the British Isles, Canada,
British West Indies, and the United States, to prevent the
introduction of the Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ccratitis
cap it at a ¥i c d . ) ,
(d) V3G-ETABLES except onions, Irish potatoes, canned or preserved
vegetables from Bahamas, Bermuda, British Guiana, and all
other countries and places except the British Isles, Canada,
British West Indies, and the United States, to prevent the
introduction of the Llediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis
capitata Wied.).
The importation is also prohibited of the products named in item.s
(e_) to (k) from. Cuba, Hsiiti, and Santo Domingo:
(e) Agricultural produce in bags;
(f) COTTONSEED, COTTONSEED HULLS, COTTONSEED CAKE, cottonseed meal
and other products of cottonseed, seed .cotton, cotton lint,
cotton plants and any part thereof, and other malvaceous
plants and any part thereof;
(g) FERTILIZERS AITD STOCK FEED containing cottonseed mea.1 ;
(h) SECONDHAND BAGS and baling material;
(i) PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS which contain or are reasonably suspected
of having contained any of the articles specified in item (f ) ;
(J_) PILLOWS AND BSDDI?IG MATERIAL containing seed cotton, cotton lint,
or any part of the cotton plant;
(k) PERSONAL BAGGAGE and effects of any descrii^tion which contain or
are reasonably suspected of having contained any of the
articles specified in item (f ) ;
(l) Articles that have formed part of the cargo of a ship another
part of the cargo of which is infested or is reasonably
suspected of being infested by the cotton boll weevil
( Anthonomus grandi s Boh.): Importation prohibited from all
coijintrios and places;
(m) PERSONAL BAGGAGE and effects of any description that have been in
contact with or close proximity to any other baggage, cargo,
or articles of any descri"otion infested or reasonably
suspected of being infested by the cotton boll weevil:
Importation prohibited from all countries and places, to
prevent the introduction of the cotton boll weevil ( Anthonomus
grandis Boh. ) .
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(n) SOIL| Importation prohibited from Bahamas, British Guiana,
Trinidad, and all other countries and places except the
British Isles, Canada, the United States of America, and
other islands of the British West Indies not specified in
this item., to prevent the introduction of insect pests and
plant diseases.
Importation Conditional
(a) SUGARCAlffi, SUGARCAl^ SEEDLINGS AI^IL PLANTS, and all parts of the
sugarcane: May be imported from any country and place only
under a license granted by the Governor. Precaution against
the introduction of .insect pests and plant diseases that do
not already exist on the Island.
(b) BANANA PLANTS AND PARTS THEESOF: May be imported from any
country and place only under a license granted by the
Governor, to prevent the introduction of Panama wilt disease
( Pusarium cubense E. P. Sa.) p.nd insect pests.
(c) COTTONSEED, COTTON LINT, AND SEED COTTON, and all packages,
coverings, bags, and other articles and things that have been
used as packages, coverings, or bags for cottonseed, cotton
lint, and seed cotton: May be imported from any country and
place except Cuba, Haiti, and Santo Domingo under license
granted by the Governor. Proca,ution against the introduction
of insect posts not already established on the Island.
(d) SPROUTED COCONUTS: May be imported from Grenada, St. Lucia, St.
Vincent, and Trinidad under license granted by the Governor.
Precaution against the introduction of the red ring disease
( A phel encho i de s coc ophilus (Cobb) Goodey).
(e) SOIL AND PLAINTS GROWING IN SOIL: May be imported from any
country or place only after fumigation and under license
granted by the Governor, to prevent the introduction of
insect pests and plant diseases.
(f) FRUIT except plantains, nuts, dried, canned, candied, or other
preserved fruits from the British Isles, Canada, British
West Indies, and United States of America: Must be
accom.panicd by a certificate from a responsible authority
in the country of export that the fruit does not originate in
a prohibited country. Precautions against the introduction
of the Mediterr<?,nean fruit fly ( Ccratitis capitate. Wied.) .
(g) VEGETABLES except onions, Irish potatoes, and canned or preserved
vegetables from the British Isles, Canada, British West
Indies, and the United States: Must be accorr.panied by a cer-
tificate from a responsible authority in the country of
export that the vegetables do not originate in a prohibited
country.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
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