•& ■ i ALBERT R. MANN LIBRARY New York State Colleges OF Agriculture and Home Economics at Cornell University EVERETT FRANKLIN PHILLIPS BEEKEEPING LIBRARY IQENERAL OIROULAR No. 3. ISSUED OCTOBER S, 190B. TERRITORY OF HAWAII board of commissioners of agriculture: and forestry LAW AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE importation and Inspection OF Honey Bees and Honey INTO THE Territory of Hawaii HONOLULU: i-iawaiian Gazette Co., Ltd. ]908 \°\0Z (& 3 9oo7 OFFICERS AND STAFF OF THE BOARD OF COM- MISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. COMMISSIONERS. C. S. Holloway, President and Executive Officer. W. M. Giffard, Albert Waterhouse, P. R. Isenberg, H. M. von Holt. COMMITTEE ON BEE INDUSTRY. A. Waterhouse, P. R. Isenberg. DIVISION OF ENTOMOLOGY. Jacob Kotinsky, Superintendent of Entomology. Albert Koebele, Consulting Entomologist. , Assistant Entomologist. D. B. Kuhns, Inspector's Assistant. B. M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo. ACT 69, SESSION LAWS OF 1907. Ax Act to Amend Chapter 28 of the Revised Laws of Ha- waii by Adding to said Chapter a Section to be Known as Section 389A. Be it Enacted. b\ the Legislature of the Territory of Hazvaii: Section 1. Chapter 28 of the Revised Laws of Hawaii is hereby amended by adding a new section thereto to be known as Section 38o,xA. and to read as follows : Section 389A. It shall be the duty of the Board to make rules and regulations, and to amend the same from time to time, in its discretion, subject to the approval of the Governor, for and concerning the importation into the Territory of bees and for the preservation, protection and improvement of bees now within the Territory ; and for the quarantine, inspection, fumigation, disinfection, exclusion or destruction either upon importation into the Territory or at any time or place within the Territory of any bees and any box or other container and their contents in which bees have been imported or contained, which is or may be infested with or liable to assist in the trans- mission or dissemination of any insect or disease iniurious to bees. All rules and regulations made as aforesaid shall have the force and effect of law. It shall be the duty of the Board to establish an observational apiary and all bees imported into the Territory shall be there quarantined free of cost to the owners until such time shall have elapsed as to enable the proper entomologist or inspector of the Board, to certify to the owners that such bees are clean and free from disease. The entomologists or inspectors of the Board may enter upon the premises of any bee keeper for the purpose of inspecting apiaries, and of carrying out the orders of the Board, and they shall not be holden guilty of any misdemeanor by so doing nor shall they be personally liable in damages except for acts be- vond the scope of their authority or due to their own neg- ligence. Section 2. This Act shall take effect from and after the date of its approval. Approved this 17th day of April, A. D. 1907. G. R. Carter, Governor of the territory of Hawaii. RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE IMPORTATION AND INSPECTION OF HONEY BEES AND HONEY INTO THE TERRITORY OF HAWAII BY THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. Rule 4. Importation of Queen Bees. In order to prevent the introduction into this Territory of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases among honey- bees it is hereby ordered that All queen bees imported into the Territory of Hawaii shall be subject to the following terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, namely : (1). Labels. A label shall be affixed to the cage, box or other container in which any queen bee is enclosed, which label shall set forth : (a) The number of queen bees enclosed ; (b) The locality where each was produced ; (c) The locality from which each was shipped; (d) The name of the shipper; (e) The name of the consignee. (2). Request for Inspection. The importer shall file with the Board of Agriculture and Forestry, at least two weeks prior to the date at which the queen bee or bees will arrive, a writ- ten statement signed by himself or his agent or attorney which shall set forth his purpose to import said queen bee or bees into the Territory of Hawaii, which statement shall contain as accurately and fully as possible the following information : (a) The number of queen bees sought to be imported ; (b) The probable locality where each was produced ; ( c) The locality from which each is expected to be shipped ; (d) The name of the proposed shipper ; (e) The address of the importer, and shipping marks. Said statement shall also contain a request that the Board, upon arrival of said queen bee or bees, proceed forthwith to inspect or cause to be inspected such queen bee or bees. (3). Inspection. Immediately upon the receipt of such re- quest for inspection or as soon thereafter as may be an inspec- tor of the Board shall inspect each queen bee and if it is found free from such disease shall cause it to be transferred from any cage, box or other container in which it shall have been imported and shall transfer it to a new and clean cage prop- erly supplied with clean and fresh candy and with sufficient bees known to be free from disease to properly care for said queen bee. (4). Certificate. The inspector shall thereupon give to the importer a certificate of his findings upon such inspection and deliver to him such of the bees as he finds free from all infec- tious, contagious and communicable diseases. (5). Destruction of Cages. Bees. etc. Immediately upon the transfer of any queen bee from any cage, box or other con- tainer as set forth in Section 3 hereof, said inspector shall cause to be burned and destroyed such cage, box or other con- tainer, together with the candy and bees therein, excepting such queen bee. If said inspector shall at said inspection find any queen bee to be infected with any contagious, infectious or communi- cable disease he shall in his discretion destroy the same or hold the same for further treatment. Rule 5. Importation' of Honey. In order to prevent the introduction into this Territory of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases among honev bees and in view of the fact that such diseases are in the major- ity of cases communicated by the introduction into uninfected territory, of honey, honey-dew or syrup containing honev from districts in which such infectious, contagious or communicable diseases exist, it is hereby ordered that All honey, honey-dew or syrup containing honev imnorted into the Territory of Hawaii, shall be subject to the following terms and conditions, to-wit : ( r). Statement by Importer. Any person or persons import- ing into the Territory of Hawaii any honev, honev-dew or svrtip containing: honey from the mainland of the United States or elsewhere, upon arrival of such honev, honey-dew or syrup containine honey at a port of entry of the Territory of Hawaii, and before such honey, honey-dew or syrup con- taining honey shall have been landed upon the dock, or if such honey shall have been landed upon the dock without the knowledge of the importer, then before such honey, honey- dew or syrup containing honey shall have been removed from the dock, shall file with the Board a written statement contain- ing the following information : (a) The port from which such honey was shipped ; (b) The name of the shipper ; (c) Whether or not the same has been certified by a quali- fied inspector as hereinafter set forth. Said statement shall also contain a request that the Board forthwith proceed to have said honey, honey-dew or syrup containing honey inspected, and an agreement on the part of the importer to be responsible for all reasonable costs and expenses of inspection, quarantine and care of the same. (2). Inspection. Immediately upon the receipt of such state- ment or as soon thereafter as mav be, the Board shall cause Said honey, honey-dew or syrup to be inspected bv its inspec- tor. In case such honey shall bear upon the containers thereof or shall be accompanied by a certificate of a qualified officer of any state or of the United States or other country, that the honey is from healthy colonies of bees, that is, from colonies of bees not affected with any infections, contagious or com- municable disease, then said honey shall be forthwith passed by said inspector and said inspector shall thereupon furnish to the importer thereof a permit to land the same or to remove the same from the dock as the case may be. In case such honey shall not bear upon its containers, or shall not be accompanied by a certificate from a duly qualified officer as aforesaid that the same comes from healthv colonies of bees as above set forth, then such inspector shall cause said honey to be removed to some place there to undergo such tests as the Board shall from time to time prescribe to deter- mine whether or not said hone)-, honey-dew , or svrup contain- ing honey is infected with any infectious, contagious or com- municable disease. Upon the completion of such tests said inspector shall certify his finding's. If said honev shall be found free from any diseases as above set forth