E2 /British Honduras 
 
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
 Agricultural Research Administration 
 Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine 
 Wpshingtdn 25, D. C. 
 
 January 15, 19^6 
 
 B. E. P. Q. 5U5 
 
 Superseding Supplements Nos. 2 and 3 of B. E. P. Q. HU5 
 
 PLANT QUARANTINE IMPORT RE STRICT IONS 
 
 OP THE 
 
 COLO IT OP BRITISH HONDURAS 
 
 This digest of the plant quarantine import restrictions of the 
 Colony of British Honduras has "been prepared for the information of 
 nurserymen, plant quarantine officials, and others interested in 
 the exportation of plants and nlant -products to that Colony. 
 
 It was prepared "by R. G. Oakley, Supervisor of Export Certifi- 
 cation of the Division of Foreign Plant Quarantines, from the origi- 
 nal Ordinance s and Orders concerned as they apply t« products from 
 the United States, and reviewed "by the Director of Agriculture 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 
 intended to "be used independently of, nor as a substitute for, the 
 original texts, nor is it to be interpreted as legally authorita- 
 tive. The original Ordinances and Orders should be consulted for 
 the exact texts. 
 
 Avery S. Hoyt 
 Acting Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
 
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PLANT QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS 
 
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 COLONY OF BRITISH HONDURAS 
 
 January 15 1 19^6 
 
 Basic Legislation 
 
 The Plant Protection Ordinance, 19^1, No. 15 of 19^1 
 
 This Ordinance authorizes the G-overnor in Council to make 
 regulations prohibiting, restricting, reflating, or prescribing 
 the conditions of importation into the Colony of plants and parts 
 thereof, vegetables or animal organisms, their containers or wrap- 
 pers, or any other article or agent believed to be inimical to 
 the growth of plants. 
 
 (Statutory Rules and Orders No. 56 of 19U3, September 1, 19^3, 
 which revoke Proclamation No. 10 of February 12, 1938.) 
 
 Definitions 
 
 1, In these regulations the expression "an Agricultural Officer" 
 includes an officer of the Agricultural or Customs Department 
 deputed in writing by the Agricultural Officer. 
 
 ■ Importation Prohibited 
 
 2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph U of these regulations, 
 no person shall import the following: 
 
 a. Citrus plants ( Citrus spp.). 
 
 b. Coconut plants ( Cocos nucifera L.). 
 
 c. Fruits or vegetables, except fruits and vegetables im-oorted 
 direct from the United States of America, the Dominion of 
 Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom or, provided a certificate 
 of introduction is granted by an Agricultural Officer after 
 inspection, from Jamaica. (Subject to prescribed condi- 
 tions importations of specified vegetables are also 
 authorized from Guatemala, Honduras, and Salvador.) 
 
 d. Tobacco seed ( Nicotiana. tabacum L.), cotton plants 
 ( Cossypium spp.) or sugarcane plants ( Saccharum off icinarum L.) 
 except under a license issued by the Agricultural Officer. 
 
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 e. Banana plants or any -olant of any other species of Mug a 
 
 ■ from the West Indian- Islands, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa 
 P.ica, Nicaragua, Panama, South America, the Canary Islands, 
 or West Africa. 
 
 f. Earth or soil of any description or any living -plant net 
 snecif ically mentioned in these regulations or any package 
 used in connection with any such living plant, except when 
 a certificate of introduction is granted by 'an Agricultural 
 Officer. 
 
 Disinfection May he Required. 
 
 3« The Officer issuing any certificate of introduction or license 
 under these regulations may attach thereto such conditions as to 
 disinfection as he may consider necessary. 
 
 Importation Unrestricted 
 
 U. The regulations cited in the preceding paragraphs do not apply 
 to the following articles, the importation of which is not 
 restricted: 
 
 Plants, fruits, and vegetables imported by the Agricul- 
 tural Officer for scientific propagation purposes or 
 for experimental purposes. 
 
 Bananas, green ( Musa spp.). 
 
 Canned or -processed vegetables. 
 
 Dried, canned, candied, or other -processed fruit. 
 
 Dried beans and peas and grains. 
 
 Onions ( Allium cepa L.)-. 
 
 Potatoes ( Solanum tuberosum L.) . 
 
 Nut s . 
 
 Vegetable seeds.