UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Washington, D. C P. Q.— 467 January 14, 1938. PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OP THE AUSTRALIAN TERRITORY OP PAPUA UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Washington, D. C. B. E. P. Q.— 467 January 14, 1938. PLANT- QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE AUSTRALIAN TERRITORY OF PAPUA Thin summary of the plant-quarantine import restrictions of the Australian Territory of Papua has been prepared for the information of nurserymen, plant-quarantine officials, and others interested in the exportation of plants and plant products to that Territory. It was prepared by Harry B. Shaw, Plant Quarantine Inspector in Charge of Foreign Information Service, Division of Foreign Plant Quaran- tines, from the Plants' Diseases Ordinance 1911, as amended, the Cotton Ordinance 1925, and proclamations and regulations promulgated thereunder and reviewed by the Director of Agriculture of Papua. The information contained in this circular is believed to be cor- rect 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 authoritative. LEE A. STRONG, Chief, Bureau o f Entomology and^JLarlit Quarantine . Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/austrapapOOunit PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OP THE AUSTRALIAN TERRITORY OP PAPUA CONTENTS Page Basic legislation ------------------------- 2 Summary Importation prohibited --------------------- 2 Importation restricted --------------------- 2 Legislative authority ----------------------- 3 Definitions - -- -- ---------------------- 3 Declared diseases, insects, and ^fungi --------------- 4 Diseases ---------------------------- 4 Insects 4 Fungi 5 General regulations ------------------------ 5 Definitions 5 Duties of importers 6 Fumigation of plants required 6 Plants may not be removed before fumigation ---------- 6 Restrictions on importation of cottonseed ----------- 6 Restrictions on importation of coffee seed ----------- 7 Restrictions on importation of sugarcane ------------ 7 Restrictions on importation of tobacco seed ---------- 8 Importation of bananas prohibited ----------------- 8 - 2 - PLANT - OUARANT I NE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS OF THE AUSTRALIAN TERRITORY 0? PAPUA BASIC LEGISLATION Plants' Diseases Ordinance, No. 28, Plants' Diseases Ordinance, No. 17, Cotton Ordinance, No. 11, September November 20, 1911. November 25, 1913. 8, 1925. SUMMARY Importation Prohibited COFFEE SEED ( Coif ea spp. ) : Importation prohibited, except when obtained by or through the Director of Agriculture. (Statutory Rules, No. 10, May 3, 1929-, p. ?-. )• < TOBACCO SEED (Nicotiana tabacum L.): Importation prohibited, except when obtained by or through the Director of Agriculture. (Statutory Rule No. 4 of Apl. 9, 1934. ) BANANAS, BANANA PLANTS (Musa spp.) or parts thereof: Importation pro- hibited. (Proclamation of May 23, 1927, p. 8.) LIVING PALMS, ORNAMENTALS , AND FRUIT TREES AND ANY LIVING PART thereof except the seeds: Importation from the Malay Archipelago pro- hibited. (Proclamation of Feb. 8, 1932.) PLANTS , INCLUDING TREES OR PLANTS, cuttings, slips, and all live parts of trees or plants the entry of which is not prohibited: Importer shall notify customs of intent to import; on arrival of the plants they shall be placed at disposal of customs for fumigation. (Statutory Rules, No. 4, Feb. 28, 1923, p. 6.) COTTONSEED ( Gossypium spo.): Importer shall notify customs of intent to import; he shall also furnish to customs a certificate from res- ponsible officer of the Department of Agriculture of Queensland that the cottonseed has been examined and fumigated by said Depart- ment, or that it has been examined and is found free from disease. (Statutory Rules, No. 4, Feb. 28, 1923, p. 6.) Importation Restricted - 3 - SUGARCANE (Saccharum off icinarum L. ) : Importer shall notify customs of intent to import and shall produce to the Director of Agriculture the following certificates: (l) Fumigation certificate from Queensland Department of Agriculture; (2) certificate from properly Qualified pathologist that the sugarcane proceeds from a. disease-free area and is itself free from disease; (3) certi- ficate from properly qualified entomologist that the sugarcane is free from injurious insects. (Statutory Rules, No. 11, July 21, 1930, p. 7.) Legislative Authority Plants' Diseases Ordinance of '1911, as amended by Ordinance No. 17, of November 25, 1913, authorizes the Lieutenant-Governor of the Territory by proclamation, inter alia, to prohibit or restrict the importation of plants; to seize a.nd dispose of every insect, fungus, tree, plant, or vegetable imported into the 'Territory contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or proclamations or regulations issued thereunder; to inspect imported trees, plants, or vegetables; to make regulations to control the importation of trees, plants, or vegetables. The Cotton Ordinance, No. 11, September 3, 1925, authorizes the Lieutenant-Governor to regulate, prohibit, or restrict the importation into the Territory of the cotton plant or any variety thereof. Definitions The following definitions are included in Ordina.nce No. 28, of November 20, 1911: "Disease": Any disease affecting trees, plants, or vegetables caused by or consisting of the -presence of any insect or fungus, as well as any other disease affecting trees, plants, or vegetables which the Lieutenant-Governor may from time to time, by proclamation in the Gazette, declare to be a disease within the meaning of this Ordinance and whether or not so caused by or consisting of the presence of any disease or fungus. "Insects" and "fungi" are those so declared by proclamation of the Lieutenant-Governor in the Gazette within the meaning of this Ordinance in whatever stage of existence they may be. - 4 - DECLARED DISEASES, INSECTS, AITD FUNGI Through the Proclamation of January 26, 1912, the Lieutenant- Governor declared the following to be diseases, insects, and fungi within the meaning of Ordinance No. 28, of November 20, 1911, namely: Diseases COCONUTS (Cocos nucifera L. ) J Leaf disease (Pestalozzia palmarum Cke.). Root disease (Pomes sp-T* (Stem) bleeding disease ( Thielaviopsis paradoxa (De Seyn. ) v. Hoch. ) . Bud rot ( Phytophthora spp.) or ( Pestalozzia, palmarum Cke.). RUBBER (Hevea spp. ) : White-root rot (Fomes lignosus Klotzsch). SUGARCANE (Saccharum off icinarum L. ) : Leaf disease. Red rust (Puccinia kuehnii (Kr.) Butl.). Insects COCONUTS: Solomon Island stag beetle (Eurytrachelus pilosipes Wat erh . ) . Solomon Island elephant beetle '(Xylot rapes nimrod Voet. r X. gideon L. ) . Solomon Island rhinoceros beetle ( Trichogomphus semmelinki Hits.) Ceylon rhinoceros beetle (Oryctos rhinoceros L • ) . Red beetle or Asiatic palm weevil ( Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv Cane beetle ( Sphenophorus obscurus = Rhabdocnemi s obscura Boisd. ) Small palm weevil ( ( Calandra") Pi o calandra taitensis Guerin). Cabbage-palm beetle or leaf hispa (Brontispa f roggatti Sharp). Copra bug ( Necrobia ruf ipes Degeer) . Longicorns ( aj XiSthrus co status Montrouz. Longicorns (b) Qlethrius tyrannus Thorns. Phasma or leaf insect ( Graef i ea crouanii (Le Guillou) syn. Lopaphus coccophagus Westwood) • Coccids (Coccidae). Stink bugs ( Pentatomidae) . - 5 - Insects (Cont'd) RUBBER: White ants ( Termes spp.)« SUGARCANE: Cane beetle ( ( Sphenophorus ) Rhabdocnemis obscura Boisd. ) • Leaf hoppers (Perkinsiella bicoloris MuirJ* Leaf hoppers (Perkinsiella. lalokensis Muir). Leaf hoppers (Perkinsiella papuensis Muir). Leaf hoppers (Perkinsiella rattlei Muir). Leaf hoppers (Perkinsiella variegata Muir). Leaf hoppers (Perkinsiella vastatrix Breddin). Fungi COCONUT: Pestalozzia palmarum Cke. , leaf disease and Dud rot of coconut . Pythium pa'.mivorum Butler, Godavari disease of coconut. RUBBER: Fomes ( s emit 03a) lignosus Klotzsch, root rot. GENERAL REGULATIONS (Statutory Rules, No. 4 of 1523, Feb. 28, 1923) Citation Article 1. These regulations may be cited as the Plants' (importa- tion) Regulations, 1923. Def initions Art. 2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise indicates, "Importer" includes the person who introduces any plant or the consignee of any plant. - 6 - "Plants" means trees or plants arid includes cuttings and slips of tr^es and plants and all live parts of i lants and trees. Art. 3. Revokes previous regulations. Duties of Importer Art. 4. (l) The importer or. intending importer of any plants shall, before the plants are introduced or landed in the Territory, notify the principal officer of customs at a port of entry of the fact that such plants are intended to "be introduced into the Territory by him. (2) The importer shall thereafter cause the plants and the boxes, bags, and wrappings in which they are contained to be placed in the tent provided for the purpose of fumigation, or to such other structure as the princi al officer of customs may direct and in such manner as such offi- cer shell approve. Fumigation of Plants Required Art. 5. Such plants, together with boxes, bags, and wrappings in which they are contained, shall then be fumigated by the method provided by the Director of Agriculture, under the supervision of the principal officer of customs or such officer as he may appoint, before the same are removed. Plants May Not Be Removed before Fumigation Art. 6. No person shall remove the plants, boxes, bags, or wrap- pings in which they are contained from the tent rir structure in which they have been so placed for the purpose of fumigati n, until after they have been fumigated, as provided by these regulations. Restrictions on the Importation of Cottonseed Art. 7. No cottonseed shall be imported or introduced into the Territory unless: (l) The importer or intending importer -hall, before the cotton- seed is introduced or landed in the Territory, notify the princi- pal officer of customs at a port of entry of the fact that such cottonseed i3 intended to be introduced into the Territory by him. - 7 - (.?•) The importer or intending importer furnishes such principal officer of customs with a certificate from some responsible officer of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Queensland: (a) That the cottonseed has been examined and fumigated "by expert officers of the Department of Agriculture con- cerned, or (b) That the cottonseed has been examined by expert offi- cers of the Department of Agriculture concerned and that it is free from disease. Provided, that in cases where cottonseed is imported by and consigned to the Government, the Director of Agriculture, on being satisfied in such manner as seems to him sufficient that the cottonseed has been properly fumigated in Queensland before shipment, or that it is free from disease, may, in writing, authorize the principal officer of customs .to permit the landing and delivery of the cottonseed without requiring the production of any such certificate. Restrictions on Importation of Coffee Seed Art. 7a. No coffee seed shall be imported or introduced into the Territory except when obtained by or through the Director of Agriculture. Any coffee seed imported or introduced in breach of this regulation may be seized and destroyed by any officer of customs. (Amendment through Statutory Rules No. 10, May 6, 1929.) Restrictions on Importation of Sugarcane Art. 7b. No sugarcane shall be imported or introduced into the Territory unless: (l) The importer or intending importer shall, before the sugar- cane is introduced or landed in the Territory, notify the princi- pal officer cf customs at a port of entry of the fact that such sugarcane is intended to be introduced into the Territory by him; and (?) The importer or intending importer furnishes the Director of Agriculture with the following certificates: (a) A certificate from a responsible officer of the De- partment of Agriculture of the State of Queensland that the sugarcane has been properly fumigated under the personal supervision of a person properly qualified to carry out such fumigation; and - 8 - 3 1262 09245 5673 (h) A certificate from a properly qualified plant pathologist that the sugarcane is, to the best of his knowledge and "belief, from a disease-free area and free from diseases; and (c_) A certificate from a properly qualified entomologist that the sugarcane is free from injurious insects. (3) The director of Agriculture is satisfied with the certificates so furnished, whereupon the said Director of Agriculture may author- ize the said principal officer of customs by wireless or in writing to permit the introduction into the Territory of the said sugarcane without observing the other conditions of these regulations. (Amendment through Statutory Rules No. 11, July 21, 1930.) Restrictions on Importation of Tobacco Seed Art. 7c. No tobacco seed shall be imported or introduced into the Territory, except when obtained by or through the Director of Agriculture. Tobacco seed imported in breach of this regulation may be seized and des- troyed by any officer of customs. (Amendment through Statutory Rule No. 4 of 1934.) IMPORTATION 0? BANANAS PROHIBITED (Proclamation of May 23, 1927) In this proclamation, the Lieutenant-Governor , by and with the advice of the Executive Council, prohibits the importation or introduction of any banana, banana plant (Musa spp.) or part thereof into the Territory.