Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-10
BY AUTHORITY

of Quarantine No. 13. With Regula
tons. effective on and after May l
1910.
Mediterranean Fruit Fly and meIor
III Fly.
The fact has been determined by the
Secretary OF Agriculture, and notice Ii
hereby given, that there exists in the
Territory of Hawaii a dangerous in
sect infestation, new to and not here
tofore widely prevalent or distributed
with and throughout the mainland Of
the United States, by TWO insects
to wit: the Mediterranean Fruit Fly
(Ceratitis capitatal and the Melon
Fly (Dacus cucurbitae).
Now, therefore, |, David F. HcstoE
Secretary of Agriculture. under thc
n authority conferred by Section 8 9!
the Act approved August 20, 1912
4 known as the Plant Quarantine Act
7 t37 U. S. Statutes at large. page 315I
do hereby quarantine the Territory OF
j Hawaii as infested by the Mediterran
4 can Fruit Fly and the Melon Fly and
do prohibit the movement from the
| Territory of Hawaii into Or through
any State. Territory or District OF the
United States other than Hawaii OF
any fruit or vegetable upon which the
Mediterranean Fruit Fly or the Melon
lily breeds, Or which, from proximity
CT growth or the requirements OF
packing and shipping, may carry infes-
tation, including:
! Alligator Pears, Bananas, Carambo.
las, Chinese Ink Berries, Chinese Or.
anges, Chinese Plums, Coffee Barries,
Cucunsbers, ,Dam3on Plums, Eugenias,
Figs, Grapes, Grapefruit, Green Pep
pers, Guavas, KaH,ani Nuts, Kumauats,
Lines, Loquats,, Mangoes. Mock Or
cnges, Mountain Apples, Melons. Natal
or Kafir Plums, Oranges, Papayas,
Peaches, Persimmons, Pineapples,
PTickly Pears, Rose Apples, Star APP
pies, String Beams, Squashes, Toma-
toes, except that bananas and pineap.
pies may be moved from the Terri.
tory Of Hawaii in manner or method
| Or under conditions prescribed in the
regulations of the Secretary of Agri.
culture hereinafter made and amend
ments thereto. - T.. =. *.
The foregoing quarantine shall be.
come and be effective, and Quarantine
No 2, issued by the United States De
partment of Agriculture September Is,
1912, entitled Mediterranean Fruit
Fly" shall cease to be effective, on
and after May 1, 1914.
REGULATIONS. !. .
Regulation I. Fruits and Vegetables
Prohibited. -%-" Il
No fruits or vegetables upon which
the MEDITERRANEAN Fruit Fly (Cerati.
tic capitata) or the Melon Fly DacusI
.cucurbitael breed. or which, from
proximity Of growth or the require
ments of packing and shipping, may
carry infestation, except bananas and
pineapples, shall be moved from thu
Territory Of Hawaii into or through
any other State, Territory or District
of the United States. 4
Regulation 2. Bananas and Pineapples,
No bananas or pineapples shall be
moved from the Territory of Hawaii
into or through any other State, Ter.
ritory or District of the United States.
unless they shall have been inspected
by the United States Department of
Agriculture. pronounced free from in |
festation by, the Mediterranean Fruit
Fly and the Melon Ely, and certified
and marked in compliance with these
regulations. 49,.
Regulation 3.-AppIication for Inspee
ton. -" II (
Persons intending to move bananas |
or pineapples from the Territory OF /
Hawaii into or through any other |
State, Territory or District Of the |
United States, shall make application
for inspection thereof as far as pos
sible In advance of the probable date
OF shipment. The application should
show the quantity Of the bananas or
which It is proposed to
move, together with their exact loca.
ton and the contemplated date of
shipment.
Blanks on which to make applica.
ton for inspection or for permits will
be furnished, upon request, by the
United States Department of Agricul.
ture, Bureau of Entomology, King
Street, Honolulu.
Regulation 4. certification of Ship.
ments. IA
Bananas and pineapples shall not be
moved from the Territory of Hawaii
INTO or through any other State, Ter.
'itory or District of the United States.
~ cars. boats or other vehicles un-
ess each shipment is accompanied by
certificate issued by an inspector OF
he United States Department of Ag.
'iculture showing that such fruits
lave been inspected by said Depart.
nent and pronounced free from fnfes.
alton by the Mediterranean Fruit fly
Ind the Melon Fly. The inspection
certificates shall accompany the way.
'ills, conductors manifests. memoran.
ia or bills Of lading pertaining to such {
shipments.
The inspection certificate will not
'e issued until an authorized represen.
ative of the Federal Horticultural
Board shall have determined. by ade-
luate inspection. that the banana or
pineapple plantations on which the in.
pected fruits were produced is free
rom iDfeStatj and from cOnti1uOrc !