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Articles so restrict.ed can, as a rule, bP. sent if they comply with certn.in condit'ons
anrl in some cases a sanitar.v certificate in a prescribed form is nec·e1>~11ry. Tn general,
plnnts must be packed securely in such a way that they c:an he ea.,il y exami ned and
where a phylloxera or other sanitarv certificate i::, re:1uirerl, the despatch note, r11st.nms
~eclaration and the cover ol the p:n c-el should be noted , for examplP, Phylluura
certificate annead.
Parcels containin~ articles known t.o be prohibited from import<tlion into the rountry
of destination are not forwarded but are ret•trnerl to the senders. Parcels dccb red to
contain articles of which the importn.tion is permitted only •mder certfl in conditions
will, general!_' speaking, he accepted and de~pu tch ed. The onus of ensnring C(lmpliance
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with these conditions rests with the sender; and the Jamaica Post. Office :Jcr.epts no
respon~ibility for the return or ~eiz11re of an~· pnrrel through the f>~ilure of the sender
or addressee to comply 11ith the necessary form11lities.
IMPORT-PROHIBITIONS (Special)
Unless pre11iot.s writt~n pP.rmission has been oiJI!Iined from the D1rer.lor nf A gric·>tl(lfu
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of Jamaica, it i3 prohibited to import into Jamaica by letter or parcel po:;t mail the
following:-
Bees, honey and material used by hee raisers ; boots usecl pred ously by workman on
banana plantations; cotton and all plants of Lhe cotton plant.; all plaut.s nnd vnrieties oi
gossypium: and all other plants originating in any country oth ~·r than Grra.t Britain.
' The written permit of the Director of Agriculture whirlt takes the form of a lnhel
bearing particuiMs of the permit and the se!\1 of the Departmen t, mu&t be fon nu ded by
the importer to the supplier who shall attach it to the package containing the plant
to which the permit rehtes.
Contagious abortion vacl'ine, li ve or dead (organisms of the Brucella group\, rahies
vaccine, foot and mouth disease anci contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia ,·acrine or
antigen.
All specific r.rganisms or agents (of a hacteri11l, protozoan and virus nat.ure), exccj't rat
1 ·viruses, which are known w cause infert.ious animal disease, . ave and exeer•t in th~, form of
lsuhstances commonly known Hs vncrines, ;;era, toxins, nntitoxins, and antigens intended
~ for use in the practice of human or veterinA.ry medicine, provided the said subst-ances
J (vaccines, sera toxins, antitoxins and antigens) are imported in a package labelled or
tlmarked distinctly on the outside of the package, " Biolop,icn! Produrts " and enclosing in
the said l?ackage a Der~l aration from the Export.er or Supplier :;tating fu lly the contents
]Of the said package 11·ith a description of the nature of Lhe suhstances therein and an
!indication of the maker, place and country in which they were prepared.
Fruits and .vegetables (except dried or processed fruits ami vege t~tb l es, grains, seeds
and Irish potatoes) are prohibited in the mails to Jamaica from the United States,
unless accompanied by a certificate issued hy a representati ,·e of the United States
'Depart.ment of Agriculture attesting thnt the prodw:ts are home grown and are the
rorlucts of the State in which the JV[editerranean fly (Ceral1:tis captia.ta), does not e . ..:ist.
The following articles are absolutely prohibited :-Coffee, rum; shaving brushes manu-
factured in E!l.stern countries, as well as those exported from those countries; •·itrus f•·uit.s.
It is also prohibiter! to import Tuberculozyne or any other nll•'qed c-llr' for cons-,:m.ption,
unless under licence granted by the Governor anrl subject to the conditions of such
licence.
Medicaments of any nature, the:> formula or composition of which is not clearly printed
in English, Spanish or French language on the contlliner.
Medic11.ments to be used externally or internall y for the tre:ttment of venere11.l diseases
which bear or to which are affixed any pri nted matter relating to its use or application.
*The entry of the approved plants and plant products of any nature i ~ permitted
pnly on the conrlition that the articles concernP.d are found to he, or can be rendPred
apparently, free from injurious insects and disexses. Plant quarantine inspector~ in the
;tJnited StaleR are permitted to destroy immediately any plants or plant products deemed
injurious to plant life..