[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR318.13-4i]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 318--HAWAIIAN AND TERRITORIAL QUARANTINE NOTICES--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart--Hawaiian Fruits and Vegetables
 
Sec. 318.13-4i  Administrative instructions; conditions governing the movement of green bananas from Hawaii.

    Green bananas (Musa spp.) of the cultivars ``Williams,'' ``Valery,'' 
``Grand Nain,'' and standard and dwarf ``Brazilian'' may be moved 
interstate from Hawaii with a certificate issued in accordance with 
Secs. 318.13-3 and 318.13-4 of this subpart if the bananas meet the 
following conditions:
    (a) The bananas must be picked while green and packed for shipment 
within 24 hours after harvest. If the green bananas will be stored 
overnight during that 24-hour period, they must be stored in a facility 
that prevents access by fruit flies;
    (b) No bananas from bunches containing prematurely ripe fingers 
(i.e., individual yellow bananas in a cluster of otherwise green 
bananas) may be harvested or packed for shipment;
    (c) The bananas must be inspected by an inspector and found free of 
plant pests as well as any of the following defects: prematurely ripe 
fingers, fused fingers, or exposed flesh (not including fresh cuts made 
during the packing process); and
    (d) The bananas must be safeguarded from fruit fly infestation from 
the time that they are packaged for shipment until they reach the port 
of arrival on the mainland United States.

[63 FR 65648, Nov. 30, 1998]