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inspection is also required. Such permit must be granted when the 

 requirements are fulfilled. Nursery stock may be imported for experi- 

 mental or scientific purposes by the Department of Agriculture. 

 Where a foreign country has no inspection service nursery stock may 

 be admitted under the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture. 



Section 2 requires the customhouse officials to notify the Secretary 

 of Agriculture of tbe arrival of nursery stock at the port of entiy; 

 also a similar notification by the person receiving the stock at port of 

 entry before removing it or shipping it to any other point, which 

 notification shall also be sent to the proper official of the State to 

 which such stock is destined. This notification must give the name 

 and address of the consignee, the nature and quantity of stock to be 

 shipped, and the country and locality where the stock was gro^\^l, 

 unless such stock has been inspected by the proper State official. 



Section 3 provides for the plain and correct labeling of the stock 

 offered for entry, so that the nature and quantity of stock, the country 

 and locality where growm, and the name and address of the shipper 

 and consignee may be determined. 



Section 4 provides for similar labeling of interstate shipments, 

 unless they have already been inspected by the proper State official. 



Section 5 gives the Secretary of Agriculture power to quarantine 

 particular plants or plant products not included under "nursery 

 stock" when necessary in order to exclude diseases or insects danger- 

 ous and new to this country. A public hearing shall be given before 

 such orders shall take effect. 



Section 6 defines nursery stock. 



Section 7 provides for quarantine of plants or plant products from 

 foreign countries or localities, regardless of the use to which they are 

 to be applied. A public hearing shall be given before an order takes 

 effect. The provisions of this section apply to the white-pine blister 

 rust, potato wart, and Mediterranean fruit fly from the passage of this 



act. 



Section 8 provides for quarantine of any State or locality in this 

 country to prevent the spreading of dangerous diseases or insects 

 which are new or not previously widely prevalent in this country. A 

 public hearing shall be given before an order under this section takes 



effect. 



Section 9 provides for suitable rules for carrying out the purposes of 



this act. 



Section 10 provides penalties Un- violations of the provisions of this 

 act. A common carrier proving that it did not knowingly violate 

 this act shall not be deemed guilty. 



Section 11 defines "person" as used in this act; also makes corpo- 

 rations and firms responsible for their employees' acts. 



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