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HOBTICULTUKE 



October 5, 1912 



PLANT QUARANTINE RULES AND 

 REGULATIONS. 



Following are the complete rules 

 and regulations for carrying out the 

 plant quarantine ait as compiled by 

 the Federal Horticultural Board and 

 adopted by the Department of Agricul- 

 ture: 



Regulation 1. Short Title of the Act. 

 The act "To regulate the importation 

 of nursery stocic and other plants and 

 plant products; to enable the Secretary 

 of Agriculture to establish and main- 

 tain quarantine districts for plant dis- 

 eases and insect pests; to permit and 

 regulate the movement of fruits, plants 

 and vegetables therefrom, and for oth- 

 er purposes," approved August 20, 

 1912, shall be known and referred to 

 as "The Plant Quarantine Act, August 

 20, 1912." 



Regulation 2. Definition. 

 For the purpose of this act the term 

 "nursery stock" includes all field- 

 grown florists' stock, trees, shrubs, 

 vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, 

 fruit pits, and other seeds o£ fruit and 

 ornamental trees or shrubs, and other 

 plants and plant products for propaga- 

 tion, except field, vegetable and flower 

 seeds, bedding plants and other herba- 

 ceous plants, bulbs and roots. 



All woody plants and parts thereof 

 for propagation or planting are in- 

 cluded within the term "nursery stock" 

 as used in this act. 



"Field-grown florists' stock" is all 

 florists' stock which is usually grown 

 outside of greenhouses for all or part 

 of the year, such as azaleas, bay trees, 

 araucarias, box, etc. 

 Regulation 3. Applications for Per- 

 mits for Importation of Nursery 



Stock. 

 Persons contemplating the importa- 

 tion by mail, express, freight, or oth- 

 er form of transportation, of nursery 

 stock as defined in this act from any 

 part of the world will first make ap- 

 plication to the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture for a permit, stating in the appli- 

 cation the general nature and quanti- 

 ty of the nursery stock, the district or 

 locality where grown, the name and 

 address of the exporter, togther with 

 the name and address of the exporter, 

 together with the name and address of 

 the importer in the United States, and 

 the proposed port of entry. 



By "general nature" is meant the 

 class or type of stocks, as fruit trees, 

 fruit-tree stocks, etc., as specified in 

 the official form of permit. 



Applications for permits should be 

 made in advance of the shipment of 

 the nursery stock, but if through no 

 fault of the importer stock shall ar- 

 rive before the issue of a permit the 

 stock will be held in customs custody 

 at the risk and expense of the import- 

 er for a period not exceeding 10 days 

 pending the issue of a permit. 



Applications for permits should con- 

 tain the following information: 



APPLICATION FOn PERMIT TO IM- 

 PORT NURSERY STOCK. 



191... 



To the Federal Horticultural Board, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 

 A permit Is requested for the importa- 

 tion of nursery stock from the firm of 



, in the district or locality 



and country of , tor the 



shipping season of as follows: 



Quantity. Gmieial nature. 



Fruit trees. 



Fruit-tree stocks. 



Grapeviuoa. 



Bush fruits. 



Roses. 



Rose stocks. 



Forest and ornamental decid- 

 uous trees. 



Ornamental deciduous shruDS. 



Coniferous trees other than 



pines. 



Pines — species should be 



named. 



.............. Evergreen trees other than 



conifers. 



Evergreen shrubs other than 



conifers. 



Field-grown florists' stock 



not otherwise listed. 



Stocks, cuttings, or seedlings 



not otherwise listed. 



Name and address of shipper 



Port of entry 



Name of importer 



(Name) 



(Address) ■■ 



Regulation 4. Delivery in Bond. 



(Section 1.) 

 If the required permit be not at hand 

 at the time of the arrival of the nurs- 

 ery stock, the latter may be delivered 

 to the importer, consignee or agent for 

 the proper care thereof upon the filing 

 of a voluntary bond with approved 

 sureties in double the invoice value of 

 the property (the amount of the bond 

 in no case to be less than $10) condi- 

 tioned upon the redelivery thereof to 

 the collector within 10 days from the 

 date of arrival and providing that the 

 same shall not be removed from the 

 port of arrival within such period or 

 until the presentation of the proper 

 permit; or, if the importer, consignee, 

 or agent shall so elect, the goods may 

 be retained in the custody of the 

 officer of the customs pending the is- 

 suance of the permit, wholly at the 

 expense of the importer. 

 Regulation 5. Permits for Entry of 

 Nursery Stock. 

 (Section 1.) 

 On approval by the Secretary of Ag- 

 riculture of an application for the im- 

 portation of nursery stock from coun- 

 tries which maintain nursery stock 

 inspection a permit will be issued in 

 triplicate. One copy of the permit will 

 be furnished to the applicant, one copy 

 will be mailed to the. collector at the 

 port of entry, and the third filed with 

 the application. Permits will expire 

 on the 30th day of June of the year 

 following the date of issue. They will 

 be in the following form: 



This permit expires June 30, 191—. No. — 

 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP 



AGRICULTURE, 



FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL. BOARD, 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



PERMIT TO IMPORT NDRSEET STOCK. 



191.. 



To the Collector of Customs: 



Sir: You are hereby authorized, so far 

 as the jurisdiction of the Department of 

 Agriculture is concerned, to permit the Im- 

 portation under "The Plant Quarantine 

 Act, August 20, 1912," of the nursery stock 



specified In the application of dated 



, described herein, provided each 



shipment Is accompanied by the certificate 

 of inspection and the shipper's declaration 

 certified bv an American consular officer In 

 conformity with the rules and regulations 

 made for the enforcement of the act. 

 Quantity. General nature. 



Fruit trees. 



Fruit-tree stocks. 



Grape vines. 



Bush fruits. 



Roses. 



Rose stocks. 



Forest and ornamental decid- 

 uous trees. 



Ornamental deciduous shrubs 



Coniferous trees other than 



pines. 



Pines — species. 



Evergreen trees other than 



conifers. 



Evergreen shrubs other than 



conifers. 



I'Mi'lrt-grown florists' stock 



not otherwise listed. 



Stocks, cuttings, or seedlings 



ni t otherwise listed. 



Name and address of exporter. 



Name and address of importer. 



Respectfully, 



JAMES WILSON, 

 Secretary of Agriculture. 

 Countersigned: 



Executive Oflicer. 

 Permits for the entry of nursery 

 stock from countries which do not 

 maintain official nursery stock inspec- 

 tion will be addressed to the collector 

 of customs in the following form: 

 To the Collector of Customs: 



You are hereby authorized, so far as the 

 jurisdiction of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture Is concerned, to permit the Importa- 

 tion under "The Plant Quarantine Act, 

 August 20, 1912," of the nursery stock 



specified In the application of , 



dated described herein, only upon 



receipt of notice in writing from an in- 

 spector of the Department of Agriculture 

 that the nursery stock has been Inspected 

 by him or under his direction at the port 

 of arrival and was found or believed to be 

 free from Injurious plant diseases and In- 

 sect pests 



(See Regulation 6 for the ports at which 

 entry of nursery stock from countries hav- 

 ing no official system of nursery inspection 

 Is allowed.) 



Regulation 6. Entry of Nursery Stock. 

 (Section 1.) 

 Entry of nursery stock will not be 

 allowed unless accompanied by a cer- 

 tificate issued by a duly authorized 

 official of the country from which it is 

 shipped, stating that it has been thor- 

 oughly inspected by him or under his 

 direction and was found, or believed to 

 be free from injurious plant diseases 

 and insect pests: Provided, That for 

 stock to be shipped between October 1 

 and May 31 such inspection shall be 

 made on or after the 1st of October 

 and for stock shipped during the grow- 

 ing season inspection shall be made 

 not more than 30 days prior to date of 

 shipment: Provided further, That un- 

 til July 1, 1913, the usual inspection 

 certificate covering the previous grow- 

 ing season will be accepted: And pro- 

 vided further, That when the country 

 from which any nursery stock is 

 shipped maintains no official inspec- 

 tion, articles for which a permit has 

 been issued will be admitted only 

 through the ports of New York, San 

 Francisco, Seattle, Jacksonville, and 

 New Orleans, after examination by in- 

 spectors of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture at the port of arrival, if found to 

 be free from plant disease and insect 

 pests. 



Collectors of customs will be notified 

 from time to time, through the Secre- 

 tary of the Treasury, of the countries 

 which maintain official nursery stock 

 inspection. 



Entry will not be allowed unless 

 the case, box or other container or 

 covering is plainly and correctly 

 marked to show the number of permit, 

 the general nature and quantity o£ 

 the contents, the district or locality 

 and country where grown, the name 

 and address of the exporter, and the 

 name and address of the importer. 



Nursery stock offered for importa- 

 tion without compliance with these 

 regulations will be refused admission. 

 Nursery stock inspected as provided 

 herein, which is found to be tarrying 

 dangerous insects or plant diseases 

 may be treated or destroyed, as cir- 

 cumstances require. 

 Regulation 7. Foreign Certificate of 

 Inspection. 

 (Section 1.) 

 Certificates of inspection will be ac- 



