104 GRASSHOPPERS AND OTHER INJURIOUS INSECTS OF 1911 AND 1912. 



when necessity arises to quarantine any state or portion of any 

 state in this country or to prohibit the importation of stock into 

 the United States from any country or countries. The following 

 conditions of entry have to be complied with by an importer of 

 nursery stock. 



(1) He must take out a permit therefor in advance. This 

 permit should preferably be taken out by the person who is to re- 

 ceive the goods at final destination. A broker or commission mer- 

 chant may take out a permit in his own name, if he imports for his 

 own account, or he can act as agent for and take out the permit in 

 the name of the actual purchaser. 



(2) He must see that each package on arrival bears the proper 

 certificate of foreign inspection. (See Regulation 6.) 



(3) He must see that each package is marked in accordance 

 with Section 3 of the Act. As a matter of convenience, this mark- 

 ing should also contain the additional information called for in 

 Section 4, to avoid the trouble or remarking before the goods can be 

 delivered for interstate shipment. The certificate and marking 

 should preferably be on the goods before they leave the foreign 

 port. 



(4) After December 1, 1912, each shipment must be accompa- 

 nied with the consular declaration called for in Regulation 9. This 

 declaration must accompany the consular invoice and is not to be 

 attached to the individual container. 



What the Importer or Broker Must Do Before the Goods Can Be 

 Shipped or Removed from a Port of Entry. 



(1) He must immediately (before shipping or removal) advise 

 the Secretary of Agriculture and State Inspectors in accordance 

 with Section 2 and Regulation 8. 



(2) He must see that each container is marked in accordance 

 with Section 4 ; that is in addition to the information in the label of 

 entry, each container must bear the name and address of the con- 

 signee at destination, where the stock is to be inspected by the 

 State, territorial or district official. (See Section 2 and Regula- 

 tion 8.) 



Importers are warned that failure to meet the requirements of 

 the law as outlined above subjects them to the penalties fixed in 

 Section 10 of the Act. 



Would-be importers should send to the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, office of the Secretary, for Circular 41 — "Rules and 



