28 52 35 42 13 



The shipments listed above represent only those which were 

 made to foreign countries. We are called upon frequently to 

 inspect such items as house plants and plant products isrhich are 

 going to other states. 

 INSPECTION OF PLANT ^^TOCK FROM OTHER STATES 



In a continuing effort to keep the nursery stock of this 

 state free of harmful insects and diseases, under Section ?9 of 

 the Plant Pest Law, we require transportation companies to notify 

 us if they receive stock consigned to points here in Massachusetts. 



Checking of incoming stock allows us to nip in the bud a 

 potential threat to the nursery stock already growing here. Most 

 pest control officials will agree, it is easier to stop a dangerous 

 insect or disease in the beginning, before it gets established , Ihan 

 after it has been in a state for a while. 

 PROMULGATION & ENFORCEMENT OF PLANT QUARANTINE? 



Another tool that is often employed by states to stop or 

 prevent the spread of harmful plant pests is the quarantine. 



At the present time this division has the sole authority for 

 the promulgation and enforcement of plant quarantines relative to 

 plant pest control. 



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