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of the said stock for shipment, of the name and address of the con- 

 signee, of the nature and quantity of stock it is proposed to ship, 

 and the country and locality where the same was grown, unless and 

 until such imported stock has been inspected by the proper official of 

 a State, Territory, or District of the United States. 



Act August 20, 1912, c. 308. s. 2, 37 Stat. 31G. 



Importation, etc., of nursery stock unless case, box, etc., thereof be marked as 

 to nature and quantity of contents, country, etc., where grown, name and 

 address of shipper, etc., and of consignee, forbidden. 



Sec. 3. That no person shall import or offer for entry into the 

 United States any nursery stock unless the case, box, package, crate, 

 bale, or bundle thereof shall be plainly and correctly marked to show 

 the general nature and quantity of the contents, the country and 

 locality where the same was grown, the name and address of the 

 shipper, owner, or person shipping or forwarding the same, and the 

 name and address of the consignee. 



Act August 20. 1912, c. 30S. s. 3, 37 Stat. 316. 



Interstate shipment, etc., of imported nursery stopk, the case, box, etc., whereof 

 is not marked as required by section 3, forbidden, unless such nursery 

 stock has been inspected. 



Sec. 4. That no person shall ship or deliver for shipment from one 

 State or Territory or District of the United States into any other 

 State or Territory or District any such imported nursery stock the 

 case, box, package, crate, bale, or bundle whereof is not plainly 

 marked so as to show the general nature and quantity of the contents, 

 the name and address of the consignee, and the country and locality 

 where such stock was grown, unless and until such imported stock 

 has been inspected by the proper official of a State, Territory, or 

 District of the United States. 



Act August 20, 1912, c. 308, s. 4, 37 Stat. 316. 



Determination, and promulgation thereof, that imrestricted importation of 

 plants, etc., and plant products, other than nursery stock, may result in 

 introduction of injurious plant diseases or insect pests; importation of 

 such plants and plant products, after such promulgation, subject to provi- 

 sions of sections 1-4 of act; public hearings before such promulgation. 



Sec. 5. That whenever the Secretary of xVgriculture shall deter- 

 mine that the unrestricted importation of any plants, fruits, vegeta- 

 bles, roots, bulbs, seeds, or other plant products not included by the 

 term *' nursery stock " as defined in section six of this Act may result 

 in the entry into the United States or any of its Territories or Dis- 

 tricts of injurious plant diseases or insect pests, he shall promulgate 

 his determination, specifying the class of plants and plant products 

 the importation of which shall be restricted and the country and 

 locality where they are grown, and thereafter, and until such pro- 

 mulgation is withdrawn, such plants and plant products imported or 

 offered for import into the United States or any of its Territories 

 or Districts shall be subject to all the provisions of the foregoing 

 sections of this Act : Provided^ That before the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture shall promulgate his determination that the unrestricted im- 

 portation of any plants, fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, or 

 other plant products not included by the tenn " nursery stock " as 

 defined in .section .six of this Act may result in the entry into the 



