mSl-'CTr ; Tb OF NUR::>rRY .-JTOCK 



) There it provi&ion in tiit i lant Ft:;t La.v (bt?ction <.0) that requires 

 transportation companieB to notify thi;: division when they receive 

 nursery stock conbifncd to points in Massachu:-:etts- . In most cases, 

 thifc> material it, f r* fe from int>ectii -ina ditcaseii and carries a valid 

 copy of 8 growers perwit which has been reproduced on the inspection tag, 



Durin/: the pa^^t ytar, several of the interstate bus companies sent 

 out inquiries through the American .■'.f-i.ociation of Nursery 'mm at king for 

 penoission to ship into and throu/ h the varioui: states nursery t>tock. 

 They wanted to do this v^ithout having to notify the states involved for 

 each shipment. 



In checking, our lai^, bectlon -dO, v/e find this is not legal in this 

 state, and we informed thf: bus companies to that effect. At thr present 

 time the but lines do not tvish to comply with this type of a law, and 

 as a result ar»: only hanaling plant naterial consigned to states without 

 this type of legislation. 



iohlle tids type of action may prove to be a hardship for some, the 

 law must be complied with if we are to keep the spread of insects and 

 diseaffs to a minimuip, 

 COLL;>Uv.-aM'i\;:jr- IV:-! 'iri' U;vIT:-D oTrtTi:.-. 1 .:.Pnu'r:.:.A'r .A' Aaaiciii-iUK': 



This division ^orks closely with representatives of the Plant Fest 

 Control and Flp.nt uarantin^ r-ivisions of the Agricultural Research 

 v^crvict. of th». United states Departrv. nt of Arrl culture in the enforce- 

 ment of Federal plant quarantine s. Under the po&tentry provision of 

 Ff'dtral Quarantine No, 37» persons are allowed to import certain plants 

 from foreign countries under a special permit provided thty agree in 

 vriting to grow the plants in detention for two growing seasons, 



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