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ficates of inspection are necessary, the following rules apply for 

 hose persons in the United States who "wish to import nursery 

 toek from Cuba. 



According to regulation 5 of the Service and Regulatory 

 Announcements the person wishing to import nursery stock into 

 he United States from Cuba must secure a permit. 



According to Regulation 6, the packages of plants must be 

 nspected at the time of packing in Cuba by an official inspector, 

 md a copy of the certificate attached to eadlo. padkage. 



According to Regulation 7, each certificate must give the 

 iate of the inspection, name of exportor or grower, district where 

 jrown, a statement that the stock has been inspected by a duly 

 luthorized official and found or believed to be free from insect 

 Dests and diseases. 



Quarantine regulations of other countries are not known, 

 nit in general it may be said that persons wishing to ship living 

 ;)lants of any kind from Cuba to any foreign country should have 

 ;he plants inspected and should attach copies of the certificates 

 ;o each package of plants. 



'All suwh certificates may he obtained after inspection at the 

 DfSce of the Commission of Plant Sanitation. 



LOCAL .QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION RElG-ULATIONS 



While the worik of the Commission was aimed to consist 

 lartly in the inspection of plants for their shipment to foreign 

 3ountries aiid issuing certificates of inspection for these, undoiab- 

 ;edly the most important duty of the Commission was the control 

 )f existing pests and diseases in Cuba. 



EECHJLATIONS FOR THE CONTBOL OF THE BI.AOK FLY. 



The first and most urgent line of work was in the control 

 ind eradication of the "Black Fly". To this end a decree was 

 ssued by the Secretary of Agriculture as given on page 13. 



According to this decree : 



Every proprietor or tenant of land infested by the "Black Fly" is 

 >bliged to report the invasion to the Secretary of Agriculture by the 



