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Porto Rico. — Nursery stock will be received only through three ports 

 of entry, namely, San Juan, Ponce, and Mayaguez, and must be accom- 

 panied with an official certificate of inspection. It is subject to inspec- 

 tion by local inspectors on arrival at said ports of entry. Inspectors 

 are appointed by the Governor. (Act of 1905.) 



Rhode Island, — Shipments must be accompanied with certificates 

 of inspection or affidavits of fimiigation. Mr. A. E.^ Stene, State 

 Nursery Inspector, Kingston, E. I. (Act^f 1904.) 



South Carolina. — A duplicate certificate of inspection must be filed 

 with the State Entomologist and an official tag of the State Board of 

 Entomology secured by nurserymen desiring to ship stock into the 

 State. This tag and an official certificate of fumigation must be 

 attached to all shipments. Prof. C. E. Chambliss, State Entomolo- 

 gist, Columbia, S. C. (Act of 1903.) 



South Dakota. — Shipments into the State must be accompanied 

 with official certificates of inspection. A license fee of $10 must be 

 paid to secure a permit to ship stock into the State. Mr. Robert 

 Mathieson, State Entomologist, Brookings, S. Dak. (Act of 1907.) 



Tennessee. — A certificate of inspection signed in person by the 

 inspector or the State Entomologist must be filed in the office of the 

 Tennessee State Board of Entomology, Knoxville, Tenn., previous 

 to all shipments. All nursery stock must be fumigated and a tag 

 indicating the same placed upon each shipment. Prof. H. A. Mor- 

 gan, State Entomologist, Knoxville, Tenn. (Act of 1905.) 



Texas. — Duplicate certificates of inspection must be filed, and all 

 shipments must bear certificates of inspection. Hon. R. T. Milner, 

 Commissioner of Agriculture, Austin, Tex. (Act of 1905.) 



Utah. — ^Ail stock shipped into the State must bear an official certif- 

 icate stating that it has been fumigated with hydrocyanic-acid gas. 

 Nurserymen doing business in the State must pay a license fee and 

 file a bond with the State Board of Horticulture in the sum of $500. 

 License fees are graded as follows: Any annual business below $1,000, 

 $5 per year; over $1,000 and under S3,000, $10 per year: over $3,000 

 and under $10,000, $25 per year; over $10,000, $50 per year. Mr. 

 J. Edward Taylor, Secretary, State Board of Horticulture, Salt Lake 

 City, Utah. 



Vermont. — No law. 



Firgrmia.— Duplicate certificates of inspection must be filed by 

 nursei-ymen shipping stock into the State and official tags obtained 

 from the Board of Crop Pest Commissioners; also a registration fee 

 of $20 must be paid. Tags furnished at cost. Mr. J. L. Phillips, 

 State Entomologist, Blacksburg, Va. (Amended act of 1903.) 



Washin^ton.—BefoTe soliciting or engaging in selling nursery stock 

 m this State a bond of $1,000 and a license fee of $5 must be paid by 

 nurserymen and a license fee of $2.50 by agents and dealers. Notice 



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