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nursery stock, a copy of which certificate shall be attached to and accompany each 
carload, box, bale, or package, and when so attached and accompanying shall 
operate to release all such nursery stock from further inspection, quarantine, or 
restriction in interstate commerce. 
Src. 4. That it shall be unlawful for any person, persons, or corporation to deliver 
to any other person, persons, or corporation, or to the postal service of the United 
States (except for scientific purposes or by permission of the Secretary of Agricul- 
ture), for transportation from one State or Territory or the District of Columbia to 
any other State or Territory or the District of Columbia, or for exportation to any 
foreign country, any trees, plants, shrubs, yines, or other nursery stock which have 
not been examined in accordance with the provisions of section three of this act, or 
which on said examination have been declared by the inspector to be infested with 
dangerously injurious insects or diseases. Any person, persons, firm, or corporation 
who shall forge, counterfeit, or knowingly alter, deface, or destroy any certificate 
or copy thereof as provided for in this act and in the regulations of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, or shall in any way violate the provisions of this act, shall be deemed 
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on a conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not 
to exceed five hundred dollars nor less than two hundred dollars, or by imprison- 
ment not to exceed one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. 
Sec. 5. That the rules and regulations herein provided for shall be promulgated 
on or before the first day of July of each year. 
Sec. 6. That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, to be available on the first 
day of May, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, or so much thereof as may be 
necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United 
States not otherwise appropriated, to carry into effect the provisions of this act. 
Sec. 7. That this act shall take effect on and after the thirtieth day of June, 
eighteen hundred and ninety-eight. 
Sec. 8. That the provisions of this act shall not apply to florists’ greenhouse trees, 
shrubs, plants, bulbs, and so forth, commonly known as florists’ stock. 
