AMERICAN FRUITS 



those imposed on the interstate movement, 

 of domestic nursery stock. 



Rugulation 9 — Hearings 



When the Secretary of Agriculture con- 

 templates the restriction of the importation 

 of plants and plant products not included 

 within the term "nursery stock" as used in 

 the plant quarantine act, or the prohibition 

 of the importation of nursery stock and 

 other plants and plant products from any 

 foreign country, or the prohibition or re- 

 striction of the shipment of nursery stock 

 and other plants and plant products from 

 one State, Territory or District of the 

 United States to another State, Territory, 

 or District, he will give a public hearing to 

 interested parties, who may appear either 

 in person or by attorney and give evidence 

 or be heard respecting the subject of the 

 hearing. Due notice of the hearing will be 

 given by publication or otherwise, as may 

 be deemed appropriate. Notices will con- 

 tain a statement of the action which is con- 

 templated and the time and place of the 

 hearing. 



The above rules and regulations are here- 

 by adopted and shall be effective on and 

 after July 1, 1913. 



INFORMATION FOR IMPORTER 

 OR BROKER 



Regulations 3, 4 and 5 drawn under the 

 Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, re- 

 late to the application for permit to import 

 nursery stock from countries which main- 

 tain nursery stock inspection in accordance 

 with the requirements of this act. (See Cir- 

 cular No. 44, Office of the Secretary, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture.) 



Applications may be made by telegraph, 

 in which case the information called for in 

 this form must be given. 



The port of entry is the port where the 

 goods are cleared from customs and the 

 duty paid, and is therefore not necessarily 

 the port of arrival. 



Special permit for the entry of nursery 

 stock from countries which do not maintain 



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