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of arrival at the port, unless in the meantime the collector is presented with a 
proper permit; or, if the importer, consignee, or agent shall so elect, the goods 
may, so far as the Department of Agriculture is concerned, be retained in cus- 
toms custody for a period not exceeding 20' days, pending the issuance of the 
permit, wholly at the risk and expense of the importer. 
Regulation 6. Issuance of Permits 
On approval by the Secretary of Agriculture of an application for the im- 
portation of nursery stock and other plants and seeds a permit will be issued 
in quadruplicate. One copy will be furnished to the applicant for presenta- 
tion to the customs officer at the port of entry, one copy will be mailed to the 
collector of customs, and one to the inspector of the Department of Agriculture 
at the port of entry, and the fourth will be riled with the application. 
Permits shall be valid until revoked, unless otherwise specified therein, and 
will be issued for such ports as may from time to time be approved by the 
Plant Quarantine and Control Administration. The permit will be addressed 
to the collector of customs at the port for which it is issued. 
Regulation 7. Certification, Marking, Freedom From Sand, Soil, or Earth, 
and approved packing material 
(As revised Jan. 14, 1935 ; effective Jan. 14, 1935) 
The importation of nursery stock and other plants and seeds from countries 
which maintain inspection will not be allowed unless the invoice is accom- 
panied by an original certificate, and unless each container bears a copy cer- 
tificate issued by a duly authorized official of the country from which it is 
exported stating that the nursery stock and other plants and seeds covered 
by the certificate have been thoroughly inspected by him or under his direction 
at the time of packing, and found, or believed to be, free from injurious plant 
diseases and insect pests. 
Each certificate and copy certificate shall give the date of inspection, name 
of the grower or exporter, the district or locality and the country where 
grown, and a statement that the nursery stock and other plants and seeds 
have been inspected by a duly authorized official and found, or believed to be, 
free from insect pests and plant diseases. The original certificate shall be 
signed and sealed by, and the copy certificate shall bear the seal and the actual 
or reproduced signature of, a responsible inspection official of the country of 
origin. 
Lists of officials in foreign countries authorized to inspect nursery stock and 
other plants and seeds, giving their names and official designations, will be 
furnished to collectors of customs through the Secretary of the Treasury. 
Each case, box, or other container or covering of nursery stock and other 
plants and seeds offered for entry shall be plainly and correctly marked to 
show the number of the permit, the general nature and quantity of the contents, 
the district or locality and country where grown, the name and address of the 
exporter, and the name and address of the consignee: Provided, That all im- 
portations of plants authorized under regulation 14 shall be addressed to the 
United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology and Plant 
Quarantine, at the port designated in the permit. In addition to the address, 
as indicated, such shipments shall be marked with the permit number and 
name of the importer. 
All nursery stock and other plants and seeds offered for import must be free 
from sand, soil, or earth, and all plant roots, rhizomes, tubers, etc., must 
be freed by washing or other means from such sand, soil, or earth : Provided, 
That this requirement shall not apply to plants imported from Canada under 
regulation 15: Provided further, That sand, soil, or earth may be employed for 
the packing of bulbs, corms, seeds, and nuts when such sand, soil, or earth has 
been sterilized or otherwise safeguarded in accordance with the methods pre- 
scribed by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine and is so certified 
by the duly authorized inspector of the country of origin. The use of such 
sand, soil, or earth as packing for plants other than bulbs, conns, seeds, and 
nuts is not authorized. 
All packing materials employed in connection with importations of nursery 
stock and other plants and seeds are subject to approval as to such use by 
the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Such packing material must 
