130 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [July-Sept. 
Art. 8. The cost of fumigation or disinfection, and of labor incidental to 
inspection made at the port or customhouse of entry, with the exception of 
the inspector's services, will be borne by the consignee of the merchandise. 
This resolution becomes effective 2 months after date of publication in the 
Diario Oficial (published Nov. 10, 1934). 
Note. — Since the expression, "all kinds of agricultural seeds and products 
intended for propagation", appeared rather indefinite, an interpretation was 
requested. The Director de Fomento Agricola of the Mexican Secretaria de 
Agricultura y Fomento offers the following explanation : "The regulation covers 
every kind of plant product intended for propagation and applies also to living 
plants, including trees and shrubs, or so-called nursery stock." 
The required certification emphasizes freedom from virus diseases. Since 
infection with virus diseases can be detected by field inspections only, the 
required certificate can be issued only by authorized State inspection services 
and not by this Bureau. The Director adds that shipments of plant material 
intended for propagation, from nurseries that are State-inspected and which 
are officially recognized by the respective States, are acceptable without in- 
dividual certificates. In other words, a seasonal State nursery inspection cer- 
tificate is acceptable. In the absence of such certificates, the shipper must 
obtain a certificate based on an inspection of the plants intended for exporta- 
tion to Mexico and on inspections of those plants in the nursery during the 
growing season for virus diseases. 
Chapter V, articles 43 to 55. On exterior quarantines. 
General Regulations on Exterior Quarantines 
Art. 43. Exterior quarantines will be imposed against plants, parts, or prod- 
ucts thereof, of foreign origin, which may be attacked by injurious plant 
diseases and pests. 
These quarantines will be absolute or partial, according as they wholly pro- 
hibit importation, or, should disinfection be deemed sufficient, entry may be 
authorized under certain restrictions. 
Arts. 44 and 45. Quarantines will be established by executive declaration and 
the country concerned will be notified. 
absolute exterior quarantines 
Art. 46. An absolute quarantine having been declared, specimens may be im- 
ported only for study and scientific work, under a special permit. 
PARTIAL EXTERIOR QUARANTINES 
Art. 47. A partial quarantine subjects importations to the following require- 
ments : 
(1) The intending Mexican importer must procure a permit in advance of 
shipment from the Office of Agricultural Protection (Oficina para la Defensa 
Agricola). 
(2) The shipment shall be accompanied by a duly legalized certificate, issued 
by phytosanitary authorities of the country of origin, indicating the importer's 
permit number ; date of inspection ; name and address of exporter, locality, dis- 
trict, and country of origin ; name and address of consignee ; declaration that 
the article is from a district not infested with the disease or pest which occa- 
sioned the quarantine, or any other pest or disease, and certification that the 
product was shipped in containers that had not previously been used for the 
same product: bulk shipments are excepted from the last provision. 
(3) The shipment must also be accompanied by a consular certificate declar- 
ing that quarantines are in force in the country of origin against the entry of 
products from countries infected by any pest or disease which affects said 
products. 
(4) Notice of the arrival of the shipment shall be given to the Department of 
Agriculture on the forms provided for that purpose. 
(5) Entry will be allowed only at the places indicated in the importer's per- 
mit, and provided that the captain of the vessel, when it is a maritime importa- 
tion, shall certify that the consignment has not been transshipped or in case 
transshipment has been necessary at any place or port under quarantine, that 
it has been effected without landing the goods. 
(6) Except with bulk shipments, the merchandise shall be packed only in 
containers that have not previously been used for other agricultural products. 
