136 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [July-Sept. 
Art. 3. After publication of the lists referred to in the preceding articles, 
the Department of Agriculture and Public Works will formulate regulations on 
the requirements to be met with every importation from quarantined localities, 
for which purpose interested persons shall apply in advance to the said De- 
partment for a permit for the movement of those products. 
LIST OF QUARATINED COUNTRIES AND LOCALITIES 
The resolution of the same date declares the following-named countries and 
localities to be infested with the European corn borer (Pyrausta nubilalix Hbn.) : 
North America. — Canada (Provinces of Ontario and Quebec) ; and the United 
States ( Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hamp- 
shire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and 
West Virginia). 
Europe. — The entire continent. 
Asia. — Siberia from the Ural to the Amur; Asia Minor and India. 
Africa. — The northwest (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia). 
EXTERIOR QUARANTINE NO. 12 ALFALFA 
[Resolution of July 2, 1934] 
Article 1. In accordance with article 43 of the Regulations of Agricultural 
Sanitary Police (Policia Sanitaria Agricola), an absolute quarantine is estab- 
lished against plants of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and their various parts 
(roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds), in the fresh condition or as hay, 
which proceed from the following States of the American Union : Colorado, 
Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and W T yoming, and a partial quarantine for the 
counties of California infested by the alfalfa weevil ((Phytonomus) Hypera 
postica Gyll.). 
Art. 2. The following conditions are established for the importation into 
Mexico of the articles mentioned from the State of California, United States 
of America : 
(a) Importers must apply for and obtain, before shipment, a special permit 
from the Direccion de Fomento Agricola. 
(&) Application for permit may be made by telegraph and shall indicate the 
name and address of the exporter; locality where the alfalfa was grown; port 
of shipment and port of entry into Mexican territory ; destination and name of 
importer; quantity of the product; date of application and signature of 
applicant. 
(c) Each permit issued will be numbered, and the period of its validity will 
be indicated therein. 
(d) The product shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, duly 
legalized, issued by the respective authorities of the State of California, United 
States of America, and visaed by one of our consuls with jurisdiction in the 
place of origin of the product, declaring that the pest in question does not exist 
there. 
(e) Unloading or introduction will be permitted only at the following frontier 
ports or customs offices: 
On the northern frontier. — Mexicali and Tia.iuana, Baja California; Nogales, 
Sonora ; Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua ; Piedras Negras, Coahuila ; Nuevo Laredo 
and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. 
On the Pacific coast. — Santa Rosalia, Ensenada, and La Paz, Baja California ; 
Guaymas and Yvaros, Sonora; Topolobampo and Mazatlan, Sinaloa ; Manza- 
nillo, Colima; Acapulco, Guerrero; Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. 
Art. 3. Contravention of the provisions of the present quarantine will be 
deemed illegal transit, in accordance with article 74 of the Regulations of 
Policia Sanitaria Agricola already cited, and in accordance with article 75 of 
the same regulations, the illegal transit will be punished by a fine of $10 to 
SI ,000, both with respect to the consignee and the carrier of the merchandise, 
and by proceeding with the destruction of the latter without right of indemnity. 
THE COLLECTION AND EXPORTATION OF CACTUS PLANTS, FRUITS, AND SEEDS REGULATED 
Under date of June 28, 1930, the Executive Power of Mexico promulgated 
regulations prescribing that — 
1. Cacti intended for exportation from Mexico may be collected only from 
January 1 to July 31 of each year. 
2. The collection of any kind of cactus fruits and seeds for exportation to 
foreign countries is prohibited. 
