1934] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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P. Q. C. A.-283, Revised, Supplement No. 3 
September 15, 1934. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF CUBA 
DISINFECTION REQUIRED OF TOMATO AND PEPPER SEEDS 
To prevent the introduction into Cuba of the bacterial spot or canker, Bacte- 
rium vesicatorium Doidge, the resolution of August 6, 1934, published August 
15, 1934, in the Official Gazette, prescribes the disinfection of all seeds of tomato, 
Lyoopersicum esculcntum, and peppers, Capsicum spp., as a condition of entry. 
The text (in translation) of the resolution follows: 
Article 1. The seeds of tomatoes and peppers, imported from any source, must 
be accompanied by a certificate from the country of origin, issued by official 
phytopathological authority, declaring that such seeds have been disinfected by 
immersion in a solution (aqueous) of bichloride of mercury, 1 to 3.000, for 
at least 5 minutes. 
Art. 2. Tomato and pepper seeds not supported by such certification shall be 
subjected upon arrival to the said process of disinfection. 
Art. 3. This quarantine provision shall become effective 30 days after publica- 
tion in the Official Gazette. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
P. Q. C. A.-284, Supplement No. 9 
September 20, 1934. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, REPUBLIC OF MEXICO 
EXTERIOR QUARANTINE NO. 12 ALFALFA 
(July 2, 1934 ; effective Aug. 18, 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, and their various parts (roots, 
stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds) in the fresh condition or as hay, which pro- 
ceed from the following States of the American Union : Colorado, Idaho, 
Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, 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, U. S. A. : 
(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 ; destina- 
tion 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 
wil! be indicated therein. 
(d) The product shall be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, 
duly legalized, issued by the respective authorities of the State of Cali- 
fornia, U. S. A., 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 Tijuana, Baja California ; 
Nogales, Sonora ; Ciudad Jaurez. Chihuahua ; Piedras Negras, Coa- 
huila ; 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 ; Manzanillo, Colima ; Acapulco, Guerrero ; Salina Cruz, Oaxaca. 
