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SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 
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PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PLANT QUARANTINE 
ACT 
According to reports received by the Bureau during the period July 1 to 
September 30, 1938, penalties have recently been imposed by the proper Fed- 
eral authorities for violations of the Plant Quarantine Act, as follows : 
GYPSY MOTH AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH QUARANTINE 
In the case of the United States v. Louis Lucieri Bascetti, Winsted, Conn., in 
attempting to transport spruce and hemlock cuttings from Winsted, Conn., to 
New York, N. Y., a point outside of the regulated area, without inspection and 
certification, the defendant pleaded guilty and was fined S10 on each of the 
two counts. 
JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE 
In the case of the United States v. Associated Merchandising Corporation, 
New York, N. Y., in the shipment to Los Angeles, Calif., of a forsythia plant 
with soil, without inspection and certification, and which was found to be in- 
fested with larvae of the Japanese beetle when intercepted at destination, the 
defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $5. 
QUARANTINES AFFECTING MEXICAN PRODUCTS 
In the case of the United States versus the persons listed below, for attempt- 
ing to smuggle in contraband plant material, the penalties indicated were im- 
posed by the United States customs officials at the following ports: 
Name 
Port 
Contraband 
Penalty 
San Ysidro, Calif 
Brownsville, Tex 
do 
.flo.. 
24 mansoes. 
$3 
1 mango 
Richard Llanos.-.- 
do 
35 figs and 7 plums 
.do 
do 
6 mansoes 
do 
do 
.do . 
2 peaches and 2 avocados 
Maria Quintanilla— -- 
3 pomegranates 
Howard Gautreaux 
do 
....do 
3 avocados and 3 pomegranates 
3 mangoes 
do.. 
1 peach 
.do 
do 
1 guava 
Margarita Casso 
do 
...do 
10 guavas 
3 peaches 
Andres Rodriguez. ... 
do 
.do 
2 quinces 
Eagle Pass, Tex 
do 
9 plants . 
Carmen Vasquez. 
do 
do 
1 pear and 5 quinces 
4 pomegranates and 5 pears 
3 mangoes 
do 
do 
.do ...:... 
1 apple and 2 quinces 
R Torres 
2 avocados, 1 apple, and 3 avocado 
seeds 
„ .do 
Mrs. Carmen G. de Gonzalez .. 
~"~.do -"--"-"--"----. 
7 plants and 4 bulbs 
2 avocados 
El Paso, Tex 
8 mansroes 
do 
l_' pi-aches and 2 oranges 
Hidalgo, Tex 
do... 
3 pomegranates .. 
do 
l pear 
do 
3 peaches 
Calso Teran -- 
do 
do 
do 
1 avocado 
P. M. Flores 
5 avocados. 
1 p()iiu'L:riinate 
Mrs. Senaida Rodriguez. 
do 
2 orur-U'S 
Laredo, Tex. 
1 ma ir.ro 
do 
do.. 
do 
2 plants 
Mrs. AntoniaM. de Reyes 
13 mangoes, 5 plants, 8 mameys, 
and H) pomegranates 
C. F. Dresel 
3 plants 
(•ados 
Mrs. Refueia Perez 
do 
Mrs. Eva Valdez.. 
do 
2 plants 
Mrs. Dolores Lianas ... 
do 
1 avocado 
E. R. Trevino 
do 
7 mangoes 
