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(6) It is accompanied by a certificate, signed by an official authorized there- 
to by the Government of the country of origin, stating that the hay 
or straw — 
(1) Has been kept in store free from contact with any animal likely 
to be affected with the foot-and-mouth disease, contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia, sheep pox, or rinderpest for a period of 4 
months immediately prior to its use ; or 
(2) Has been subjected to the action of live steam in a closed compart- 
ment at a temperature of 185° F. for at least 10 minutes ; or 
(3) Has been placed loosely in a closed compartment having a tempera- 
ture of not less than 65° F. and thoroughly sprayed with 10 
fluid ounces formaldehyde solution (containing not less than 37 
percent formaldehyde by weight) for each 1,000 cubic feet of 
space in the compartment, the compartment being immediately 
closed in such a manner as to prevent the escape of the form- 
aldehyde vapor and kept closed for a period of not less than 8 
hours ; or 
(4) Placed loosely in a closed compartment and subjected to the action 
of heat in the presence of moisture at a temperature of not less 
than 260° F. for a period of not less than 2 hours, the said tem- 
perature being maintained during that period throughout the 
whole of the compartment. 
Art. 3. No person shall introduce into the Union any fodder, hay, straw, 
maize stalks, or kaffir-corn stalks unless it is accompanied by a certificate, signed 
by an official authorized thereto by the Government of the country of origin, 
stating — 
(a) That the product was derived from a district which was free from 
foot-and-mouth disease, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, sheep pox r 
and rinderpest for a period of at least 12 months prior to shipment to 
the Union; or 
(6) That the product was kept in store free from contact with any animal 
likely to be affected with foot-and-mouth disease, contagious bovine 
pleuropneumonia, sheep pox, or rinderpest for a period of 4 months 
immediately prior to shipment to the Union. 
Art. 4. These regulations shall take effect as from May 1, 1939. 
Avery S. Hoyt, 
Acting Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
B. E. P. Q. 476, Supplement No. 3. 
PLANT-QUARANTINE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 
May 9, 1939. 
Amendment of Regulation 21 of the Regulations Effective September, 19, 1935 
restrictions on the importation of vegetables 
Regulation 21 of the Quarantine (Plants) Regulations is amended by adding 
at the end thereof the following subregulation : 
E. (1) In the case of vegetables from any country, a certificate dated and 
signed by a responsible officer of the Department of Agriculture 
of the country of origin identifying the vegetables, stating the 
quantity, and certif ying : 
(a) That they were grown in the country named; 
(&) That the pest known as cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae L.) 
does not exist in the part of the country in which they were 
grown ; 
(c) That they were, on inspection prior to shipment, found to be 
free from Pieris rapae L. ; and 
(d) That they were packed in the country of origin in clean new 
packages. 
