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(e) Host-free period. — A period during which no host fruits are produced 
or permitted to exist within the regulated area except under conditions pre- 
scribed by the Chief of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
(/) Inspector— An inspector of the United States Department of Agriculture. 
(g) Moved interstate. — Shipped, offered for shipment to a common carrier, 
received for transportation or transported by a common carrier, or carried, 
transported, moved, or allowed to be moved from the area designated as regu- 
lated in the State of Texas into or through any other State or Territory or 
District. 2 
Regulation 2 
Sec. 301.64-2. Regulated area. — In accordance with the provisos to Notice 
of Quarantine No. 64, the Secretary of Agriculture designates as regulated area 
the counties of Brooks, Cameron, Dimmit, Hidalgo, La Salle, Webb, and Willacy 
in the State of Texas, and that portion of Jim Wells County, Tex., lying south 
of Highway 141 and a line projected due west to the Jim Wells-Duval County 
line from the point where Highways 141 and 66 intersect. 3 
Regulation 3 
Sec. 301.64—3. Restrictions on the interstate movement of fruit from the 
regulated area. — (a) Permits required. — Grapefruit, oranges, and other citrus 
fruits, except lemons and sour limes, shall not be moved interstate from a 
regulated area into or through any point outside thereof unless a permit has 
been issued therefor by the United States Department of Agriculture. 
(6) Movement of noncitrus hosts prohibited. — Peaches, apples, pears, plums, 
quinces, apricots, mangoes, sapotas (see regulation 1 (c) (sec. 301.64-1)), 
guavas, mameys, ciruelas, and fruits of species of the genus Sargentia shall not 
be moved interstate from the regulated area and no permits will be issued 
for such movement. 
(c) No restrictions on lemons, sour limes, and manufactured fruits. — No 
restrictions are placed by these regulations on the interstate movement of 
lemons, sour limes, or host fruits which have been manufactured or processed 
in such manner as to eliminate danger of carrying the Mexican fruitfly. 
(d) Movement through regulated area. — No restrictions are placed by these 
regulations on the interstate movement of restricted articles from an area 
not under regulation through a regulated area when such movement is on a 
through billing. 3 
Regulation 4 
Sec. 301.64-4. Conditions governing the issuance of permits. — Permits for the 
interstate movement of grapefruit, oranges, and other restricted citrus fruits 
from the regulated area may be issued upon determination by the inspector that 
the proposed movement does not involve risk of spread of the Mexican fruitfly. 
Such determination will be based on compliance with the following conditions : 
(a) Grove inspection and sanitation. — The grove in which the fruit was pro- 
duced shall be maintained in compliance with the host-free requirement of 
these regulations and shall be kept free from drops and windfalls during such 
periods and time as the Chief of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quaran- 
tine may direct. Such drops and windfalls shall be buried under at least 18 
inches of tamped soil, or otherwise disposed of in manner and method prescribed 
by the Chief of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. The grove 
shall further be maintained in compliance with such other requirements as may 
be enforced by the State of Texas for the suppression of Mexican fruitfly in- 
festation. Permits may be issued for the interstate movement of fruit produced 
only in such groves as have been inspected within 30 days prior to the move- 
ment of the fruit concerned and have been found free from Mexican fruitfly 
infestation. 
(b) Packing-house requirements. — The packer and shipper shall maintain 
his packing plant in compliance with the sanitation requirements of the State 
of Texas issued for the suppression of the Mexican fruitfly. The packer shall 
also maintain a complete record of all receipts and sales or shipments of host 
fruits, subject to examination by the inspector. 
(c) Applications. — Persons desiring to purchase, pack, or move grapefruit, 
oranges, or other restricted citrus fruits interstate from the regulated area 
3 See footnote 1. 
8 See footnote 1. 
