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sand, aoil or earth may be used to pack bulbs and corns if 
certified by the authorized inspector. 
12. Packing materials for nursery stock and other plants and 
seeds must not previously have been used in connection with 
living plants and must be certified by the inspector at origin. 
13. Quarantine procedure. 
\h. Plant materials for which permit is not required: 
Fruits, vegetables, cereals and other plant products designed 
for food purposes, or properly dried and poisoned botanical 
specimens when free from sand, soil or earth, and when not 
governed by special quarantine orders, may be imported if 
properly certified. (See paragraph 8) 
15. Ports of entry: 
The importation of incoming plant materials shall be made at the 
ports of Manila, Cebu, Iloilo, Zambcanga, Legaspi, Eavao, Jolo, 
Aparri, Jose Panganiban and Tacloban, and not at any other port. 
16. Plant materials by mail: 
Plant materials entering the Philippines through the post office 
shall be inspected by plant quarantine officials for the purpose 
of determining whether such shipment should be passed or destroyed 
in the same way as that followed at the custom house. 
17. Fees for fumigation, disinfection, inspection, etc. 
18 & 19. Inspection and certification for export. 
20. Penalty. 
21 & 22, Repeal of previous orders and effective date 
(January 24, I9U8) . 
SPECIAL QUARANTINE ORDERS 
Administrative Order No. 3, October 3, 19^6 
An Order Prohibiting the Importation of Plant Matorials of all 
Plants of the Genus Muaa, Coconut, sugarcane, Rice, Pineapple, 
Bamboo, Tobacco, Citrus Varieties Commercially Known as the 
Chinese Yellow and Red Kids, Maguey, and Sisal, Excopt for 
Certain Purposes and Under Certain Conditions. 
