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certification refused whenever, in the judgment of the Chief of the Bureau of 
Entomology and Plant Quarantine, the further use of such certificates or permits 
might result in the dissemination of infestation. 
Cleaning of Vehicles 
§ 301.72-8. Cleaning of freight cars, tracks, and other vehicles. — When in 
the judgment of the inspector a hazard of spread of infestation is presented, 
thorough cleaning of freight cars, trucks, and other vehicles may be required 
before movement interstate to points outside the regulated areas when such 
freight cars, trucks, or other vehicles have been used for the transportation of 
uncertified restricted articles within regulated areas. 
Shipments for Experimental or Scientific Purposes 
§ 301.72-9. (a) Articles for experimental or scientific purposes. — Articles 
subject to restrictions may be moved interstate for experimental or scientific 
purposes, on such conditions as may be prescribed by the Chief of the Bureau 
of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. The container of articles so moved shall 
bear an identifying tag from the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
(b) Beetles for experimental or scientific purposes. — Live white-fringed beetles, 
in any stage of development,- may be moved interstate for scientific purposes 
only under conditions prescribed by the Chief of the Bureau of Entomology 
and Plant Quarantine. The container of white-fringed beetles so moved shall 
bear an identifying tag from the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
Done at the city of Washington this 23rd day of December 1942. 
Witness my hand and the seal of the United States Department of Agriculture. 
[seal] Paul H. Appleby, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture. 
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penalties 
The Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C. 161), pro- 
vides that no person shall ship or offer for shipment to any common carrier, nor 
shall any common carrier receive for transportation or transport, nor shall any 
person carry or transport, from any quarantined State or Territory or District of 
the United States, or from any quarantined portion thereof, into or through any 
other State or Territory or District, any class of nursery stock or any other class 
of plants, fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, or other plant products, or any 
class of stone or quarry products, or any other article of any character whatsoever, 
capable of carrying any dangerous plant disease or insect infestation, specified in 
the notice of quarantine * * * in manner or method or under conditions 
other than those prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. It also provides that 
any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, or who shall forge, 
counterfeit, alter, deface, or destroy any certificate provided for in this act or 
in the regulations of the -Secretary of Agriculture shall be deemed guilty of a 
misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding 
$500, or by imprisonment not exceeding 1 year, or both such fine and imprisonment, 
in the discretion of the court. 
STATE AND FEDERAL INSPECTION 
Certain of the quarantined States have promulgated quarantine regulations 
restricting intrastate movement supplemental to the Federal quarantine. These 
State regulations are enforced in cooperation with the Federal authorities. Copies 
of either the Federal or State quarantine orders may he obtained at the office of the 
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Room 6, Gates-Cook Building 
(Tel. 1591), P. O. Box 989, Gulf port, Miss., or through a White-fringed Beetle 
Inspector at one of the subsidiary offices. 
GENERAL OFFICES OF STATES COOPERATING 
Alabama : Chief, Division of Plant Industry, Montgomery. 
Florida : Assistant Plant Commissioner, State Plant Board, Gainesville. 
Louisiana : State Entomologist, Baton Rouge. 
