28 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Apr.-June 
through any outside point unless a Federal permit or certificate has been 
obtained and is attached to the outside of the container. 
There is no change in the areas under regulation which include the District 
of Columbia, the entire States of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New 
Jersey, and Rhode Island, and parts of the States of Maine, Maryland, New 
Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. 
JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE (NO. 48) 
REVISION OF REGULATIONS 
INTRODUCTORY NOTE 
An important change in the following revision of the regulations of the 
Japanese beetle quarantine of especial interest to shippers and carriers places 
restrictions on the interstate movement by refrigerator car or motor truck of 
all fruits and vegetables from the District of Columbia and portions of the 
States of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, between 
June 15 and October 15, inclusive. 
SUMMARY 
Unless a certificate or permit has been issued, these regulations as now revised 
prohibit the interstate shipment of green corn on the cob, beans in the pod, 
bananas in entire bunches or in clusters of 25 or more, apples, peaches, black- 
berries, blueberries, huckleberries, or raspberries from any part of the regu- 
lated areas, and also prohibit (unless a certificate or permit has been issued) 
the interstate movement of all fruits and vegetables by refrigerator car or 
motor truck from the District of Columbia, and parts of the States of Dela- 
ware, Maryland. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Refrigerator cars 
used for loading fruits and vegetables, other than onions and potatoes, in 
such area must, prior to loading, be cleaned by the common carrier and kept 
tightly closed and sealed during the interval between cleaning and loading. 
Onions and potatoes must be fumigated in the car when such action is deemed 
necessary by the inspector, and doors and hatches of the cars must be closed 
or screened. For other details and exceptions see regulation 5. 
The regulations also prohibit the interstate shipment of plants, sand, soil, 
earth, peat, compost, and manure from any part of the regulated areas to or 
through any outside point throughout the year unless a Federal permit or cer- 
tificate has been secured. Portions of plants and cut flowers are restricted 
interstate movement only between June 15 and October 15, inclusive. For 
details and exceptions see regulations 6 and 7. 
The regulated areas include the District of Columbia, the entire States of 
Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, and parts 
of the States of Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, 
Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. The boundaries are shown iy regu- 
lation 3. 
These regulations also place certain restrictions to protect restricted articles 
from infestation while in transit, require thorough cleaning of vehicles and 
containers which have been used in transporting restricted products, and pro- 
vide other safeguards and conditions as provided in regulations 8 to 13, 
inclusive. 
To secure permits and certificates, address the Bureau of Entomology and 
Plant Quarantine, 916 County Office Building, White Plains, N. Y., or the 
nearest branch office listed in the appendix. 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
NOTICE OF QUARANTINE NO. 48 (TENTH REVISION) 
(Approved Nov. 23, 1933 ; effective Dec. 1, 1933) 
I, H. A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, have determined that it is neces- 
sary to quarantine the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode 
