152 BUREAU OF PLANT QUARANTINE [January March, 
Regulation 3. Issuance ot Permits 
On approval by the Secretary of Agriculture of an application for the im- 
portation of seed or paddy rice, a permit will he issued in quadruplicate; one 
copy w ill be furnished to the applicant, one copy will he mailed to the collector 
of customs, and one to the inspector of the Bureau of Plant Quarantine at 
the port of first arrival, and the fourth will he filed with the application. 
Regulation 4. Notice of Arrival by Permittee 
Immediately upon the arrival of seed or paddy rice from Mexico, at the 
port of first arrival, the permittee or his agent shall submit a notice in dupli- 
cate to the Secretary of Agriculture, through the collector of customs, on 
forms provided for that purpose, stating the numher of the permit, the quantity 
of seed or paddy rice included in the shipment, the locality where grown, 
the date of arrival, and if by rail, the name of the railroad company, the car 
numbers, and the terminal where the seed or paddy rice is to be unloaded, 
or if by boat, the name of the ship or vessel and the designation of the dock 
where the shipment is to be landed. 
Regulation 5. Inspection and Disinfection at Port of First Arrival 
All importations of seed or paddy rice from Mexico shall he subject, as a 
condition of entry, to such inspection or disinfection, or both, at the port of 
first arrival, as shall he required by the inspector, and to the delivery to the 
collector of customs hy the inspector of a written notice that the seed or paddy 
rice has been inspected and found to he apparently free from plant diseases 
and insect pests. 
Should any shipment of such seed or paddy rice he found to be so infested 
with insect pests or infected with plant diseases that, in the judgment of the 
inspector, it cannot he cleaned hy disinfection or treatment, the entire shipment 
may he refused entry. 
All charges for storage, cartage, and labor incident to inspection and disin- 
fection, other than the services of the inspector, shall be paid by the importer. 
B. IMPORTATIONS BY MAIL 
Regulation G. Importations by Mail 
Regulations 2 to 5 provide for importations otherwise than through the mails. 
Importations of seed or paddy rice may also he made from Mexico hy mail. 
provided (1) that a permit has been issued for the importation in accordance 
with regulations 2 and 3. and (2) that each shipment is accompanied from 
the Mexican mailing point hy a special mailing tag directing the package to 
a Bureau of Plant Quarantine inspection station for inspection and, if neces- 
sary, for treatment, before being released to the mails for delivery to the 
importer, unless entry is refused in accordance with the provisions of regulation 
5. The special mailing tags will he furnished on request to the importer for 
transmission to his foreign shipper. 
These revised rules and regulations shall be effective on and after July 1. 
1933, ami shall on that date supersede the rules and regulations promulgated 
July 17. 1923. 
Done at the city of Washington, this 20th day of February, 1933. 
Witness my hand and the seal of the United States Department of Agriculture. 
[seal.] Arthur M. Hyde, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
ANNOUNCEMENT RELATING TO WHITE PINE BLISTER-RUST 
QUARANTINE (NO. 63) 
INSTRUCTIONS TO POSTMASTERS 
REVISION OF WHITE-PINE BLISTEB RUST QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 
Tiie regulations of Quarantine Order No. 63 of the United States Department 
of Agriculture on account of the white-pine blister rust governing the shipment 
of 5-leafed pines, currant, and gooseberry plants, appearing on pages 1o' to It), 
inclusive, of the August 1930, Supplement to the Postal Guide, have been 
