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B. E. P. Q.-Q. 48 Revision of Quarantine and Regulations. 
Effective March 10, 1936. 
United States Department of Agriculture 
BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE 
JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE 
QUARANTINE NO. 48 
REVISION OF QUARANTINE AND REGULATIONS 
INTRODUCTORY NOTE 
An important change in the following revision of the Japanese beetle quaran- 
tine provides for exemption of certain products by administrative instructions 
issued by the Chief of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, when 
in his judgment the nature of the growth or production, or the manufacture or 
processing of such products, is such that their interstate movement is not 
considered to constitute danger of spread of infestation. 
The regulations have also been revised to include in the regulated area 
additional territory in the States of Maine, Maryland, New York, and Vir- 
ginia. Some outlying areas where Japanese beetle infestations have been 
found are not included in the regulated area because of assurance from the 
States concerned that adequate measures will be taken to prevent the spread 
of the pest therefrom. The restrictions on the interstate movement by refriger- 
ator car or motortruck 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, have been extended 
to apply to the entire State of Delaware. 
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, blackberries, blueberries, huckleberries, or raspberries from any part 
of the regulated areas, and also prohibit (unless a certificate or permit has 
been issued) the interstate movement of all fruits and vegetables by refrigerator 
car or motortruck from the District of Columbia, the State of Delaware, and 
parts of the States of 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 c-ieaning 
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 
certificate 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 G 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, Pennsyl- 
vania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. The boundaries are shown in 
regulation 3. 
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