96 PLANT QUARANTINE AND CONTROL ADMINISTRATION [April-June, 
inspector that shipment of fruit from such premises is approved ; to discontinue 
packing and shipping the fruits from any premises on notification by the in- 
spector either of the discovery of an infestation of the Mediterranean fruit fly 
en such premises or of failure on the part of the owner or manager of such 
premises to comply with any other restriction of these regulations. 
(d) Permits may be issued by the Plant Quarantine and Control Adminis- 
tration to railroad companies authorizing them to serve citrus fruit on dining 
cars and to transport such fruit in the refrigerators of such cars en route from 
a quarantined State to points outside thereof upon the receipt of evidence that 
the fruit concerned was obtained outside a quarantined State at points ap- 
proved by the Plant Quarantine and Control Administration, that such fruit 
was not produced in an infested or a protective zone, and that the fruit con- 
cerned does not involve risk of spread of infestation. Furthermore, the railroad 
concerned shall file an agreement with the Plant Quarantine and Control Admin- 
istration to comply with these conditions and to retain garbage containing such 
fruit or portions thereof and dispose of it only at such points as may be 
approved by the Plant Quarantine and Control Administration. 
REGULATION 4. RESTRICTIONS ON THE INTERSTATE MOVEMENT OF NONCITRUS FRUITS 
(1) Unrestricted fruit. — No restrictions are placed on the interstate move- 
ments of watermelons, pineapples, coconuts or other nuts, or of fruits which 
have been manufactured or processed in such a manner as in the judgment 
of the inspector to eliminate danger of carrying the Mediterranean fruit fly. 
(2) Permit requirements. — Except as provided in paragraph 1 hereof, non- 
citrus fruits from a quarantined State shall not be moved or allowed to be 
moved interstate to or through any point outside thereof, unless a permit shall 
have been issued therefor by the United States Department of Agriculture. 
Permits may be issued for such movement upon the receipt of evidence (a) 
that the fruit concerned was not produced in an infested zone, (&) that the 
premises on which it was produced were operated in compliance with Federal 
and State quarantine regulations, and (c) that the shipment concerned doe? 
not involve risk of spread of infestation. 
(3) Prohibited shipments. — Except as provided in paragraph 1 hereof, non- 
citrus fruits in bulk shall not be moved or allowed to be moved interstate 
from any part of a quarantined State; nor shall any interstate movement of 
such fruit by mail or by automobile truck be allowed. 
(4) Rail and boat shipments. — Except as provided in paragraph 1 hereof, 
noncitrus fruits may be moved under permit from a quarantined State (except 
as to such fruit produced in an infested zone), only when packed in standard 
commercial boxes and when transported in refrigerator or ventilated cars or 
boats equipped for refrigeration, such cars or boats to be iced or screened in 
manner satisfactory to the inspector. This authorization shall apply both to 
freight and express movement. Rail shipments shall move only in car lots : 
Provided, That permittees may ship by express in refrigerator or ventilated 
express cars in less than car lots, noncitrus fruits produced outside of infested 
zones when such fruit is packed in standard commercial boxes, each of which 
has a permit tag issued by the United States Department of Agriculture 
securely attached to the outside thereof: Provided further, That whenever such 
shipment ' shall pass through any infested zone, the car containing such ship- 
ment shall be and shall remain securely screened or closed in a manner satis- 
factory to the inspector throughout the entire time such shipment is within 
such zone: Provided further, That the requirements of this paragraph shall 
not apply to noncitrus fruit moved interstate in dining cars in compliance 
with paragraph 6 of this regulation. 
(5) Shipments from a protective zone. — Except as provided in paragraph 1 
hereof, noncitrus fruits shall not be moved or allowed to bo moved interstate 
from a protective zone to or through any point outside thereof during the 
host-free period, and no permits authorizing the movement from such protective 
zone of fruits ripening during such host-free period will be issued. 
(6) Dining car movement. — Permits may be issued by the Plant Quarantine 
and Control Administration to the railroads authorizing them to serve noncitrus 
fruit on dining cars and to transport such fruit in the refrigerators of such 
cars en route from a quarantined State to points outside thereof upon the 
receipt of evidence that the fruit concerned was obtained outside a quarantined 
State at points approved by the Plant Quarantine and Control Administration, 
