plants and seeds to be imported, the name and address of the exporter, the 
country and locality where grown, the port of entry, and the name and address 
of the importer in the United States to whom the permit should be sent.* 
Applications for permits should be made in advance of the proposed ship- 
ments, but if, through no fault of the importer, a shipment should arrive before 
a permit is received the importation will be held in customs custody at the 
risk and expense of the importer for a period not exceeding 20 days pending 
the receipt of the permit. 
Plant material refused entry shall, at the expense of the owner or his agent, 
either be removed from United States territory immediately or, at the direction 
of the owner or his agent, abandoned to the collector of customs for destruction. 
Applications may be made by telegraph, in which case the information 
required above must be given. 
With the exception of the products enumerated under regulation 2, permits 
are required for nursery stock and other plants and seeds entering the United 
States for immediate transportation in bond to foreign countries. 
Applications for permit to import nursery stock and other plants and seeds 
from countries which do not maintain inspection must contain a definite state- 
ment of the quantity to be imported. Permits for importations from such 
countries, other than for tree seeds (see regulation 3), will be issued only to 
cover limited quantities and the permit will be valid only for a single Importa- 
tion. (See appendix B for list of countries which maintain inspection.) 
Regulation 5. Delivery in bond pending receipt of permit will be allowed for 
shipment from countries maintaining inspection 
If the required permit be not at hand upon arrival of a shipment from a 
country which maintains inspection, and such shipment meets the requirements 
of regulations 7 and 8, it may be delivered to the importer, consignee, or agent 
for the proper care thereof upon the filing of a bond with approved sureties 
in double the invoice value (but in no case less than $100), the condition 
of which shall be that the importation shall not be removed from the port of 
entry, but shall be redelivered to the collector of customs within 20 days from 
the date of arrival at the port, unless in the meantime the collector is pre- 
sented with a proper permit ; or, if the importer, consignee, or agent shall so 
elect, the goods may, so far as the Department of Agriculture is concerned, be 
retained in customs custody for a period not exceeding 20 days, pending the is- 
suance of the permit, wholly at the risk and expense of the importer. 
Regulation 6. Issuance of permits 
On approval by the Secretary of Agriculture of an application for the im- 
portation of nursery stock and other plants and seeds a permit will be issued 
in quadruplicate. One copy will be furnished to the applicant for presenta- 
tion to the customs officer at the port of entry, one copy will be mailed to the 
collector of customs, and one to the inspector of the Department of Agriculture 
at the port of entry, and the fourth will be filed with the application. 
Permits shall be valid until revoked, unless otherwise specified therein, and 
will be issued for such ports as may from time to time be approved by the 
Plant Quarantine and Control Administration. The permit will be addressed 
to the collector of customs at the port for which it is issued. 
Regulation 7. Certification, marking, freedom from sand, soil, or earth, and 
approved packing material 
(As revised Jan. 14, 1935; effective Jan. 14, 1935) 
The importation of nursery stock and other plants and seeds from countries 
which maintain inspection will not be allowed unless the invoice is accom- 
panied by an original certificate, and unless each container bears a copy cer- 
tificate issued by a duly authorized official of the country from which it is 
exported stating that the nursery stock and other plants and seeds covered 
by the certificate have been thoroughly inspected by him or under his direction 
at the time of packing, and found, or believed to be, free from injurious plant 
diseases and insect pests. 
Application form no. KQ- 687, will be **>nt on r^qnest. 
