UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
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issued by an Official Entomologist, or by the phytosanitary authorities 
of the country of origin, in which it is stated that the plants or parts 
thereof are not infested with any insect or infected by any fundus disease 
and that they have been properly disinfected. (See also Revision of Jan- ^ 
uary 25, 1926, regarding parcel-post shipments.) 
This certificate must be certified by the Ecuadoran consul in the country 
of shipment. 
In the particular case of cottonseed, cotton bolls, = nd raw cotton, the 
certificate visaed by the consul must state under oath or formal declara- 
tion, that the bolls or seeds come from a country in which the cotton boll 
weevil ( Anthonomus gr-^ndis Boh.) does not exist. 
Art. 3. The consuls are required -to keep- close watch of all ship-^ 
ments covered by these regulations, and to report to the Ministry of Agri- 
culture concerning the occurrence and disappearance of insect pests and 
plant diseases in~the country in which they reside, in order to safeguard 
the interest of Ecuador from pests which. might be imported with restricted 
material. 
Art. 4. Consular authorities, Customs inspectors, the Smuggling Pa- 
trol, and Postmasters are entrusted with the fulfillment of these regulations, 
Art. 5. Customs inspectors and postmasters are required to notify 
the Department of Agriculture of all importations of plants, seeds,. etc., 
passing through their offices, and to send a copy of the certificate ac- 
companying such shipments handled by them with each notification. 
REVISION AGREED UPON JANUARY 25, 1926 .. . 
Parcel-post Shipments 
Article 1. All shipments of seeds, cuttings, shoots, buds, grafts, 
bulbs, etc., except cottonseed, cotton bolls, and raw cotton, coming from 
foreign countries in small quantities by mail are exempt from the official 
certification requirement. However, the foreign shipper of such products 
must send with each shipment a oertificate in which he testifies as to the 
healthy condition of the material. 
Art. 2. Postmasters are required to send cooies of such certificates 
to the Department of Agriculture. 
Art. 3. If such certified plant material is found in bad condition, 
diseased, or infested with insects by the addressee, he shall notify the 
Department of Anriculture immediately. In case further examination by De- 
partment inspectors confirms his report, the result of the inspection will 
be published in the Official Bulletin of the Department. • 
Art. k; In the event that parcel-post packages containing seeds, 
plants!, etc., arrive without health certificates of any kind, the postal 
authorities must advise the Department of Agriculture, or the nearest plant 
inspector, by telegraph, giving necessary details of the shipment and hold 
same for disposition by the plant-inspection authorities. 
Art. 5. Consular visa required by previous decrees in connection with 
official certificates will be supplied free of charge. 
