Georgia plant 
quarantines 
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Seed Sweetpotato and Sweetpotato Plan t Reg ulations 
(5a, Dept. of Ent. Reg. , Jane 1, 19^9, 
i s sued annu al ly ) 
Out-of-State growers wishing to ship certified seed sweetpotatoes and 
sweetpotato plants into Georgia may obtain sweetpotato plant certificates 
and certificate tape at cost from the Director of Entomology, Atlanta, by 
sending him ( l) a duplicate inspection certificate of the State of origin 
stating that such sweetpotatoes and plants were produced according to the 
requirements set forth below, and (£) an executed Grower's Affidavit sta- 
ting that all sweetpotatoes bedded are from certified stock and were 
dipped as required. 
Sweetpotatoes must be certified as having been inspected once in the 
field while growing and found free from stem rot and sweetpotato weevil, 
and once in storage and found free from black rot. Ail certified seed 
sweetpotatoes must be dipped into fungicide before bedding. 
Sweetpotato plants must be certified as having been inspected in the 
field while growing and found free from disease. All sweetpotato plants 
sold in Georgia must be in bundles of 100 tied with valid certificate tape, 
and each package thereof shipped by common carrier must "be accompanied by 
a valid sweetpotato plant certificate of the State of origin. If the 
State of origin does not require certificate tape the nonresident grower 
must purchase Georgia certificate tape. 
