The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-28
QUARANTINE AGAINST
BOIL WEEVIL.
Rules Adopted by the State Board
of Entomology.

of Entomology.
Atlanta, Dec. 27.-The State Board
OF Entomology has adopted regulations
providing for quarantine against the
Mexican boil weevil. The rules were
adopted by authority of the Legisla-
ture. and have all the force of law.
They are as follows:
The shipment into the state of Geor-
sia, of loose and baled moss and of
cotton pickers' sacks, as well as of
cotton seed, seed cotton, cotton seed
hulls, cotton lint Gin bales or loose),
hay, straw and oats, from points in
the states of Texas and Louisiana, is
hereby forbidden, unless such ship
ments shall be accompanied by the
certificate of a state or government
entomologist to the effect that such
shipments originated in a locality
where by actual inspection the Mexi-
can cotton boil weevil was not found
to exist
shipments of threshed wheat, she'll
ca cow peas and of shelled corn into
the state of Georgia, from points in
Ihe states OF Texas and Louisiana are
hereby absolutely prohibited except
during the months of July, August and
september of each year, during which
three months such shelled corn or cow
peas or threshed wheat shall be admit
teo without restriction if in tightly
closed substantial sacks"
Shipments of household goods from
the state of Texas and Louisiana shall
De admitted into the state of Georgia,
only When accompanied by an affida-
VII by the owner or shipper (such affi-
daVlt 10 be attached to Way-bilD,
stating that none of the quarantined
articles listed in regulations l and 2,
are included in such shipment or used
same
Transportation companies shall i'm
medlately notify the state entomolo-
glst (Atlanta, Ga.), when by oversight,
negligence or otherwise, any shipments
OF the nature designated in regulations
1, and shall arrive at any station
or wharf in this state, without prop
er certificate or affidavit attached, and
1t shall be the duty of the entomolo-
glst TO proceed as speedily as possible
by himself or his assistant to inves-
tlgate such shipments. If upon inves-
LEGATION he find such shipment to be in
violation OF regulations /, or he
snail at once order same removed from
this state. Upon failure of the owner
or shipper to remove said shipment
within forty-eight hours after notice
mas been sent him by wire, said ship
ment shall be seized and burned"
Shipments of the articles quaran-
tined against by regulations l, and
3, and by an Act of the Legislature of
the state of Georgia, approved Aug 15
1904, shall be made through this state
to points in other states, only when in
tightly closed box cars. Such cars
shall not be opened at any point while
IN transit through the state of Geor-
gia.''
Shipments of fruit and truck into
this state from points in the states of
Texas and Louisiana shall be permit
ted only when none of the articles
mentioned in regulations 1 and are
used in packing same
Shipments of live stock from points
in the states of Texas and Louisiana,
into the state of Georgia, are absolute
ly prohibited during the months of Oc-
tober, Novem Der. December, January,
February, March, April, May and June
of each year, when hay, straw, moss,
leaves, grass, Eusks, chaff or cotton
seed hulls are used as bedding in such
cars. Shipments of live stock shall be
permitted without restriction during
the months of July, August and Sep
TENDER of each year regardless of what
material is used for bedding, and at
all times when excelsior or sawdust is
used for this purpose"
THE shipment of nursery stock from
points in Texas or Louisiana, into the
state of Georgia, is hereby prohibited
when hay, moss. leaves, grass, straw,
husks, chaff, or cotton seed bulls are
used as packing around or with same
In urging the quarantine against the
weevil, State Entomologist Newell
xuffh "a
above by transportation companies.
shippers and others. is earnestly re-
quested in order that the cotton inter-
ests of Georgia may be properly guard
ed against the introduction of the boil
weevil."