South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-19
CEREAL IMPORTS
ARE RESTRICTED
Dangerous Diseases Figure in
Order to Quarantine
Agents.

tntIne act OF August 20, 1917, mas
promulgated regulations absolutely
'orbidding importatons Of seed or
paddy rice. and. except under strict
supervision. importation OF all spe-
lies and varieties of wheat. oats.
and rye in the raw, unclaimed or up
processed state from Italy. France.
Germany. Belgium. Great Britain,
ireland. India. apan, JBrazil, and
Australia This action is taken be
.ause OF the danger OF further in
reduction into the United States Of
he destructive plant diseases known
- flag smut and take-an The
luartntine becomes effective August
Is. 1919.
Il is unimportant as affecting
commercial iirportations, because
normally the grains mentioned are
not imported into a. = country in
quantity. It's object is 10 control
and safeguard the occasional entry
Of such grains, either as minor
commercial importations or for
seeding purposes.
Must Make Application.
The regulations governing the en-
trance or wheat, oats, barley and
rye provide that persons expecting
to import any OF these grains into
the United States. must. before the
grain is shipped. make application
10 the secretary OF agriculture for
a permit This application must
state the name and address of the
exporter, the country and locality
where the grain was grown, tho port
OF departure, the proposed port OF
entry and the name and address Of
the importer or broker in the Unit
ed States 10 whom the permit should
b. sent. II the application is ap-
proved a permit Will be issued in
quadruplicate. One copy will be
sent TO the applicant for presenta-
tion 20 the customs officer at the
port OF entry. ore will be mailed TO
the collector at the port OF entry,
and one 20 the inspector Of the de-
partment OF agriculture at that
port while the fourth will be filed
with the application. All permits
will be valid from date OF inssuance
until revoked They will be issued
for the ports OF Seattle and San
Francisco. and such others as may
be specified in the permits.
Every bag or other cOntainer Of
wheat. oats. barley. or rye offered
for entry must be plainly marked
with such numbers or other marks
rs will make IL easily possible to
associate the bags or other contain
els with a particular importation.
Immediately upon the arrival of
the wheat or other cereal grain at
the port OF entry the person to
whom the permit is granted must
submit notice in duplicate to the
secretary or agriculture. through
the collector OF customs stating the
number OF the permit, the number
OF bags or other containers includ-
cd in the shipment. the bag or con-
tainer numbers or marks. the coun-
try and locality where grown. the
name and address Of the foreign
shipper. the port OF departure, the
date or arrival the name OF the
vessel on which the shipment
came and the designation OF the
dock where the grain is to be
landed
Held at Pert.
No wheat oats. barley. or rye
may be removed from the port Of
entry. nor any bag Of IL broken or
opened except for the purpose Of
sterilization. until an inspector or
the department OF agriculture gives
notice 20 the collector OF customs
that the grain has Keen properly
steriized and released for entry All
apparatus and methods for sterli-
zat.on must be satisfactory to the
federal horticultural board. the
agency OF the department OF agri-
culture charged with enforcement
OF the plant quarantine act I'm
ported grain will be delivered for
sterilization 20 the person TO whom
the permit is granted upon his FL
ing with the collector OF customs a
bond with approved security for
$1,000. or II the grain be OF less
value than 5000, i'm an amount
equal 20 the invoice value This re-
lease. however. viii be conditioned
upon sterilization OF the cereal un-
utI the SUPERVISOR or the Inspector
OF the department OF agriculture
and 10 his satisfaction. and upon
the reGelivery OF the cereal 10 the
collector OF customs within 40 days
from arrival az the port of entry.
An exception is made in the case
OF wheat oats barley. or rye i'm
ported for milling purposes. In
such cases. only :he bran. or pro-
ducts containing bran ard screen
lngs. need be subjected 10 sterliza-
ton.
II any person 20 whom a permit
has been issued fails 10 give any no.
tice required under the regulations
% this quarantine. or gives a false
or incomplete notice. or misla bells
any shipment with intent 10 evade
any OF the provisions OF the plant
quarantine act or regulations under
80. his permit may be cancelled and
further permits refused FOR impor-
tltion OF any or the products COW
cre1 hy the quarantine.
The regulations do not apply 20
ausked or polished rice imported
Tor food purposes.