Milford chronicle., 1925-05-29

AS a condition of certification by
the Department of Agriculture of
sand, soil, earth, peat, compost, or
manure for interstate shipment from
the regulated area to points out
side of such area, all movements of
the said articles within such area in
any State shall be controlled by
State regulations and restrictions
which shall be satisfactory to the
Secretary of Agriculture. See Ap-
Ipendix Az.
Regulation 7-InspectiOn, certifi-
alton, and marketing a condition of
Interstate transportation, provides:
Each car, vehicle, box, basket, or
other cOntainer of any of the arti-
les the interstate movement of
which is restricted in Regulations
4, and 6, shall be plainly marked
with the name and address of the
consignor and the name ad address
of the consignee, and shall bear
certificate stating that the contents
have been inspected by the United
States Department of Agriculture
and found to be free from the Jap
anese beetles: Povided, That in
the case of such article moved in
carload or other bulk shipments
the certificate of inspection shall ac-
company the waybills, conductors
manifests, memoranda, or bills of
lading, or, in case of truck or other
road vehicle the certificate of in
spection shall accompany the vehi-
Gle.
Regulation 8-Conditions govern
ing inspection and issuance of certi-
ficates:
Persons intending to move or al
low to be moved interstate any of
the articles the movement of which
is restricted in Regulations 4, and
6 shall make application for inspec-
tion as far as possible in advance of
the probable date of shipment,
specifying in the application the ar
ticle and quantity to be shipped,
method of shipment, name and ad-
dress of cOnsignOr, and name and
address of consignee.
Application for inspection will be !
required to assemble the articles at |
such points as the inspector of the |
Department of Agriculture shall |
designate, and so to place them that /
the inspection may readily be made. |
All charges for storage, carriage and |
labor incident to inspection other |
than the services of the inspectors |
shall be paid by the shipper.
In the case of any of the articles
where absolute freedom
from infestation can not be deter
mined by the inspector of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
certitication will be refused.
Regulation 9-ThorOugh cleaning
required of trucks, wagons, boats b
and other vehicles before moving
4
Trucks, wagons, boats and other ]
which have been used in !
any article covered by {
this quarantine within the regulated {
area shall not be moved or allowed 6
10 be moved interstate unless the /
same shall have been thoroughly s
swept and cleaned before they are I
in interstate transporta- I
ion. s
The Department of Agriculture S
llsO, announced that the states of v
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Della d
ware have promulgated quarantine "
interstate movement sup ii
Elemental to the Federal authori- Il
les. Copies of either the Federal "
r state quarantine orders may be
btained by addressing Japanese N
'eetle Laboratory, Riverton, N. J. W
tell Telephone-Riverton sos and il
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The plant quarantine act of Aug m
st 20, 1912, (37 Stat. 315) provides CT
hat any person who shall violate
ny of the provisions of this act, or 81
-ho shall forge, counterfeit, alter, IL
eface, or destroy any certificate fo
rovided for in this act or in the tr
equations of the Secretary of Ag-
culture, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and shall, upon con- al