Milford chronicle., 1929-06-28
JAPANESE BEETLE
REGULATIONS PROVIDE
FOR RIGID INSPECTIONS
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the regulations as follows:
Farm Products-The movement of
farm, garden and orchard products
of all kinds and grain and forage
crops of all kinds including vege-
tables, fruit, ETC., irrespective of or
igin, from points within the quaran-
tined area to or through points in
the unquarantined areas is prohibit
ed between June Is and October Is,
inclusive, unless the articles are
properly certified.
Exceptions are noted as follows:
No restrictions are placed on the
movement of farm products from the
District of olumbia nor from the
regulated area of Virginia. No re-
;strictions are placed on the move
ment of Irish potatoes and sweet DO
tatoes when free from soil, water
melons, dried fruits, dried vege-
tables, seeds, grains, mushrooms, on
ion sets, broom corn, and, when used
for packing articles other than fruits
and vegetables, hay and straw.
Certificates may be issued from the
interstate movement of farm pro-
ducts to points outside the regulated
areas between June Is and October
Is, inclusive, under any one of the
following conditions:
(1) When the farm products have
actually been inspected by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture and found free from infes-
tation. The number of inspection
points for such certifcation will be
limited and their location determin-
ed by shipping needs, and further
conditioned on the establishment at
such points of provisions satisfac-
tory to the inspector for the hand
ling and safeguarding of such ship
ments during inuspection. Such in
spection may be discontinued and
certification withheld by the inspec-
tor during periods of general or un-
usual fight of beetles.
(2) When the farm products have
been handled or treated under the
supervision of any inspector in man
ner and by method to free them from
any infestation.
NOJ Wu6u luG lc1 LII PlOOuSlo nave
originated outside the regulated
areas and are to be shipped from the
freight yards or unloading docks,
under provisions satisfactory to the
inspector for the safeguarding of
such shipments pending certification
and reshipment. Certificates on this
basis will be issued without inspec-
ton only for shipment from markets
which are not subject to infestation
within the market.
(4) When the farm products
were grown in districts where the
fact has been established to the sat
isfaction of the inspector that no in
festation exists and are to be ship
ped directly from the farms where
grown to points outside the regu-
lated area.
The movement Of nursery, orna-
mental, and greenhouse stock and all
other plants, plant roots, cut flow
ers, and other portions of plants for
ornamental use" whether shipped
with or without soil, nursery and |
greenhouse-grown or otherwise, !;
such as ornamentals, fruit stocks, !
certain bulbs, herbaceous and all
other plants, potted or unpotted, and |
the movement of sand, soil, earth, !
peat, compost, and manure Of any
kind and as to either bulk movement
or in connection with farm products /;
or nursery and ornamental stock"
are restricted as follows:
All such shipments from points in
the quarantined areas must be GER !
titled, If they go into or pass through
an unquarantined area. Joint Japan |
ese beetle and Asiatic beetle certifi- !
Gates will be used for this purpose.
"No restrictions are placed on the /!
movement of smooth bulbs OF tulip, |
hyacinth, gladiolus, and narc1ssus."
Narcissus bulb shipments are regu- |
lated under a special narcissus bulb |
quarantine.
'No restrictions are placed on the |
movement, between October 16 and |
June IA, inclusive, of cut flowers |
and portions of plants without roots !
and incapable of propagation (such |
as branches and twigs of trees and |
shrubs, Christmas trees, holly, lau-
rel, sphagnum moss, and dried por-
tions Of plants free from SOLD"
''No restrictions are placed on
the movement of nursery and orna-
mental stock imported from foreign !
countries when shipped directly |
from the docks or freight yards of |
the port of entry in the original ,
container and labeled" as required !,
by quarantine regulations.