UNITED  STATZS  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE 
 AGR I CUL TURAL  RESEARCH  AK'I I Kt STRAT ION 
 BUREAU  OF  HOMOLOGY  AND  PLANT  ^UAFJkNTlNE 
 Washington  25,  D.  C. 
 
 SUMMARY  OF  STATE  HOBS3H2P- STOCK  SHIPPING  REQUIREMENTS  AND  PLANT 
 QUARANTINES  AND  REGULATIONS  AFFECTING  INTERSTATE  SHIPMENTS 
 
 ALAE'AI  A 
 
 The  information  contained  in  this  summary  was  compiled  from  material 
 received  from  the  plant  quarantine  official  of  Alabama  ?nc<  has  been  ap- 
 proved by  him.     It  is  issued  for  the  convenience  of  plant  quarantine  in- 
 spectors,  shippers,    transportation  agents,   truckers,  and  Others  concerned 
 in  the  interstate  movement  of  plants,  plant  products,  and  other  materials 
 subject  to  State  regulation  on  account  of  plant  pests. 
 
 The  summery  for  Alabama  gives  the  general  requirements  for  shipping 
 nursery  stock  into  that  State,  as  well  as  digests  of  the  State  plant  quar- 
 antines and  regulations  effecting  interstate  shipments.     An  appendix  fur- 
 nishes information  on  post-office  requirements  for  mailing  plants  as  well 
 as  terminal-inspection  procedure.     This  sun-vary  does  not  include  digests 
 of  requirements  relating  to  the  movement  of  plants  entirely  within  the 
 
 The  information  contained  in  this  circular  is  believed  to  be  correct 
 and  complete  up  to  the  time  of  preparation,  but  it  is  not  intended  to  ho 
 used  independently  of,  or  as  a  substitute  for,   the  original  texts  of  the 
 regulations  and  quarantines  and  it  is  not  to  be  interpreted  as  legally 
 authoritative.     For  detailed  information  address  the  Chief,  Division  of 
 Plant  Industry,   State  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Industries,  515 
 Dexter  Avenue,  Montgomery  1,  Alabama. 
 
 In  addition  to  State  requirements,   shippers  will  need  to  take  into 
 consideration  applicable  plant  quarantines  of  the  United  States  Department 
 of  Agriculture.     In  most  instances  these  quarantines  regulate  the  inter- 
 state movement  of  specified  plants,  plant  products,  and  other  articles 
 from  designated  regulated  areas.     However,    some  of  these  quarantines 
 regula.te  the  movement  of  certain  articles  into  designated  protected  areas. 
 Copies  of  such  quarantines  may  be  obtained  from  the  Bureau  of  Entomology 
 and  Plant  Quarantine,  Washington  25,  D.  C. 
 
 State . 
 
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 AIABAMA 
 
 Summary  of  G-eneral  ITursory- Stock  Shipping  Renuirements  •;. 
 (Code  of  Ala.  1QU.0,   title  2,  ch.   1,  art*  2;',  "sees.  ;+52,  U53,  1+55; 
 Nursery  Regulation  Ho.  1,  effective  Oct.  2h,  19I4.3) 
 
 Definition  of  imirsery  Stock. — 'Ike  term  "nursery  stock"  sfxftll  include 
 all  plants,  trees,   shrubs,  vines,  cuttings,  grafts,   scions,  and  buds 
 grown  or  '-ept  for  or  capable  of  propagation,   distribution,  or  sale, 
 provided ,  however,   that  vegetable  and,  other  softwood  annual  herbaceous 
 plants,  when  apparently  free  from  injurious  insect  pests  and  diseases 
 shall  not  be  considered  r  s  nurser*'  stock. 
 
 C-eneral  Shipping  Requirements. — Each  box,  bundle,  or  package  of  nursery 
 stock  delivered  'in  the  State  must  be  accompanied  by  an  Alabama  certifi- 
 cate ta-j;  cr  an  inspection  tag  of  the  federal  Eureau  of  Entomology  and 
 Plant  Quarantine.     Shipments  not  so  tagged  shall  not  be  delivered  by 
 any  transportation  company  until  the  Commissioner  5f  Agriculture  and 
 Industries  or  his  agent  has  .-^iven  his  permission  to  do  so.     One  tag  -on 
 a  box  does  not  cover  individual  orders  therein. 
 
 An  out-of- State  nurseryman' "s  nencitrus  'certificate  nay  be  obtained 
 by  filing  with  the  Division  of  Plant,  Industry  a.  vali  ]  inspection  certifi- 
 cate of  the  State  of  origin,  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  $10.     An  out-of- State 
 dealer  must  file  with  the  division  a.  list  of  all  nurseries  from  which  he 
 will  buy  stock  during  the  ensuing  season,  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  310. 
 Certificate  tags  will  be  furnished  at  cost  to  nurserymen  and  dealers 
 holding  proper  certificates.     However,  reciprocal  agreements  may  be 
 entered  into  between  plant  quarantine  officials  of  Alabama  and  other 
 States  whereby  such  certificates  may  be  issued  in  each  s\ich  State  with- 
 out charge,  and  th  u*e  of  the  tag  of  the  State  of  destination  may  not 
 te  required.     An  agent's  certificate  can  be  obtained  only  through  the 
 nurseryman  or  dealer  whom  he-  represents,   on  payment  of  a.  fee  of  $1.  All 
 the  above-mentioned  certificates  expire  on  September  30  following  issuance. 
 
 When  deemed  necessary  by  the  commissioner  or  his  agent,  all  trees, 
 scions,  e.nd  bud.  sticks  must   :e  properly  fumiga.ted  or  sprayed  before  being 
 moved  into   the  State* 
 
 Alabama  has  regulations  governing  profession"!  services  pertaining 
 to  entomological,  pathological,  horticultural,   floricultural ,  and 
 tree- surgery  work. 
 
 Special  permits  may  be  icsued  by  the  Chief  of  the  Division  of  Plant 
 Industry  for  the  movement  into  Alabama  of  any  quarantined  plants,  seeds, 
 cr  plant  products  that  are  needed  for  experimental  purposes  by  the  U. .  S. 
 Department  of  Agriculture  or  the  Alabama  Experiment  Station. 
 
Alabama  nursery -stock 
 shipping  requirements 
 
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 Special  Requirements  for  Citrus  Nursery  Stock 
 
 Any  person  desiring  to  ship  citrus  nursery  stock  into  Alabama  must 
 file  with  the  Alabama  Division  of  Plant  Industry  an  inspection  certi- 
 ficate of  his  own  State  showing  that  (1)  citrus  canker  has  not  been  found 
 within  1  mile  of  the  nursery  during  the  previous  2  years,  or  within  5 
 miles  during  the  past  year-;  and  (2)  the  nursery  has  been  carefully  in- 
 spected at  least  three  times  during  the  previous  12  months  at  intervale 
 of  at  least  30  days  between  inspections.    The  applicant  or  his  State 
 inspection  official  must  submit  "other  information  apparently  affording 
 reasonable  assurance  against  the  importation  of  purple  scale,  camphor 
 scale,  scaly  bark,  and  other  seriously  injurious  insect  pests  and 
 diseases."    In  addition  to  the  above  requirements,  special  Alabama  citrus 
 permits  issued  by  the  Chief  of  the  Alabama  Division  of  Plant  Industry  are 
 required  for  shipment  into  Alabama  by  out-of -State  nurseries  of  planbs 
 and  parts  thereof,  such  as  budwood,  graftwood,  and  seed,  of  all  species 
 and  varieties  of  citrus,  including  Poncirus  trif oliata.    Alabama  citrus 
 permits  expire  on  September  30  following  issuance. 
 
 No  permits  are  required  for  the  movement  into  Alabama  of  citrus 
 fruits  for  eating  purposes. 
 
 Citrus  budwood  permits  will  be  iesued  to  others  than  nurserymen, 
 when  application  is  accompanied  by  proper  evidence  of  satisfactory  in- 
 spection.   Such  permits  remain  in  force  only  for  the  budding  season. 
 
 All  citrus  nursery  stock  must  be  defoliated  before  shipment  into 
 Alabama. 
 
 Special  Certificates  Required  for  Strawberry  and  Kudzu 
 
 Certificates  for  shipping  strawberry  plants  or  kudzu  plants  or 
 crowns  into  Alabama  are  required  and  may  be  obtained  on  receipt  of  a 
 certificate  of  inspection  of  the  State  of  origin  and  the  payment  of  a 
 fee  of  $1.    These  certificates  expire  on  September  30.  Certificates 
 for  Kudzu  are  issued  only  to  growers. 
 
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Alabama  plant 
 quarantine  s 
 
 Summary  of  Plant  Quarantine?  end  Regulations 
 
 Ph  o  ny  Peag h  Disease 
 (Quarantine  Mo,   1,  revised  effective  Mar.   3.  19^?) 
 
 Peach  or  nectarine  rets,   or  poach  or  nectarine  trees  with  roots,  or  any 
 2<ind  of  trees  grafted  on  peach  or  nectarine  roots  may  be  transported  from 
 the  regulated  areas  into,  within,  or  from  Alabama  only  when  accompanied 
 by  a  nursery  certificate  or  permit  of  the  Sta.te  of  origin. 
 
 Crrtific  tec;  or  permits  shall  be  issued  enly  on  condition  that  the  nursery 
 and  its  environs*  within  a  mile  were  inspected  and  all  pheny-di seased  trees 
 removed  rrior  to  June  30  preceding  shipment,  provided  that  the  presence' 
 of  the  disease  in  any  bloc1;  of  the  nursery  or  adjacent  thereto  shall  dis- 
 qxialify  for  certi f ic aticn  all  stock  in  the  block  or  blocks  oth^r  than 
 ro'^tstock  from  seed  planted  the  previous  winter. 
 
 R'Talated  areas  1/ 
 
 Alabama: 
 Florida: 
 Georgia: 
 Arkansas : 
 
 Loui  siana : 
 
 .  u  ssi  s  sit)T)i 
 
 Missouri : 
 South  Carolina: 
 
 Tennessee : 
 Texas : 
 
 Entire  State 
 Entire  State 
 Entire  State 
 
 Counties  of  Arkansas,  Ashley,  Bradley,  Chicot,  Columbia, 
 Crittenden-,.   Cross,  Desha,  Drew,  Hempstead,  Howard, 
 Jefferson,  Johnson,  Lafayette,  Lee,  Lincoln,  Little 
 Diver,  Miller,  Monroe,   Hevada,  Phillips,  Pike,  Saint 
 Francis,   Sevier,  Union,  Uoodruff 
 
 Parishes  of  Bienville,  Bossier,  Caddo,  Claiborne, 
 Dc  Soto,  Jackson,  Lincoln,  Morehouse,  ITatchitoches, 
 Ouachita,  Bed  Hiv  r,  Union,  v.'ebster 
 Entire  State  except  counties  of  Benton,  Bolivar, 
 Calhoun,   Chickasaw,  Choctaw,  Clarke,  Clay,  Coahoma, 
 De  Soto,  G-renada ,  Humphreys,  Issaquena,  Itawamba, 
 Jasper,  Kemper,  Leflore,  Madison,  Marshall,  Montgomery, 
 ;-7oxub/,e ,  Oktibbeha,  Panola,  Pontotoc,  Prentiss,  Quitman, 
 Sharkey,   Sunflower,   Tallahatchie,  Tate,  Tippah, 
 Tishomingo,  Tunica,  'if  ins  ton,  Yalobusha 
 Count?"  of  Dunklin  . 
 
 Counties  of  Aiken,  Barnwell,  Edgefield,  C-reenville, 
 Laur en s ,   Sa luda ,   Spa  rtanburg 
 Counties  of  Lauderdale  and  Shelby 
 
 ties  oi  a 
 
 Camp,   Cne  rokee,  Erath,  Harrison, 
 
 Coun 
 
 Xerr,  Limestone,  McLencan,  Milam,  Nacogdoches,  Panola, 
 San  Augustine,   Smith,   Tarrant,  Titus,  Upshur 
 
 ll    B.S.P.Q.   suggested  standard  phony-peach  regulated  area.,  19^9* 
 
Alabama  plant 
 quarantines 
 
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 SEED  POTATOES 
 
 Potato  Tuber  Moth,  Nematodes,  and  Variou s  Pot a to  Diseases 
 (Regulation  3.  revised  effective  Oct.  9.  19^1) 
 
 Seed  potatoes  from  any  State  or  Territory  of  the  United  States  must 
 not  be  moved  into  or  offered  for  sale  in  Alabama  a.s  "certified  seed  Irish 
 potatoes"  unless  there  is  affixed  to  each  container  an  official  certificate 
 tag  issued  at  origin  and  unless  sacks  are- closed  by  a  lead  seal  or  mechani- 
 cal sealer.     The  certificate  must  indicate  the  source  of  foundation  stock, 
 that  the  potatoes  have  been  inspected  twice  in  the  field  and  again  at  ship- 
 ping, that  tolerances  for  insect  pests  and  diseases  do  not-  exceed  specified 
 percentages,  and  that  the  identity  of  the  potatoes  as  certified  potatoes  ha 
 been  maintained  in  storage  and  in  shipping. 
 
 Certified  seed  potatoes  may  be  tested  in  Alabama  at  the  request  of  the 
 grower  for  diseases  and  yield  and  "if  found  more  suitable  to  Alabama  condi- 
 tions," they  will  be  eligible  for  recommendation  and  so  designated  by  the 
 label,  "Tested  and  approved  -in  Alabama,. "    Growers  desiring  such  trial  tests 
 must  file  their  requests  not  later  than  December  15  each  year  with  the 
 Commissioner  of  Agriculture  and  Industries, 
 
 Uncertified  potatoes  entering  Alabama,  for  seed  purooses  "must  ffOT  have 
 tags  attached  with  any  statement  thereon  reading  or  implying  that  the  seed 
 •  potatoes  contained  therein  are  of  superior  quality,  personally  certified , 
 registered,  or  selected." 
 
Alabama  plant 
 quarantines 
 
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 SEED  S^EETPOTATOES  AND  SWEETPOTATO  PLAINS 
 
 Sweetpotato  Diseases  and  Nematodes 
 (Regulation  2,  revised  effective  June  1,  lP^S) 
 
 Nonresident  growers  wishing  to  move  seed  sweetpo tatoes  into  Alabama 
 must  file  with  the  Chief  of  the  Division  of  plant  industry  a  duplicate 
 inspection  certificate  of  the  State  of  origin,   showing  that  at  least  two 
 inspections,  not  less  than  15  days  apart,  were  made  of  the  sweetpoteto*=s 
 while  growing  in  the  field,  and  at  least  one  inspection  was  made  of  the  . 
 sweetpota toes  in  storage.     The  certificate  must  also  show  that  Alabama 
 tolerances  for  the  presence  of  stem  rot,  black  rot,  mosaic,  or  nematodes 
 have  been  met, 
 
 Any  person  wishing  to  move  sweetpotato  plants  or  vines  into  Alabama 
 must  file  with  the  Division  of  Plant  Industry  a  duplicate  inspection  certif- 
 icate of  the  State  of  origin  showing  that  such  plants  were  inspected  at. 
 least  twice  in  the  fifelct,  once  in  storage,  and  once  in  the  plant  bed  and 
 found  free  of  diseases  as  required*     In  addition,  he  must  file  a  signed 
 statement  that  such  plants  or  vines  were  produced  only  from  certified  seed 
 sweetpotatoes  that  were  treated  before  planting  as  specified  in  the  regulation. 
 
 Upon  receipt  of  such  certificates  and  the  affidavit  of  the  grower, 
 the  Division  of  Plant  Industry  will  supply  him  with  seed. sweetpota to  or 
 sweetpotato  plant  certificate  tags  at  reasonable  cost.    A  certificate  tag 
 must  be  attached  to  each  container  of  seed  sweetpotatoes  or  sweetpotato 
 plants  or  vines  shipped  into  Alabama,  an^  sweetpotato  plants  or  vines 
 must  be  in  bundles  of  100  tied  with  certificate  tape  issued  by  the  Division 
 of  pliant  Industry  or  by  the  State  of  origin. 
 
 No  sweetpotatoes,  sweetpotato  plants,  or  vines  within  the  areas  that 
 have  been  designated  by  Alabama  as  infested  with  sweetpotato  weevil  shall 
 be  eligible  for  certification. 
 
Alabama  plant 
 quarantines 
 
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 Sweetpotato  Weevil 
 (Quarantine  No.  2,  revised  effective  March  1,  lPUg) 
 
 Sweetpotato  plants  and  parts  thereof,  vines  or  roots  of  other  plants 
 "belonging  to  the  genus  Ipomoca,  and  such  other  plants  as  may  "be  found  to  "be 
 hosts  of  the  weevil  may  not  be  moved  from  any  regulated  area  into,  within 
 or  from  Alabama  unless  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  the  State  of  origin 
 affirming  that  the  material  is  apparently  weevil-free  and  has  been  produced 
 and  handled  under  safeguards.     No  certificate  shall  be  issued  for  the  move- 
 ment of  such  material  from  the  regulated  area  of  Alabama  into  any  State 
 which  prohibits  such  entry. 
 
 Sweetpotatoes  from  the  regulated  areas  of  other  States  will  he  admitted 
 into  Alabama  only  when  certified  as  fumigated  by  approved- methods. 
 
 Regulated  areas 
 
 Alabama:  Parts  of  the  counties  of  Baldwin,  Coffee,  Covington,  Geneva, 
 
 Henry,  Mobile 
 
 Florida.:  Entire  State  except  the  counties  of  Bay,  Calhoun,  Escambia, 
 
 Franklin,  Gadsden,  Gulf,  Hamilton,  Holmes,  Madison,  Wakulla, 
 Walton,  Washington 
 
 Georgia:  Counties  of  Chatham,  Colquitt,  Grady,  Tift,  Worth 
 
 Louisiana:  Parishes  of  Caddo,  De  Soto,  Grant,  and  Sabine,  and  ^11 
 
 parishes  south  of  and  including  Vernon,  Rapides,  Avoyelles, 
 Pointe  Coupee,  West  Feliciana,  East  Feliciana,  Saint  Helena, 
 Tangipahoa,  Washington 
 
 Mississippi:      Counties  of  Green0,  Hancock,  Harrison,  Jackson,  Stone, 
 Walthall 
 
 Texas  J  Counties  of  Angelina,  Aransas,  Atascosa,  Austin,  Bandera, 
 
 Bastrop,  Bee,  Bell,  Bexar,  Blanco,  Bosque,  Brazoria,  Brazos, 
 Brooks,  Burleson,  Burnet,  Caldwell,  Calhoun,  Cameron,  Camp, 
 Chambers,  Colorado,  Comal,  Concho,  Coryell,  Crane,  Crockett, 
 De  Witt,  Dimmit,  Duval,  Edwards,  Falls,  Fayette,  Fort  Bend, 
 Frio,  Galveston,  Gillesoie,  Goliad,  Gonzales,  Grimes, 
 Guadalupe,  Hamilton,  Hardin,  Harris,  Hays,  Hidalgo ,  Hill, 
 Irion,  Jackson,  Jasp°r,  Jeff  Davis,  Jefferson,  Jim  Hosg, 
 Jim  Wells,  Karnes,  Kendall,  Kenedy,  Kerr,  Kimble,  Kinney, 
 Kleberg,  Lampasas,  La  Salle,  Lavaca,  Lee,  Liberty,  Limestone, 
 Live  Oak,  Llano,  McCulloch,  McLennan,  McMullen,  Mp.son, 
 Matagorda,  Maverick,  Medina,  Menard,  Milam,  Montgomery, 
 Nacogdoches,  Newton,  Nueces,  Orange,  Pecos,  Polk,  Presidio, 
 Reagan,  Real,  Refugio,  Sabine,  San  Augustine,  San  Jacinto, 
 
Air  bama  plant 
 quarantines 
 
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 Sweetpota.to  Weevil  (Cont.) 
 
 Regulated  area  ( Oont . ) 
 
 Texas:  San  Patricio,  San  Saba,'  Schleicher,  Starr,  Sutton, 
 
 Terrell,  Travis,   Trinity,  Tyler,  Upton,  Uvalde*  Val 
 "'rerie,  Victoria,  Wklker,  'fslier,  V/ashington,  Vebb, 
 Mharton,  vfillacy,    .'illianson,    'ilson,  Zaoata,  Zavala 
 
 The  above  summary  was  checked  and  approved  on  May  20,  19^?,  by 
 B.  P.  Livingston,  Chief,  Division  of  Plant  Industry,  Alabama  Department 
 of  Agriculture  and  Industries,  with  respect  to  the  Quarantines  and  regu- 
 lations then  in  effect.     Quarantines  a.n'1  regulations  that  "wef e^revi sod 
 or  •'  mended  thereafter  were  subsequently  summarized. 
 
 APPliMPIX 
 
 Requirements  for  Mailing  Plants  and  Plant  Products  1 
 
 Vnder  the  postal  laws  an1  regulations,  nursery  stock,  including  all 
 field-- grown  florists'   stock,    trees,   shrubs,  vines,  Cuttings,  grafts, 
 scions,  buds,  fruit  -jits,  and  o titer  seeds  of  fruit  and  ornamental  trees 
 or  shrubs,  and  other  plants  an'  plant   troduc'ts  for  propagation  including 
 strawberry  plants  ( except  field,  vegetable,  and  flower  seeds,  bedding 
 plants  ard  other  herbaceous  plants;  bulbs,  and  roots),  nay  be  admitted  to 
 the  mails  only  when  accompanied  by  a  Eta t e  ■  inspection  certificate  to  the 
 effect  that  the  nursery  or  premises  from  which  such  stock  is  shipped  has 
 been  inspected  within  a  year  and  found  free  from  injurious  insects  and 
 plant  diseases.     Parcels  containing  such  nursery  stock  must  be  plainly 
 marker)  to  show  the  nature  of  the  contents  and  the  name  and  address  of  the 
 sender.     (Postal  Laws  and  Regulations  1940,   sec'  595-)     Inspection  and 
 certification'  -mst  be  done  by  a  plant  Quarantine  official  of  the  State  of 
 origin.     An  individual  nailing  of  such,  plants  or  plant  products,   if  from 
 uninspected  ^remises,  will  also  be  accepted  upon  examination  and  certifi- 
 cation by  a  State  plant  qua.:  an  tine  official.  -  The  address  of  the  Alabama 
 plant  quarantine  official  is  given  in  the  preceding-  summary. 
 
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 ■   -erminal  Inspection  of  Mail  Shipments  of  Plants  an4  .Plant  Products 
 (Act  M&r.  ^,   I915, •  as  amended  June- ~5V  19 3»F  Postal  Laws 
 
 .- ..    .  •  -..  and  Regulations  19^0-,   sec-.-  5C)^)   .  . 
 
 Establishment  of  Terminal  Inspection. — Any-  Stat?  desiring  to  operate 
 under  the  provisions  of  the:  terminal-inspection  law  so  as  to  reflate  the 
 movement  of  nail  shipments  of  plants  and  plant  products  into  (or  within) 
 the  State  may,  eft°r  having,  provided  th^refo-r-  at  Sta  t? .  expense  and  h*vin? 
 designated  one  or  more  places  where  inspection  will  he  maintained,  arrange 
 to  have  such  mail  shipments  turned  over  to  State  plant  quarantine  inspectors 
 for  examination  at  d^signa ted- inspection  points-    Applications  will  he  made 
 to  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  by  submitting  a  list  of  plants  and  plant 
 products  and-  the  plant  pest  transmitted,  thereby,  which  are  to  be  examined. 
 The.  list,  when  approved  in  whole  or  in  part,  will  be  transmitted  to  the 
 Postmaster ■ General  whereupon  postmasters  will  he  informed  and  instructed. 
 
 Anyone  mailing  a  parcel  containing  any  Plants  or  Plant  Products  ad- 
 dressed to  any  place  within  a  State  maintaining  terminal  inspection  there- 
 of is  rpquired,  under  the  law,  to  have  the  parcel  plainly  marked  on  the 
 outside  to  show  the  nature  of  th°  contents.     Materials  shipped  under  Federal 
 quarantine  certificates  issued  by  the  Bureau  of  Entomology  and  Plant 
 Quarantine  may  be  exempted  from  terminal  inspection  at  the  option  of  the 
 receiving  State. 
 
 Under  the  provisions  of  the  193^  amendment  to  the  lpw,  any  State  may 
 arrange  through  Federal  channels,  after  approval  by  the  Secretary  of 
 Agriculture  as  indicated  a'^ove,   to  regulate  or  prohibit  the  movement  into 
 (or  within)  the  State  of  mail  shipments  of  designated  Plants  and  plant 
 products  the  movement  of  which  would  constitute  a  violation  of  State  plant 
 quarantine  laws  or  regulations. 
 
 Terminal  Inspection  Procedure,. — Upon  arrival  in  any  State  maintaining 
 terminal  inspection,  plants  or  plant  products  named  on  the  approved  list 
 will  be  forwarded  by  the  Postmaster  at  destination  to  the  nearest  in- 
 spection point.     If  the  plants  or  plant  products  are  found,  upon  inspec- 
 tion,  to  be  free  from  injurious  pests  and  not  in  violation  of  any  plant 
 quarantine  or  regulation  of  the  State  of  destination  or  the  Unit°d  States 
 Department  of  Agriculture,  or  if  disinfested  when  they  are  found  infested, 
 such  plants  or  plant  products  will  then  be  forwarded,  by  the  postmaster  at 
 the  point  of  inspection  to  the  addressee  upon  payment  of  postage. 
 
 If  plants  or  plant  products,  upon  inspection,  are  found  to  be  in- 
 fested with  injurious  p°sts  and  cannot  b°  satisfactorily  disinfested,  or 
 are  in  violation  of  any  plant  quarantine  or  regulation  of  the  State  of 
 destination  or  the  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture,  the  postmaster 
 upon  notification  by  the  State  inspector  will  inform  the  sender  that  the 
 parcel  will  be  returned  to  him  upon  his  request  and  at  his  expense.  In 
 default  of  such  request  the  parcel  will  be  turned  over  to  the  State  author- 
 ities for  destruction. 
 
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 Terminal  Inspection-  of  plants  and  plant  products  is  now  maintained 
 by  Arizona,  Arkansas,  California,  District  of  Columbia,  Florida,  Hawaii, 
 Idaho,  Minnesota,  Mississippi .-Montana,  Oregon,  Puerto  Rico,  Utah,  and 
 Washington.    Plants  and  pl=mt  products  subject  to  terminal  inspection  and 
 places  where  terminal-inspection  service  is  maintained  ?re  listed  at  the 
 end  of  the'  summary  of  the  general  •  nursery- stock  shipping  requirements  ^or 
 each  of  the  above-mentioned  States,  District,  end  Territories. 
 
 Procedure  for  Paying  Forwarding  Postage. — Methods,  of  paying  forwarding 
 postage  are  provided  to  expedite  the  handling. of  parcels  subject,  to 
 terminal  inspection,  as  follows;     (l)     The  addressee  may  have  the  parcels 
 addressed  to  himself  in  care  of  the  State  inspector  at  a  designated  ter- 
 minal-inspection point  in  the  State  of  destination  and  Provide  the  in- 
 spector with  postage  for  forwarding  the  inspected  Plants;  or  (2)  th^  ad- 
 dressee nay  arrange  with  the  sender  to  ol-^ce  on  the  parcels  a  pledge 
 reading  -"Forwarding  postage  guaranteed,"  whereupon  the  additional  oosta^p 
 for  forwarding  will  be  collected  from  the  addressee.