OBIEKD STATE PLANT BOARE^cultural research administration BUREAU OF SNT0M0IOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE Washington 25, D. C. November 1£, I9U9 F..S.P.Q. 57S-UO SUMMARY 0? INSULAR NURSERY- STOCF SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS AND PLANT QUARANTINES. AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING I NTERSTATE SHIPMENTS PUERTO RICO The information contained in this summary was compiled from material received from the plant quarantine official of Puerto Rico and has been approved by him. It is issued for the convenience of plant quarantine in- spectors, shippers, transportation agents, and others concerned in the interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other materials sub- ject to Insular regulation on account of plant pests. The summary for Puerto Rico gives the general requirements for ship- ping nursery stock into Puerto Rico, au well as digests of the Insular plant quarantines and regulations affecting interstate shipments. An ap- pendix furnishes information on post-office requirements for mailing plants as well as terminal-inspection procedure. This summary does not include digests of nnrsery- stock and plant-quarantine requirements rela- ting to the movement of plants entirely within Puerto Rico, The information contained in this circular is believed to be correct and complete up tc the time o:r preparation, but it is not intended to be used independently of or as a substd tuto for the original texts of th^ regulations and quarantines, end it is not to be interpreted as legally authoritative. For detailed information address the Director, Plant Quarantine Service, Department of Agriculture and Commerce, San Juan, Puerto Rice. In addition to Insular requirements, shippers will need to take into consideration applicable plant quarantines of the United States Department of Agriculture. In most instances those quarantines regulate the inter- state movement of specified plants, plant products, and othor articles from designated regulated areas. However, some of tiiese quarantines regu- late 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 23, D. C. J Anting Chief, Eureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Paerto Rico nursery- stock shipping requirement b -2- PUERTO RICO Summary of Nursery- Stock Shipping Requirements (Act Uo,35fMay 11, 193^, as amended by Acts Nos.327 of Apr. 15,19^6, 231 of May lO.i9U7.rnd 20g of May i&.l^S; .^arantine Efo.l, •July 30, I9U8) "No tree, shrub, or seed thereof, nor any other plants or vegetative portion thereof, or cotton fibre, either loose or in hales" may he moved into Puerto Rico without a State or Federal inspection certificate.!/ All plant materials must he free from soil except such material as is packed in sterilized soil, inspected upon arrival from foreign countries at ports of the continental United States, and moved directly to Puerto Rico. Such materials must he accompanied hy a notice of shipment issued by the U. S. Department; of Agri cult are. Shipments which were delivered in the United States and reshippod to Puerto Rice will he accepted when accompanied hy an inspection certificate of the State from which they were reshipped. No riant material may he moved into Puerto Rico except through ports of arrival authorized b; the Puerto Rico Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. All restricted articles must he fully descrihed in the manifest, invoice, p.nd hills of lading. Such description rust specify where the shipment was made, from whom such articles were received, and to whom con- signed. Upon arrival of restricted articles the person or carrier must notify the Commissioner in writing of their arrival and hold them fcr in- spection an! written notice of release. All the Provisions of the act apply to Insular and Federal experiment stations and plant, nurseries, when net in conflict with Federal la.ws apply- ing specifically to Puerto Rice, unless suspended for a limited time under special permit issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. Plant Materials Subject to Terminal Inspection Puerto Rico has arranged, under the plan explained in the appendix, fcr terminal inspection of the following plants. and plant materials: All florists-1 stock, trees, shrub'-, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, bads, fruit pits and other seeds of fruit and ornamental tree? or shrubs, and other plants and plant products In the raw or uhmanufac tared state, In- cluding field, vegetable, and flower seeds; also cotton lint. Terminal Inspection Points in Puerto Rico San Juan 1/ It is understood that the restrictions and requirements of this Act are to be construed as applying only to movement in domestic commerce since tne regulation of foreign commerce is a recognized Federal function. Puerto Rico plant quarantines -> Summary of Plant Quarantines and Regu la t ions Baggage Inrpection (Quarantine l"o. 1, issued July 30, lyhz) The baggage of passengers arriving from the United States will be inspected to insure that any plants, nursery stock, seeds, fruits, or vegetables therein are moving into Puerto Rico in compliance with Puerto Eican requirements. Mexican Fruit Fly (Quarantine No. 2, issued July 30. IS*1*") The baggage of persons arriving from the Gulf States is subject to inspection for fruits of grapefrait, sour orange, orange, white sapote, coffee, quince, sapodilla, all varieties of mamea, mango, avocado, peach, guava, pomegranate, pear, and hogplum. All commercial shipments of host- f ruits of Mexican fruit fly from the Gulf States will be inspected upon arrival in Puerto Rico ar.d, if found infested, returned to the State of origin or destroyed. Ships stores will be inspected for such host fruits and sealed in case such fru.it s are found. Bacterial Canker (Quarantine No. 3, issued July 30, 19*48) Tomato and pepper seeds may not be moved into Puerto Rico from the continental United States unless disinfected by immersion for 5 minutes in a solution of bichloride of mercury, 1 to 3i00G, or any other mercuric compound proven to be effective against bacterial canker. Such disinfec- ted seeds must be accompanied by an inspection Certificate of the State Coffee Insect Pests g.nd Diseases (Quarantine No. k, issued July 30, lykz) Coffee plants, seeds, and coffee products (ether than roasted coffee) are prohibited from moving into Puerto Rico from, the United States and its territories except under permit for experimental purposes. Puerto P.ico plant quarantines -k- Vegetable Ueevi 1 (Quarantine No. 5, issued July 30, IjkS) Vegetables from California and the Gulf States will not "be admitted into Puerto Pico unless ( l) the shipment is accompanied by State-of-origin certification that such vegetables were inspected and found free of vege- table weevil or (2) upon inspection after arrival in Puerto Rico they are found free of the weevil and released (if found infested they will be fumi- gated, destroyed, or returned) . Blue Mold of Tobacco (Quarantine NaT 6, issued July 30, 19-8) The movement of tobacco seed into Puerto Rico from the continental United States will be made through the Plant Quarantine Service of Puerto Rico. The tobacco se^c! so imported will be disinfected upon arrival by im- mersion in a formalin solution unless certified by the State of origin as having been so treated. The movement into Puerto Rico of shade cloth that has previously "boen used in tobacco fields is prohibited. Cotton lint (Quarantine No. 7, issued July 30, I9H8) The movement of cotton lint from the United States, its Territorier., or Island possissions into Puerto Rico is prohibited unless fumigated upon arrival. Puerto Rico plant quarantines •5- Pertiliz ers and Stock Feeds (Quarantine No. 3, Issued Jul" 30, l^g) 1. Stock feeds Dr fertilizers containing more than 25 percent of cottonseed meal will not "be admitted into Puerto Pico if nixed in any of the following States: Alabama Louisiana Oklahoma Arizona Mississippi South Carolina Arkansas Missouri Tennessee Florida New Mexico Texas Georgia North Carolina Virginia 2. Mixed fertilizers or stock feed containing up to 75 percent cf cottonseed meal will be allowed to rove into Puerto Pico from any State other than those listed in Paragraph 1. 3. -All shipments of fertilizer or stock feed must be accompanied by an official certificate or an affidavit signed by the shipper from the State of origin stating (a) the percentage of cottonseed meal in the mix- ture; (b) that the product has been safeguarded from contamination with raw cottonseed after processing; (c) that the materials are packed in bags not previously used for cotton products; and ( d) the State or Territory where the product was mixed and packed or bagged. Boll Weevil and Other Cotton Pests (Act No. 35 » Sec. 1, approved May ll.i93U.as amended by Acts No s. 327 of Apr.l5,19U6; 231 of May 10, 19^7, and 208 of May lU,13Ug) Unginned cotton, seed cotton, and cottonseed, hulls, oak", meal, and other cottonseed products (except oil) must be certified as having origina- ted in a ideality free from the boll weevil or ether cotton pests or dis- eases not widely prevalent in Puerto Rico. The use of such products as packing material for other commodities shipped to Puerto Rico, or in any other form, is prohibited. Coconut Diseases and Pests (Act No. 35 • Sec. 1, approved May 11,193^, as amended by Acts Nos.327 of Apr.i5.i9U6; 231 of May lO.i3U7.and 208 of May lU, I9U8) Shipments of coconut tr^es, nuts, and coconut products unmanufactured or unprepared for consumption, When moving into Puerto Pic:, must "bo certi- fied as originating in a district free from coconut bud rot or other coco- nut diseases or pests not widely prevalent in Puerto Pico. Puerto Pico plant quarantines -6- Pineapple Yellow Spot (Act No. 35 1 Sec. 1, approved May 11 , 19 '$■ , as amende d by Acts Ho. 327 of Apr. 15, 19^6,331 of May 10, 19^7, and 208 of May lU.igUsJ Vegetative parts of pineapple plants for propagation may "be shipped into the island of Vieques subject to U. S. Department of Agriculture regulations governing the importation of such material from foreign coun- tries. Such propagativo material is subject to inspection upon arrival, and if it is from the continental United States or its Territories or possessions it will be fumigated and any diseased parts destroyed before it may bo used fo'r propagation. Vieques may be designated by the Puerto Rico Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce as a quarantine area for propagative material of pineapple, the movement or propagation of which he may consider it advisable to prohibit within the island of Puerto Rico. Sugarcane (Act No. 35, Sec. 1, approved May 11,193^-, as amended by Acts ftos.327 of Apr. 15, 19^6, 231 of May 10,19**7, and 203 of May lU^Ug) Sugarcane seedlings and cuttings for propagation may be imported into Puerto Rico only by Insular and Federal experiment stations and plant nur- series in limited amounts and under special permit issued by the Puerto Hico Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. Such plants will be under the observation and supervision of the Commissioner or his agents. The foregoing summary was checked and approved on July 1.^, 19^9 • by Luis A. Catoni, Director, Plant Quarantine Service. • -7- Moyemcnt from Puerto Rico to the Continental United States and Herri to ries Federal quarantines prohibit or regulate the movement of specified plants, plant products, and other articles from Puerto Rico into or through any State, Territory, or District of the United States, as follows: Quarantine No. l6, on account of certain injurious insects and diseases (revised effective January 1, 1935) • — Living canes of sugarcane or cut- tings or parts thereof, or sugarcane leaves, or bagasse. Quarantine No. 3Q> on account of the ^weetpotato stem borer and the sweet- potato scarabee (revised effective October 10, 193^") .n-Sweetpotatoes, re- gardless of the use for which they are intended. •^nrr-'.ntine To. 32. on account of two injurious weevils (effective April 1, 1918). — Banana plants or parts, regardless of their use. Qua rnri t in s No . k J , or. account of the pink bollworm and the cotton blister mite (effective August lr,, 192c). — Cotton, seed cotton or unginned cotton, cottonseed, and cottonseed products except oil. Qua raj; tine ': T 0 . 58 , on account of injurious insect pests including the West Indian fruit fly and the bean pod borer (revised effective January 22, 19'+l) .--All fruits and vegetables in the raw or unprocessed state. Quarantine Fo. 60, on account of white grubs, the Japanese rose beetle, and termites (revised effective September i, 193b). — Sand (other than clean ocean sand) , soil, or earth with plants. For further information concerning Federal quarantines relative to Puerto Rice, address the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Washington 25, E. C. -s- APPENDIX Requirements for Mailing Plants and Plant Products TJnder the postal laws and regulations', nursery stock, including all field-grown florists' stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, fruit pits, and other seeds of fruit and ornamental trees or shrubs, and other plants and plant products for propagation, including strawberry plants ( except field, vegetable, and flower seeds, bedding plants and other herbaceous plants, bulbs, and roots), may be admitted to the mails only when accompanied by a State 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 marked to shew the nature of the contents and the name and address of the sender. (Postal Laws and Regulations 19^0, sec. 595-) Inspection and certification must be done by a plant quarantine official of the State of origin. An individual mailing of such plants or plant products, if from uninspected premises, will also be accepted upon examination and certifica- tion by a State plrnt quarantine official. The address of the Puerto Rico plant quarantine official is given in the preceding summary. Ternina 1 Inspection of Mail Shipments of Plants and Plant Pro due ts "(Act Mar. 4, 1915, as amended June k, I936; Postal Laws" and Regulations l^O, sec. 596) Establishment of Terminal Inspection. — Any State desiring to operate under the provisions of the terminal inspection law so as to regulate the movement of mail shipments of plants and plant products into (or within) the State may, after having provided therefor at State expense and having designated one or more places where inspection will be maintained, arrange to have such mail shipments turned over to State plant quarantine inspectors for examination at designated inspection points. Application will be made to the Secretary of Agriculture by submitting a list of plants and plant products and the plant pests transmitted thereby, which are to be examined. The list, when approved in whole or in part, v/ill be transmitted to the Postmaster General whereupon postmasters will be 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 required, under the lav;, to have the parcel plainly marked on the outside to show the nature of the 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 law, any State may arrange through Federal channels, after approval by the Secretary of Agriculture as indicated above, to regulate or prohibit the movement into -3- (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 law;; or regulations. Terminal Inspection P nee -jure. — Upon arrival in any State maintainiri terminal inspection, plants or plant products named on the approve List will he forwarded hy the postmaster at destination to the nearest in- spection point. Tf the plants or plan4:, products are found, upon inspec- tion, to he free from injurious pests and not in violation of any plant quarantine or regulation of the State of destination or the United Stati r Department of Agriculture, or if disinfested wher. they are found infested, such plants or plant products will then he forwarded hy 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- fected with injurious pests and cannot he 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 port- master upon notification "oy the State inspector will inform the sendei that the parcel will he returned to him upon his request and at hi? ex- pense. In default of such request the parcel will he turned over to the State authorities for destruction. Terminal inspection of plants and plant products is now maintained h;y Arizona, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia., Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Utah, and Washington. Plants and plant products subject .0 terminal inspection and places where terminal- inspection service is maintained are listed at the end of the summary of the general nursery-stock shipping requin nents for each of the above-mentioned States, District, and Territories. Procedure for Paying Forwarding Postage. — Methods of paying forwarding postage are provided to expedite the handling oz parcels subject to ber- mina!". inspection, as follows: (l) the addressee may have the percels ad- dressed to himself in care of the State inspector at a designated terminal- inspoction point in the State 01 destination and provide the inspector with postage for forwarding the inspected plants; or (2) the addressee nay arrange with the sender to place on the parcels a pledge reading, "Forwardir postage guaranteed," wheroupen the additional postage for forwarding will be collected from the addressee. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 3 1262 09314 8681