B2/Citrus 
 
 UNITED  ST/TES  DEPARTI.'U-.MT  OF  AGJ^ICITiTUl^lE 
 Bureau  o!:  >]ntomolo2y  f'nd  Plant  Quarentino 
 Vfeshir.j;ton,  , D.  C. 
 
 January  ?.U,  I9I4.6. 
 
 B.  E.  P.  Q.  307 
 
 (Supersedes  P.  Q,.  C.  A.  3O5,  Revised) 
 
 Sec,  55'^»9  Ad^nini  strati  VP  Instructions;  Citrus 
 truit  fron  Me.ri'^.o  in  Transit  to  Foroi^^.n 
 Countries  via  the  United  Gtates 
 
 Citrus  fri.ut  cs  referred  t*^  herein  is  defi]  ed  ps  all  citrus  fruit 
 other  than  lemons  and  scv.r  li^ios. 
 
 Tp  prevent  the  entry  into  th«  United  State?  of  an  injurious  insect 
 kn'^vm  as  tho  Mexican  fruitfly  (Anastrephr  ludeiis  Loe'i;)  the  importstion 
 from  Mexico  of  cicrus  fruity  e-.cept  lemons  and  sour  li'nes,  for  consump- 
 tion in  the  United  Str^.te?:  is  not  c.uthcrized  under  Quarantine  ilo,  '^6 
 (Sec.  319«5'^3>  i'ts  governing  quprantire,  unless  so  treated  as  to  elimin- 
 ate pest  risk. 
 
 Hovfever,  in  accordance  v.lth  the  Plant  Safer;uard  Refr/alations 
 (Sees.  352«2  to  35'^*^))  v.'hich  prsvide  for  the  entry  of  prohibited 
 pcnF.iodities  for  iTmaediato  transportation  and  exportation  in  b^nd  or  for 
 immediate  export  wk-en  sivoh  movement  can  bo  made  vdthoul:  risk  to  the  plant 
 rultures  of  the  Un:'.tsd  States,  I!oxican  citri's  fruit  is  authorized  to 
 enter  f'^r  either  of  thes'":  purposes  as  folloT.-s: 
 
 A    K^trv  jvl_a__2r>jts_  on  Border 
 
 I^^nBPp.'     Permits  shall  be  procured  in  advance  of  shipment 
 froi.i  the  Bvroru  of  }'^tcmolp.g-"-  and  Plant  i^ua-sntine, 
 Tvasld  ifr;ton,  JJ.  Or ,  by  the  forv.^irding  af:ei:t  or  other  repre- 
 sencativo  of  the  con:?if,noo  or  rcnsifaor  in  tli-o  United  £  bates. 
 Applicr.tion  for  pora.dts  shall  indicate  the  pr<v.;rsod  routing 
 of  the  shipm-^nt. 
 
 Separate  permits  shall  be  procured  ft)r  each  port  of  entry 
 and  for  each  counbry  of  destination  but  per'-iita  as  issuod 
 Tdll  bo  f^ntinuinj  f^r  shipments  ov'.rr  tho  approved  routes 
 dosifV-K  ted  therein. 
 
 ^'     Orip;in  of  citi";^As  ,frurl:;     Plntry  is  limdted  to  citrus  fruit  pro- 
 duced in  and  shipped  from  the  State  of  Sonera,  Mexico. 
 
3.    Authorized  portv-;  of  entry;     Nof^olss  and  Llacc,  Ariz. 
 
 h*     Period  of  entr;;-;     Sntry;  is  av.tliori?. ed  throurhout  tlie  entire  yea.r. 
 
 5.     Fctice  cf  arrivp.l ;     Prior  to  entn/-,  a  notice  of  arrival   shall  be 
 sub -lit  ted  to  the  Collector  of  Customs  at  the  port  of  entry  in 
 duplicate  on  a  fcm  provided  for  that  purpose  giving  the 
 initials  and  nui.iber  of  the  railroad  car,  and  tlie  aut}iori?.ed 
 routj  nr. 
 
 ^»     Ir.specti on;     Each  shipment  shall  be  subject  to  inspection  at  the 
 pert  of  entry  to  deternino  the  natrare  cf  the  contents  and 
 freedcn  froin  pests. 
 
 7.  Disinfection ;     Each  car  shall  be  subject  to  such  disinfection  at 
 
 the  p'^rt  of  entry  as  the  plant  quarantine  inspector  shall 
 require. 
 
 8.  Authorized  bonded  rail  movcrnont;    All  shipments  shrll  move  in 
 
 i"ef  rigerator  cars  from  Scnora  through  Eogrlss  or  Nr.co  ,  Ariz., 
 by  direct  auth.crized  rail  routing  in  bond  under  customs  seal 
 without  diversion  from  the  port  of  entry  to  the  port  of  exit 
 as  fcll:::ws: 
 
 To  jC an*:- da ;     Movement  is  limted  to  direct  eastward  rail 
 
 routing  to  El  p"£0  th-mce  to  Can"  da  by  any  direct  rail 
 route  v/hich  does  not  pass  wost  of  the  direct  rail 
 routes  through  Salt  L^'ke  City,  Utah,  and  Portland, 
 Oreg, ,  or  southeast  of  the  direct  rr.il  routes  through 
 San  Antonio,  Tex.,  ml  St.  Louis,  I!o.     (Seo  accompany- 
 ing m . ) 
 
 Tc_ I\fe2riri5' J     Movement  for  return  to  Mexico  is  limited  to 
 direct  castv.-ard  rail  routing  for  export  through 
 bor^ler  p'^rts  bctv.'-een  and  including  Togalos  and  SI  Psso. 
 
 9.  Cleaninc;  of  Cc.rs  prior_  _tc  return  to_._tho_  Unit/>d_ _S_tates :  C'.rs 
 
 conveying  Moxicrn  citruc.  frait  through  the  United  States  to 
 Canada  or  J''exico  shall  be  carofullir  swept  and  freed  cf  all 
 fruit,  o.s  vroll  as  boxes  and  other  rubbish,  by  the  railroad 
 comr)any  involved  prior  to  re^i.try  into  the  United  Statc-s. 
 
 3ntr;/_  via^  h-r  r  t  h_  At  1  -  a  r.  t  i  c  ^  Pc  r  t  s 
 
 C-^nditions  as  in  A  1  (Permits),  5  (■•Notice  cf  arrival),  6  (inspection), 
 9  (cleaning  of  cars  prior  to  return  to  the  United  States),  and  in 
 addition  as  follcv;s: 
 
 9S?-£}-P-^f^Jti^ry\^^  \r>2-J?.'     citrus  fruit  produced  in  any  prrt  of 
 liexicc . 
 
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 2,    Author! z 3d  portn  2JLj2'^^'IX.''     -•'^"^'^  York  pnd  Boston  and  such  other 
 northern  ports  as  may  later  be  approved. 
 
 3«     Period  of  entry;     Sntry  is  authorized  only  durinp  the  period 
 October  I5  to  March  I5. 
 
 Ij.     Authorized  rout_in^;     All   shipments  shall  move  by  ivater  direct 
 to  Vev/-  York  or  Boston  or  to  suoh  othoi-  northern  ports  as 
 may  later  be  approved  for  i^iiediate  direct  export  or  for 
 immediate  transportation  and  exportation  in  bond  by  direct 
 approved  rail  route  to  Canada, 
 
 (Issued  under  Sees.  352.2  -  352.8)     [.B.  E.  P.  Q.  5O7,  Jan.  2/+,  19i+q| 
 
 L.:;E  A.  STROi.G, 
 Chief,  Bureau__  o  f_  .^^toTacl  0f;y_^  c  nd^  PI  r  nt_  Quarn  ntin_e .