LIBRARY 
 STATE PLANT BOARD 
 
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
 Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine 
 Washington, D. C. 
 
 . P. Q.~ U6U 
 
 IMPOST ATI 01T OF VIHIffERA GRAPES AND CERTAIN OTHER DECIDUOUS 
 FRUITS SUBJECT TO IN-TRANSIT STERILIZATION AUTHORIZED 
 
 (Approved and effective Sept. 15, 1937) 
 
 It has,,' "be en determined that the refrigeration treatment proscribed 
 in circular 3. E. P. 0,. — H63 , as a condition for the entry of Vinifera 
 grapes from regions in which the Mediterranean fruit fly occurs, can he 
 completed while the fruit is in transit on ships equipped with adequate 
 refrigeration facilities., provided the grapes have boon cooled to the 
 proper temperature before loading in refrigerated holds in the carrying 
 vessels. It has also been determined that certain other deciduous fruits 
 can be similarly treated. 
 
 The treatment prescribed in 3 . E. P. Q. — U&5 > requires the cooling 
 of the grapes until the approximate center of the fruit in the package 
 reaches a temperature of ">H° F. and holding it at or below that tempera- 
 ture for a period of 12 days. 
 
 On the basis of the above determination and under the authority of 
 regulation 2 of the rules and regulations supplemental to Notice of Quar- 
 antine ITo. 56, graces of the Vinifera type, and such other deciduous 
 fruits as may be approved in the permit , which are prohibited entry in the 
 fresh State because of the Mediterranean fruit fly, may therefore be 
 entered under the following conditions: 
 
 (1) Before being loaded they shall bo cooled to a temperature of 
 ?2° F. under the supervision of an official designated by 
 the Secretary of Agriculture, or one holding a comparable 
 position, in the country concerned, in a plant approved for 
 the. purpose 'by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine 
 of the United States Department of Agriculture, 
 
 (2) The temperature of the graces or other deciduous fruits 
 shall in no case rise above 33° F. between the time they 
 are taken from the preceding plant and the required re- 
 frigeration treatment is began on the carrying vessel. 
 
 (3) The grapes or other deciduous fruits shall be held at a 
 temperature of V-^ F. or below for a period of 12 days. 
 Such treatment shall oe applied only in vessels which 
 have been aoproved by the Bureau of Entomology and plant 
 Quarantine of the United States Department of Agriculture, 
 and in particular holds or compartments designated by 
 
 that Bureau for this purpose. Treatments must be completed 
 in the holds or compartments in which they are begun. 
 
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 (U) Each container of granes or other deciduous fruits to "be 
 imported into the United States under the provisions of 
 this circular shall be marked "by an appropriate label, or 
 stencil, or stamp impression, which v/ill enable identifi- 
 cation at all times. 
 
 (5) A certificate shall be issued in triplicate by an official 
 designated by the Secretary of Agriculture or one holding 
 a comparable position, in the country concerned, indicat- 
 ing compliance with the provisions of numbered paragraphs 
 (1) and (2) of this circular. In additiDii this certifi- 
 cate shall give the identifying marks prescribed in para- 
 graph number (H). The signatures and official position of 
 those designated to sign this certificate shall be sub- 
 mitted to the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine 
 
 of the United States Departme xt of Agriculture in quadru- 
 plicate. 
 
 (6) The original and one copy of the certificate required in 
 numbered paragraph. (U) hereof shall be verified by the 
 American Consul at the port of export and shall accompany 
 the shipment and be surrendered to the inspector of the 
 Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine of the United 
 States Department of Agriculture at the port of entry. 
 The third copy will be retadnod by the consular office 
 verifying the certification. 
 
 (7) When requested, applicants for permits to import Yinifera 
 grapes and certa.ii other deciduous fruits under the pro- 
 visions of this circular shall furnish or arrange to have 
 furnished, blue prints, plaxs, specifications, or such 
 other information as may be deemed, necessary for consid- 
 ering preceding plants or carrying vessels , for approval 
 by the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine of the 
 United States Department of Agriculture . 
 
 (8) When requested, provisions shall be made to authorize 
 representatives of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant 
 Quarantine of the United States Department of Agriculture, 
 to inspect and carry on such tests as may be deemed 
 necessary in or on rrecoolin*- plants and carrying vessels 
 for which approval has been requested under the provisions 
 of this circular. 
 
 (9) No permits v/ill be issued for the importation of Vinifera 
 grapes ~r ~ther deciduous fruits u-id.er the provisions of 
 this circular until the prec Doling plant at the port of 
 loadin* and the hold, holds, or compartments of the carry- 
 ing vessels in which the prescribed in-transit treatment is 
 to be given have been approved by the Bureau of Entomology 
 and Plant Quarantine of the United St-ites Department of 
 Agriculture . 
 
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 Carrying vessels must be equipped with approved tem- 
 perature-recording instruments located, installed, 
 operated, and maintained in a manner to be prescribed 
 by the Bureau of Entomology and j?lant Quarantine of 
 the United States Department of Agriculture, for each 
 vessel . 
 
 Hot more than 3 days prior to the lading of grapes or 
 other deciduous fruits to be given in-transit sterili- 
 zation as provided in this circular, the temperature- 
 recording instruments of the hold, holds, or compart- 
 ments approved for the purpose shall be tested for 
 accuracy by an official designated by the Secretary of 
 Agriculture, or one holding a comparable position, in 
 the exporting country, and the thermograph record shall 
 bear an endorsement of said official in form approxi- 
 mately as follows: 
 
 Port of Export 
 
 Date 
 
 The instruments installed for recording temperature within 
 compartmont__ of the S. S. or M. S. 
 
 which compartment is leaded with 
 
 covered by nrecooling certificate No. of the 
 
 (Name of 
 
 _ _ , were tested by me at the place and on the 
 
 c er t i f y in'g Gov ernmeint agency ) 
 
 date above indicated, and wore accurate to within F. 
 
 (If no adjustments were necessary, add a statement to that effect. If 
 adjustments were made, add a statement indicating their character.) 
 
 S if nature 
 
 (Title of Certifying Officer.) 
 
 (12) For entry under the provisions of this circular, there 
 shall be surrendered to the inspector of the Bureau of 
 Entomology and plant Quarantine of the United States De- 
 partment of Agriculture at the port of transshipment or 
 at the -port of entry, the original thermograph record 
 showing the temperatures maintained in the holds or com- 
 partments in which the fruit concerned was sterilized. 
 When necessary, additional photostatic copies of such 
 records shall be provided at the expense of the permittee. 
 
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
 
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 (13) Vinifera graoes cr other deciduous fruits to be imported 
 into the United States under the provisions cf this cir- 
 cular shall not be unloaded from the carrying vessel until 
 evidence satisfactory to the inspector of the Bureau of 
 Entomology and Plant Quarantine of the United States De- 
 partment of Agriculture has been furnished shoeing that 
 the granes or other deciduous fruits have received the re- 
 frigeration treatment prescribed in this circular. 
 
 (lU) Whenever graces or other deciduous fruits are offered 
 for entry under the provisions of this circular and it 
 cannot be established to tiro satisfacti on of the inspec- 
 tor of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine of 
 the United States Department of Agriculture that they 
 have received the required refrigeration treatment, they 
 shall either remain on the vessel under safeguards pre- 
 scribed by toe inspector of .the Bureau of Entomology and 
 Plant Quarantine and under seal o f the Bureau of Ento- 
 mology and. Plant Quarantine , or they shall be transported 
 beyond the territorial limit's of the United States under 
 such safeguards as shall be prescribed by the inspector. 
 
 (15) Vinifera graces or other deciduous fruits may be imported 
 under the provisions of this circ liar throughout the year 
 and no restrictions are placed on the character of con- 
 tainers in which they shall be packed. 
 
 (16) In authorizing the entry of Vinifera grapes and certain 
 other deciduous fruits into the United Strtes in accord- 
 ance •with the ■provisions cf this circular ,, it should be 
 emphasized that inexactness and carelessness in applying 
 the treatment may result in injury to the fruit or its 
 rejection. The treatment required for the entry of fruit 
 under the provisions of this circular represents a re- 
 quirement considered necessary for the elimination of 
 pest risk and no liability shall attach to the United 
 States Department of Agriculture or to any officer or 
 representative of that Department in the event of injury 
 resulting to fruit offered for entry under the pro- 
 visions of this circular. 
 
 LEE A. STRONG, 
 Chie f, Bur eau of Entomology and_ Plant Quarantine .