OTATE  PLANT  BOARD  E/2  Venezuela 
 
 UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE 
 
 Bureau  of  Entomology  and  Plant  Quarantine 
 
 Washington,  D.  C. 
 
 May  12,  1939, 
 B.  E.  P.  Q.  497. 
 
 ELANT-QUARAKTIME  IMPORT  RESTRICTIONS 
 OF 
 VENEZUELA 
 
 Ponding  the  enactment  of  a  new  plant  quarantine  law  now 
 before  the  Venezuelan  Congress,    the  provisions  of  an  official 
 notice   published  in   the   Gazeta  Oficial  No.    17264  of  November  5,    1930, 
 will  remain  effective.      That  notice  reads  as  follows  in  translation: 
 
 Phy to sanitary  Certificate  of  Origin  Required 
 
 "Fruits,    seeds,    plants,    and  parts   of  plants  may  not 
 be  introduced  into  Venezuela  if  they  are   not  ac- 
 companied by   a  phytosanitary   certificate   indicating 
 origin,    in  which  it  is  affirmed  that  they  arc  found 
 to  be   free   from  any  disease   or  post   dangerous   to   agri- 
 culture." 
 
 The  certificate  must  be   issued  by   competent   author! tic; 
 the  country  of  origin  and  be  visaed  by   the  Venezuelan  Consul. 
 
 Special   Permit  in  Advance   for  Plants   in  Soil 
 
 A  apodal   import  permit  must  be   obtained  in  advance   of 
 shipment  from  the  Venezuelan  Ministry  of  Agriculture  for  the   im- 
 portation of  plants  in   soil. 
 
 Autnorizcd  Ports  of  Entry 
 
 Freight   shipments  arc    inspected  at   the  oar i tine   ports 
 of  Venezuela,    or   in    some  cases,    at  Caracas.      Parcel-post    shipments 
 Ln spec ted  at   Caracas,    or   if  consigned  elsewhere,    at   the   cities 
 where   parcel  post   service   is  available. 
 
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 3  1262  09311  5607 
 
 Disposal  of  Infected  Plants 
 
 Plants   suspected  of  being  diseased  arc    sent   to   the  Exper- 
 iment  Station  near  Caracas  for  inspection.      If  found  to  be  diseased 
 they  nay  be   destroyed,    held  for  observation,    or   the   infected  por- 
 tions removed. 
 
 The  cost   feared  diseases  are   the  witches' -broom  disease 
 (I.Iarasmius  perniciosus   Stahel)    and  root  rot   diseases  of  cacao 
 (Thcobroma  cacao)    apparently  caused  by  Rosellinia   spp. 
 
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