B, E. P. Q. 386 (^h Rev.) LIBRARY EffectiAfe March IB, 1946" STATE PLANT BOARD UNITED STA1E3 DEPARTT^NT OF AGRICUI.TURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ADIONISTRATION BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUA.RANTINS D0LIS3TIC QUARANTINE NOTICES GYPSY MOTH AND BROYJN-TAIL MOTH QUARANTINE REGULATIONS MODIFIED § 301 •45 Administrative instructions; artj.cles exempted from regu.* ' 1 at ion .— Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Chief of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine by the second proviso of § 301. iv5 [Notice of Quarantine No. 45 j on account of the g;^T:'sy moth and brown-tail moth], the follov.dng articles and materials, the interstate movement of which is not considered to constitute a risk of moth dissemination, are exempted from regulation: (a) Plants and cuttings Acacia cuttings ( Acacia spp.)« Banana stalks, v;hen crushed, dried, and shredded. Birch slabs and birch bark, when waxed, polished, or othervdse treated, to eliminate pest risk. Boxwood cuttings (Buxus sempervirens ) . California peppertree cuttings ( Schinus molle ) . Clubmoss (sometimes called "ground pine") ( Lycopodium spp.). Eucalyptus cuttings ( Eucalyptus globulus ) . Evergreen smilax ( Smilax lanceolat a) . Fuchsia ( Fuchsia spp.). Galax (Galax aphylla ) • Geranium ( Pelargonium spp.). Heather cuttings ( Erica spp. Calluna sop.). Heliotrope ( Heliotropium spp.}^ Herbarium specimens, when dried^ pressed, and treated, and vfhen so labeled on the outside of each container. Jerusalem-cherry ( Solan urn capsicastrimi j S. pseudocapsicum , S. h'endersoni ). Leaves of deciduous or evergreen trees that have been treated or dyed. Ifistletoe ( Phoradendron flavescensj Viscum album , etc.;. Oregon huckleberry ( Vacciniam ovatum ) . • . . Partridgeberry ( Mitchella re pens ). Salal cuttings, known to the trade as lemon cuttings, (Gaultheria shallon ) • Strawberry plants .( Fragaria spp.). ~' ■" Trailing arbutus .( Epigaea repens) . ■ Verbena ( Verbena spp . ) . Wintergreen ( Gaultheria procum.bens , Pj/Tola spp.). UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 3 1262 09241 7632 Cuttings of all other vicocy plants that have been fr;rown in the green- house throughout the year and vrhen labeled on the outside of the con- tainer to show that the contents were greenhouse grovm, (b) Quarry products Stone and quarry products when processed by grinding and p'olveriz- ing. Vermiculite (variously termed zonolite or mica-gro) when exfoliated or expanded and v/hen packaged in closed containers. Cc ) Timber products ■ ' . . The following materials are exempted from regulation v;hen they have met the conditions as specified below for each 3.nd when invoices and way- bills, covering bulk carload or less-than-carload shipments, bear a, nota- tion to the effect that the consignor certifies that the contents of the shipment have been produced under conditions vihich entitle the material to exemption as specified in the Federal girpsy ffiCth quarantine regulations or administrative instructions issued in connection therewith: Sawdust that has been (l) produced in established, nonportable, com- mercial sawmills from boards or other timber previously sawed four sides, (2) subsequently blovm through an air-blast conveyor line having a mini- mum length of 50 feet and at least one 90" or sharper angle, (3) pro- tected fromi infestation prior to shipment. Shavings that have been either (l) produced by planers having 6 or more blades, or (2) blovm through an air-blast conveyor line having a minim.um length of 50 feet and at least one 90° or sharper angle; and in either case protected from infestation .prior to shipment. Wood flour, pulverized wood, or grQund wood' sav^dust, when processed by screening or sifting -through a screen of at' least 30 meshes per inch. • » This revision supersedes B.E.P.Q. 386,' 7th Revision, which became effective November- 20, 1942. These instructions shall be effective on and after March 18, 1946, and shall remain in effect until further modified or revok^'d, (SectiGn-8, 37 Stat. 318, 39 Stat. II65, 44 Stat. 250;" 7 U.S.C. 1940 ed. 161; 10 F. R. 12545.) Done at^ Vfashington, D. C, this 5th day of March 1946. r. M. ANNAMP, Chief, Biu-eau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine •