TITLE 7 - AGRICULTURE

SUBTITLE B - REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER III - ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

PART 319 - FOREIGN QUARANTINE NOTICES

319.56 - 5 - Notice of arrival by permittee.

  (a) Immediately upon the arrival of fruits or vegetables, from the countries specified in 319.56, at the port of first arrival, the permittee or his or her agent shall submit a notice, in duplicate, to the Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs, through the United States Collector of Customs, or, in the case of Guam, through the Customs officer of the Government of Guam, on forms provided for that purpose, stating the number of the permit; the kinds of fruits or vegetables; the quantity or the number of crates or other containers included in the shipment; the country or locality where the fruits or vegetables were grown; the date of arrival; the name of the vessel, the name and the number, if any, of the dock where the fruits or vegetables are to be unloaded, and the name of the importer or broker at the port of first arrival, or, if shipped by rail, the name of the railroad, the car numbers, and the terminal where the fruits or vegetables are to be unloaded.

  (b) Permits may be revoked and other permits refused if the permittee or his or her agent fails to submit the notice of arrival or gives a false notice or in any other way violates the quarantine. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579 0049) [24 FR 10788, Dec. 29, 1959, as amended at 48 FR 57466, Dec. 30, 1983; 70 FR 33326, June 7, 2005]