ond, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, is hereby repealed, such repeal to take effect on the date on which this act goes into effect. "Approved, March 2, 1897."

Tea Regulations.-Suitable regulations governing the importation and inspection of tea under the foregoing Act have been prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. T. D. 37925 of February 25, 1919.

Board of Tea Experts.-Acting under the authority conferred by Section 2 of the said Act, a Board of Tea Experts was appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury for the year 1918. T. D. 37500 of February 2, 1918. This Board was reappointed to serve for the year 1919.

Tea Standards.-Standard samples of tea have been submitted by this Board to the Secretary of the Treasury, and have been adopted as the Tea Standards for the year 1919, Section 19, Tea Regulations 1919, T. D. 37925.

"19. The following are the standards selected by the board of tea experts, which are hereby fixed and established as standards under this act for the year 1919:

Spuriously Stamped Articles of Gold or Silver

SEC. 15. The importation of spuriously stamped articles of gold or silver is prohibited under the Act of June 30, 1906, entitled:

"An Act forbidding the importation, exportation, or carriage of falsely or spuriously stamped articles of gold or silver, or their alloys." (T. D. 27434.)

SEC. 16.

Liquors in Illegal Packages

It is provided under Paragraph 238 of the Act of October 3, 1913:

"That any brandy or other spirituous or distilled liquors imported in any sized cask, bottle, jug, or other packages, of or from any country, dependency, or province under whose laws similar sized casks, bottles, jugs, or other packages of distilled spirits, wine, or other beverage put up or filled in the United States are denied entrance into such country, dependency, or province, shall be forfeited to the United States; and any brandy or other spirituous or distilled liquor imported in a cask of less capacity than ten gallons from any country shall be forfeited to the United States."

Liquors Not Properly Marked

SEC. 17. The importation of liquors not properly marked is prohibited under Section 240 Federal Penal Code, Act March 4, 1909 (Chapter XXX, Section 2).

Adulterated Seeds

SEC. 18. The importation of seeds of alfalfa, barley, Canadian bluegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, awnless broom grass, buckwheat, clover, field corn, Kafir corn, meadow fescue, flax, millet, oats, orchard grass, rape, redtop, rye, sorghum, timothy and wheat, or mixtures of seeds containing any such seeds as one of the principal component parts, which are adulterated or unfit for seeding purposes, is prohibited under the Act of August 24, 1912, which also provides for the sampling and examination of such seeds by representatives of the Department of Agriculture.

Plants and Nursery Stock

SEC. 19. To guard against the introduction into the United States of plant diseases, the importa

tion of plants and nursery stock is prohibited unless a permit for the importation thereof has been issued by the Secretary of Agriculture. (Act of August 20, 1912.) (Act of March 4, 1913.) Cases or other packages containing such importations should be plainly marked to indicate the nature and quantity of the contents, the district or locality and country where grown, and the name and address of the importer and consignee.

Viruses, Serums and Toxins for Treatment of Domestic Animals

SEC. 20. The importation of viruses, serums and toxins for the treatment of domestic animals is prohibited unless the importer holds a permit from the Department of Agriculture covering the specific product under the Act of March 4, 1913.

Viruses, Serums and Toxins for the Treatment of Man

SEC. 21. The importation of viruses, serums and toxins for the treatment of man is prohibited unless propagated in an establishment duly licensed by the Secretary of Agriculture in conformity with the Act of July 1, 1902.

Animals

SEC. 22. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized under the Act of February 2, 1903, to make such regulations and take such measures as he may deem proper to prevent the introduction or dissemination of the contagion of any contagious, infectious or communicable disease of animals from a foreign country into the United States. Suitable regulations have been issued by the Bu

reau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture and are published from time to time.

Neat Cattle and Hides of Neat Cattle

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SEC. 23. The importation of neat cattle and the hides of neat cattle is prohibited under Paragraph H of Section IV of the Act of October 3, 1913, which provides:

"H. Subsection 1. That the importation of neat cattle and the hides of neat cattle from any foreign country into the United States is prohibited: Provided, That the operation of this seetion shall be suspended as to any foreign country or countries, or any parts of such country or countries, whenever the Secretary of the Treasury shall officially determine, and give public notice thereof, that such importation will not tend to the introduction or spread of contagious or infectious diseases among the cattle of the United States; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and empowered, and it shall be his duty, to make all necessary orders and regulations to carry this section into effect, or to suspend the same as herein provided, and to send copies thereof to the proper officers in the United States and to such officers or agents of the United States in foreign countries as he shall judge necessary.

"H. Subsection 2. That any person convicted of a willful violation of any of the provisions of the preceding subsection shall be fined not exceeding $500, or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court."

Joint Regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury and of the Secretary of Agriculture carrying this provision of law into effect have been published under date of December 22, 1917. (T. D. 37451.)

Meat and Meat Products

SEC. 24. The importation of unwholesome meats and meat products is prohibited under Paragraph 545 of the Act of October 3, 1913, which provides for the free entry of:

"Meats: Fresh beef, veal, mutton, lamb, and pork; bacon and hams; meats of all kinds, prepared or preserved, not specially provided for in this section: Provided, however, That none of

the foregoing meats shall be admitted into the United States unless the same is healthful, wholesome and fit for human food and contains no dye, chemical, preservative, or ingredient which renders the same unhealthful, unwholesome or unfit for human food, and unless the same also complies with the rules and regulations made by the Secretary of Agriculture, and that, after entry into the United States in compliance with said rules and regulations, said imported meats shall be deemed and treated as domestic meats within the meaning of and shall be subject to the provisions of the Act of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six (Thirty-fourth Statutes at Large, page six hundred and seventy-four), commonly called the Meat Inspection Amendment, and the Act of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six (Thirty-fourth Statutes at Large, page seven hundred and sixtyeight), commonly called the Food and Drugs Act, and that the Secretary of Agriculture be and hereby is authorized to make rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, and that in such rules and regulations the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe the terms and conditions for the destruction for food purposes of all such meats offered for entry and refused admission into the United States unless the same be exported by the consignee within the time fixed therefor in such rules and regulations.

Suitable regulations have been prepared by the Department of Agriculture. (Articles 478-483, Customs Regulations, 1915.)

Cigars in Illegal Packages

SEC. 25. The importation of cigars in quantities of less than three thousand in a single package is prohibited under Section 2804 of the Revised Statutes, which provides that:

"SEC. 2804. As amended by section twenty-six, Act August twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, so as to read, No cigars shall be imported unless the same are packed in boxes of not more than five hundred cigars in each box; and no entry of any imported cigars shall be allowed of less quantity than three thousand in a single package; and all cigars on importation shall be placed in public store or bonded warehouse, and shall not be removed therefrom until the same shall have been inspected and a stamp affixed to each box indicating such inspection, and also a serial number to be recorded in the custom house. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to pro