Terminal Inspection Act of 1916
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The Terminal Inspection Act of 1916 was a part of the Rural Post "Good" Roads Act of 1916
. It prohibited a person from sending through the U.S. mail
to a state address a package containing a plant or plant product unless the package's contents are plainly marked.
Rural Post "Good" Roads Act of 1916
The Rural Post Roads Act of 1916 provided federal aid to the states for the construction of rural post roads. The term "rural post road" was construed to mean any public road over which the United States mail was then transported....
. It prohibited a person from sending through the U.S. mail
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
to a state address a package containing a plant or plant product unless the package's contents are plainly marked.