Section 5
SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the Director of Agriculture to cause to be inspected promptly all importations of plant materials to determine the presence or absence of injurious insects and diseases, or to take such other action as is necessary. For the purpose of enforcing this law, the Director of Agriculture or his representatives are hereby authorized and empowered to enter at any time into any car, warehouse, pier, depot, or upon any ship or other vessels within the jurisdictional territory or water of the Philippine Islands, whether in the stream or at the dock, wharf, mole or any other place where plant materials are received. The Director of Agriculture or his representative may cause to be fumigated and disinfected such plant materials as may be determined or suspected to be infested by such insects or diseases, and such fumigation and disinfection shall be at the expense and responsibility of the importer and under the supervision of a representative of the Director of Agriculture. In the case of plant materials infested with extremely dangerous insects or diseases, the Director of Agriculture is authorized to cause such plant materials to be returned to the country of their origin, or to be destroyed at the port of entry according to the wishes of the importer; in either case the cost shall be borne by the importer.