LAW RELATING 



GYPSY AND BBOWN TAIL MOTHS, 



[CHAP. 381, ACTS OF 1905, AS AMENDED BY CHAP. 268, ACTS OF 1906.] 

 ACT TO PROVIDE FOR SUPPRESSING THE GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTHS. 



Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



SECTION 1. For the purposes of this act the pupae, nests, eggs and 

 caterpillars of the gypsy and brown tail moths and said moths are hereby 

 declared public nuisances, and their suppression is authorized and re- 

 quired ; but no owner or occupant of an estate infested by such nuisance 

 shall by reason thereof be liable to an action, civil or criminal, except to 

 the extent and in the manner and form herein set forth. 



SECTION 2. The governor, by and with the consent of the council, 

 shall appoint a superintendent for suppressing the gypsy and brown tail 

 moths and shall determine his salary. The governor may, with the 

 consent of the council, remove said superintendent at any time for such 

 cause as he shall deem sufficient. In case of the death, removal or resig- 

 nation of the superintendent the governor shall forthwith appoint a 

 successor. On or before the third Wednesday in January in each year 

 the superintendent shall make a report of his proceedings to the general 

 court, which shall be a public document and shall be printed. Said 

 report shall separate so far as is practicable the expenditures on work 

 against the gypsy moth from those on work against the brown tail moth 

 in each city and town. 



SECTION 3. [As amended by section 1, chapter 268, Acts of 1906.] 

 The said superintendent shall act for the Commonwealth in suppressing 

 said moths as public nuisances, in accordance with the provisions of this 

 act. For this purpose he shall establish an office and keep a record of 

 his doings and of his receipts and expenditures, and may, subject to the 

 approval of the governor, make rules and regulations governing all op- 

 erations by cities, towns or individuals under this act. He may employ 

 such clerks, assistants and agents, including expert advisers and inspect- 

 ors, as he may deem necessary and as shall be approved by the governor. 

 He may make contracts on behalf of the Commonwealth; may act in 

 co-operation with any person, persons, corporation or corporations, in- 

 cluding other states, the United States or foreign governments; may 

 conduct investigations and accumulate and distribute information con- 



