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what diseases or maladies, both insect and fungus, shall 

 constitute iufectation in trees or plants, within the 

 meaning and purview thereof. 



Sec. 11. — It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or 

 corporation to sell, give away, or ship within the State 

 of Alabama any trees or shrubs or any other plants com- 

 monly known as nursery stock, without having a certifi- 

 cate of guarantee of the State Horticulturist of Alabama. 

 A copy of such certificate of guarantee must accompany 

 each )k)x or package sold, given away or shipped. Such 

 certificate must be dated within twelve months. If upon 

 examination such stock is found to conform to the re- 

 quirements of the said Board of Horticulture, the State 

 Horticulturist must furnish a certificate to that effect. 

 Any person or persons selling, giving away or shipping 

 nurserv stock without the certificate of the State Horti- 

 culturist shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than 

 one hundred dollars. 



Sec. 12. — ^Each and every person, firm or corporation 

 residing and doing business outside of the State of Ala- 

 bama, dealing in or handiling trees, shrubs or other plants 

 commonly known as nursery stock, shall file a copy of 

 his or its certificate of his or its inspection furnished by 

 the State Horticulturist, nursery inspector or other duly 

 authorized official of his or its State or county with the 

 Secretary of the Board of Horticulture. Upon the filing 

 of this certificate as above prescribed, and upon request 

 of the person, firm or corporation, a certificate will be is- 

 sued to the same, and official tags bearing copy of such 

 certificate and seal of the Board will be furnished the 

 same at cost, pro^dded, however, that the aforesaid certi- 

 ficate of inspection shall be adjudged satisfactory by the 

 Board. Each box, bundle or package of nursery stock 

 shipped into Alabama by any person, firm or corporation 

 shall bear one of these tags, and shipments of stock not 



