REPORT OF STATE HORTICULTURIST. 9I 



be no quesition as to its validity. Much time was spent in draw- 

 ing up this law, which is as follows : 



Sec. 6 of chapter 15 of the Public Laws of 1907, as amended 

 by chapter 34 of the Public Laws of 1909, chapters 84 and 176 

 of the Public Laws of 191 1, and chapter 120 of the Public Laws 

 of 1913. 



"No person, firm or corporation, excepting growers, shall 

 engage in, continue in, or carry on the business of selling or 

 dealing in nursery stock, or solicit purchases of nursery stoci< 

 within this state, either as owner thereof, or as agent of such 

 owner, without first obtaining a license to carry on and conduct 

 such business in this state. The form of license shall be pre- 

 scribed by the state horticulturist, and the license shall be is- 

 sued by him upon proper application therefor, and shall run one 

 year from date of issue. The license fee shall be five dollars 

 '$5.00) per annum for agents, dealers, salesmen or solicitors. 

 The license shall be issued in the name of the dealer, solicitor, 

 salesman or agent, as the case may be, and no license shall be 

 assigned or transferred. Licenses of salesmen, dealers, agents, 

 or solicitors shall show the name and location of nursery and 

 place of business of the nursery men or tree dealers whom they 

 represent or from whom they purchase their stock. Fees ob- 

 tained from such licenses shall be paid into the state treasury 

 and added to the 'appropriation of the bureau of horticulture, 

 and shall be used exclusively for the inspection of nursery 

 stock introduced into the state of Maine from outside the state 

 of Maine. Such license may be revoked at any time for failure 

 tc comply with aforesaid requirements, or for such other causes 

 as may in the opinion of the commissioner of agriculture be 

 deemed sufficient. Any violation of these requirements shall 

 be punishable by a fine of not less than ten nor more than 

 fifty dollars for each offense. 



For the purpose of this act the term nursery stock is hereby 

 applied to all fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs and vines, and 

 includes currant, gooseberry, blackberry and raspberry bushes, 

 also strawberry plants." 



No licenses were issued from January ist up to July 12th, 

 when the new law came into efiFect. We have every reason to 

 believe that this law will not be contested by the American Asso- 

 ciation of Nurserymen, in that the features which were unde- 



