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Section 84, Proceedings in case of owner's failure to destroy. 



85. Tlie New Yorlj agricultural expei'iment station. 



86. The state weather bureau. 



87. The agricultural experiment station at Cornell university. 



88. Keceipts and apportionment of state moneys apportioned for 



the promotion of agriculture. 



89. When agricultural societies entitled to additional sums from the 



state. 



90. Annual report of the commissioner of agriculture and state 



society. 



§ 80. The prevention of diseases among bees. No per- 

 son shall keep in his apiary any colony of bees affected with a con- 

 tagious malady known as foul brood and every bee-kee.per, when 

 he becomes aware of the existence of such disease among his bees, 

 shall destroy or cause to be destroyed forthwith all colonies thus 

 affected. In any county any five or more actual bee-keepers of 

 the county in which foul brood exists, may present to the commis- 

 sioner of agriculture a petition setting forth that such disease ex- 

 ists, or thart the petitioners have reason to believe that it exists 

 in such county, and the reasons of such belief, and requesting him 

 to appoint a competent person to prevent the spread of such dis- 

 ease, and eradicate the same. 



Upon the receipt of such petition the commissioner of agricul- 

 ture shall within thirty days thereafter appoint some well-known 

 and competent bee-keeper of the county as an agent of the commis- 

 sioner who shall hold his office during the pleasure of the commis- 

 sioner of agriculture, and who shall within ten days after his ap- 

 pointment, file in the oflSce of the county clerk of the county an 

 acceptance of the appointment and constitutional oath of office. 



§81. Proceedings of the agent of the commissioner. Upon 

 written verified complaint of any two bee-keepers of the county 

 to such agents setting forth the existence of the disease, or that 

 they have good reason to believe that it exists within the county, 

 and the grounds of such belief, designating the apiary or apiaries 

 wherein they believe it- to be, such agent shall, without unneces- 

 sary delay, examine the bees so designated. If satisfied that any 

 colony or colonies of such bees are diseased with foul brood, he 

 shall, without further disturbance to the bees, fix some designating 



