72 c The Agricultural Law 



senting him, the trees, shrubs, plants, vines, boxes, containers or 



packing material so infected, infested or dis- 

 Destruction of. eased should be destroyed or there is reasonable 



ground to believe that such trees, shrubs, plants, 

 vines, containers or packing material are or may be so infected, 

 infested or diseased that they should be destroyed, then such 

 destruction shall be carried on and completed under the super- 

 vision of the commissioner of agriculture or the person or persons 

 duly appointed by him and authorized so to do, without unneces- 

 sary delay, but the owner of the trees, shrubs, plants, vines, boxes, 



containers or packing material shall be notified 

 Notice of. immediately upon its being determined that 



such trees, shrubs, plants, vines, boxes, con- 

 tainers or packing material should be destroyed, by a notice in 

 writing signed by said commissioner or the person or persons 

 representing him, which said notice in writing shall be delivered 

 in person to the owner of such trees, shrubs, plants, vines, boxes, 

 containers or packing material or left at the usual place of resi- 

 dence of such owner, or if such owner be not a resident of the 

 town, by leaving such notice with the person in charge of the 

 premises, trees, shrubs, plants, vines, boxes, containers or packing 

 material or in whose possession they may be ; such notice shall 

 contain a brief statement of the facts found to exist whereby it is 

 deemed necessary or proper to destroy such trees, shrubs, plants, 

 vines, boxes, containers or packing material and shall call atten- 

 tion to the law under which it is proposed to destroy them, and 

 the owner shall within ten days from the date upon which such 



notice shall have been received, or such shorter 

 Time of. time as the commissioner of agriculture may 



designate, remove and burn all such diseased 

 or infested trees, shrubs, plants, vines, boxes, containers or pack- 

 ing material. Tf, however, in the judgment of the commissioner 

 of agriculture, any trees, shrubs, plants, vines, boxes, containers 

 or packing material infected with any such disease or infested 



with dangerously injurious insects can be suc- 



Treatment; cessfully treated with remedies, he may direct 



provisions for. such treatment to be carried out by the owner 



under the direction of the commissioner's agent 

 or agents; any person refusing or failing to comply with the 



