Art. 14 Miscellaneous Provisions 75 c 



any such disease or pest. Any person violating the provisions of 

 any order or notice so issued by him shall be guilty of a misde- 

 meanor. He shall cause an examination to be made at least once 

 each year, prior to September first, of each and every nursery or 



other place where trees, shrubs, plants or vines, 



Nurseries; commonly known as nursery stock are grown 



inspection of. for sale, for the purpose of ascertaining whether 



the trees, shrubs, plants, or vines therein kept 

 or propagated for sale are infected with any such contagious dis- 

 ease or diseases, or infested with such pest or pests. If after such 

 examination it is found that the said trees, shrubs, plants or vines 

 so examined are free in all respects from any such contagious or 

 infectious disease or diseases, dangerously injurious pest or pests, 



the said commissioner or his duly authorized 



Certificate of agent or other person designated to make suet 



inspection. examination, shall thereupon issue to the owner 



or proprietor of the said stock thus examined a 

 certificate setting forth the fact that the stock so examined is ap- 

 parently free from any and all such disease or diseases, pest or 

 pests. Should any nurseryman, agent, dealer or broker distribute 

 or deliver within the state, trees, vines, shrubs, plants, buds or 



cuttings, commonly known as nursery stock, 



Certificate; and which are subject to the attacks of insects 



use of. and diseases above provided for, unless he has 



in his possession a copy of said certificate, dated 

 within a year thereof, deface or destroy such certificate, or wrong- 

 fully be in possession of such certificate, he shall be guilty of a 

 misdemeanor. All nursery stock consigned for shipment or shipped 

 by freight, express or other means of transportation, shall be ac- 

 companied by a copy of said certificate attached to each car, box, 

 bale, bundle or package, but no nursery stock shall be sold or 

 shipped under the certificate issued as provided herein that is not 

 raised in the nursery for or to which the said certificate was issued 

 until such stock has been duly examined as provided herein and 

 found to be apparently free from any dangerously injurious inseot 

 pest or disease. Any person consigning for shipment or shipping 

 nursery stock as above without such certificate attached or a fac 

 simile thereof or wrongfully using such certificate or a fac simile 

 thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. All eustom house 



