76 c . The Agricultural Law 



brokers bringing into or causing to be brought into this state any 



nursery stock, shall hie with the commissioner 

 Custom house of agriculture on or before October hrst each 

 brokers and trans- year, the name of the person, hrin, association 

 portation com- or corporation engaged in or intending to en- 

 panies, duties of. gage in such business together with the busi- 

 ness address of such person, tirm, association 

 or corporation. All transportation companies, custom house 

 brokers or other persons importing or bringing nursery stock into 

 this state, shall immediately, upon receiving such consignment, 

 notify the commissioner of agriculture of the fact that such con- 

 signment is in their possession or is en route to some point within 

 the state and give the name of the consignor and consignee, and 

 the points of shipment and of destination of such consignment, 

 and the name of the transportation company bringing such stock 

 and the route or routes over which it is brought and shall make 

 such further report relative to such shipments as the commissioner 

 of agriculture may from time to time require. Any person bring- 

 ing nursery stock into this state or receiving nursery stock from 

 outside the state shall before unpacking the same within the state 

 apply to and receive from the commissioner of agriculture a per- 

 mit so to do; the commissioner of agriculture 

 Unpacking stock shall upon being satisfied that said stock so de- 

 from outside sired to be inspected is free from any danger- 

 of state. ously injurious insect pest or disease issue a 



certificate permitting such person to unpack 

 such nursery stock. No person shall knowingly or wilfully bring 

 into this state or unpack within the state gipsy or brown-tail moth 



or other insect pests or caterpillar, larvae, pupae 

 Insect pests; or eggs of the same except for scientific pur- 

 introduction of. poses and then only upon the written consent 

 and approval of the commissioner of agricult- 

 ure. All trees, plants, shrubs, buds or cuttings, commonly called 

 nursery stock, grown in any nursery in this state, in which San 

 Jose scale has been found within two years of the date of the 

 dissemination of said nursery stock or grown in said nursery within 



one-half mile of where said scale was found, 

 Fumigation. must be fumigated with hydrocyanic acid gas, 

 in such manner as may be* directed by the com- 

 missioner of agriculture of this state. Such fumigation must be 

 done by the grower of such stock before planting, dissemination 

 or reshipment, except such trees, shrubs, plants, buds or cuttings 



