1966 Agricultur.\.l Law [Art. 14. 



notified immediately upon its being determined that such trees, 

 shrubs, phmts, vines or their products, boxes, containers or pack- 

 ing material should be destroyed, by a notice in writing signed by 

 said commissioner or the person or persons representing him. 



Delivery of wliich Said uoticc in writing shall be delivered in person to the 

 owner of such trees, shrubs, plants, vines or their products, con- 

 tainers or packing material or left at the usual place of residence 

 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 or their products, boxes, containers or 

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



statement sluill coutaiu a brief statement of the facts found to exist whereby 



in notice. _ _ " 



it is deemed necessary or proper to destroy such trees, shrubs, 

 plants, vines or their products, boxes, containers or packing ma- 

 terial and shall call attention to the law under which it is pro- 

 Time limit, posed 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 as the commissioner of agriculture may designate, 

 remove and burn all such diseased or infested trees, shrubs, 

 plants, vines or their products, boxes, containers or packing ma- 

 terial. If, however, in the judgment of the commissioner of agri- 

 culture, any trees, shrubs, plants, vines or their products, boxes, 

 containers or packing material infected with any such disease or 

 infested with dangerously injurious insects or fungous growth can 

 Treatment bc succcssfully treated with remedies, he mav direct such treatment 



of infested _ "^ t c 



stocic. to be carried out by the owner under the direction of the com- 



Faiiure to mlssioncr's agent or agents ; any person refusinii; or failino- to 



comply. .... 



comply with the directions of the commissioner of agriculture or his 

 duly authorized agents in carrying on the work of extirpating 

 dangerously injurious insect pests and fungous or other diseases 

 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Tn case of objections to the 

 Appeal to findings of the insi)cctor or agent of the commissioner of agri- 



commis- 



Bion. culture, an appeal shall be made to the commissioner of agriculture, 



whose decision shall be final. An appeal must be taken within 



three days from the service of said notice and shall act as a stay 



^^«'«^anu of ])roceedings until it is heard and decided. When the commis- 



"estrucuon. sioiicr of agriculturc or the person or persons appointed by him 



shall determine when any tree or trees, shrubs, plants, vines or 



