164 Report of State Board of Horticulture. 



§ 5489. Biennial Report — Compensation of Board Members. 



The board shall biennially, in the month of January, report to the 

 legislative assembly a statement of its doings with a copy of the treas- 

 urer's repoi'ts for the two years preceding the Session thereof. The 

 members shall receive as compensation their actual expenses while 

 engaged upon the work of the board or the enforcement of the pro- 

 visions of this act, and shall be allowed $3.00 a day for the time actually 

 employed. [L. 1889, p. 129, §11; L. 1895, p. 38, §11; B. & C. §4187.] 



§ 5490. Duties of Treasurer. 



The treasurer shall receive all moneys belonging to the board, and pay 

 out the same only for bills approved by it, and shall render annually to 

 the board a statement in detail of all receipts and disbursements. [L. 1889, 

 p. 129, § 12; L. 1895, p. 39, §12; B. & C. §4188.] 



§ 5491. Board to Report to Legislature. 



The Said board shall report to the legislative assembly, commencing in 

 January, 1891, what, if any, legislation is needed in aid of the horticul- 

 tural and fruit growing interests of the State. [L. 1889, p. .130, §14; 

 B. & C. § 4189.] 



§ 5495. All Prunings and Cuttings Required to be Burned. 



It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation 

 owning or operating any nursery, fruit orchard of any kind, hopyards, 

 flower gardens, or ornamental trees to throw any cuttings or prunings 

 from any fruit trees, nursery stock, ornamental trees, or hop vines into 

 any public road, highway, lane, field, or other inclosure, or into any 

 water course of any kind; but shall destroy such cuttings or prunings 

 with fire within thirty days from the time such cuttings or prunings 

 are made. [L. 1899, p. 97, §1; B. & C. §4190.] 



§ 5496. Owners of Nurseries, Etc., Required to Spray. 



It shall hereafter be the duty of any person, firm, or corporation 

 owning or operating any such nursery, fruit orchard, hopyard, flower 

 garden, or oi-namental trees, and knowing such to be infected with any 

 kind of insects, pests, or disease, to immediately spray or destroy the 

 same in such manner as the fruit commissioner for his district may 

 direct. [L. 1899, p. 97, §2; B. & C. §4191.] 



§ 5497. Certificate of Purity to go With Packages of Spraying Material. 

 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation doing 

 business in the State of Oregon to seil p?ris green, arsenic, london purple, 

 sulphur, or any spray material or Compound for spraying purposes, in 

 quantities exceeding one pound, without providing with each package 

 sold a certificate, duly signed by the seller there of, guaranteeing the 

 qualitv and per cent of purity of said materials. [L. 1899, p. 98, §3; 

 B. & C. § 4192.] 



§ 5498. Penalty Where Material Does Not Conforvi to Certificate. 



Any person, firm, or corporation selling any of the above materials 

 which do not conform with the certificate furnished therewith shall be 

 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be 

 subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100. [L. 1899, p. 98, 

 §4; B. & C. §4193.] 



