AN ACT TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE SAN JOSE SCALE 



1. This Act may be cited as The San Jose Scale Act. 



2. In this Act the word "Minister" shall mean the Minister of Agricul- 

 ture for the Province of Ontario. 



The word "plant" shall mean any tree, vine, shrub or plant, or any part 

 of a tree, vine, shrub or plant, or the fruit of any tree, vine, shrub or plant. 



The word "scale" shall mean the San Jose Scale insect in any of its 

 stages of development. 



3. No person shall import or bring, or cause to be imported or brought 

 into the Province of Ontario, for any purpose whatsoever, any plant infested 

 with scale. 



4. No person shall keep, or have, or offer for exchange or sale any plant 

 infested with scale. 



(1) All persons owning, leasing or managing any orchard or collection 

 of plants, other than a nursery, shall, when any plant therein becomes infested 

 with the scale, and forthwith on becoming aware, whether by notice or other- 

 wise, of such infestation, destroy such plant by fire, or shall effectually treat 

 the scale by fumigation, or by spraying with crude petroleum, kerosene or 

 soap, or by any other material prescribed by the Minister. 



(2) The council of any city, town, township or incorporated village may, 

 and upon the petition of fifteen or more ratepayers shall, by by-law, appoint 

 at least one inspector to enforce the provisions of this Act in the municipality, 

 and fix the amount of remuneration, fees or charges he shall receive for the 

 prformance of his duties. All such appointments, as well as such remunera- 

 tion, fees or charges shall be subject to, and be only operative on the written 

 approval of the Minister, communicated by him to the clerk of the munici- 

 pality. 



(3) Every inspector appointed by any by-law passed under subsection 2 

 of this section is empowered to act as inspector under The Yellows and Black 

 Knot Act and under The Noxious Insects Act in all respects as if he had been 

 appointed an inspector under the last mentioned Acts by by-laws specially 

 passed for that purpose. 



(4) All such inspectors appointed shall be subject to and observe the 

 regulations and directions of the Minister, and shall be subject and subordi- 

 nate to the inspector appointed by the Minister, and in case of any neglect 

 of duty, such inspector shall be subject to the penalties prescribed by this Act. 



(5) The council of the city, town, township or incorporated village shall 

 pay the remuneration, fees or charges of such inspectors, and shall be entitled 

 to receive from the Department of Agriculture one-half of the amount so paid 

 upon furnishing the Department with statements of the sums so paid, certified 

 to by the inspector appointed by the Minister. 



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