No. 6. DEPAilTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 11/ 



ciittiugs, commonly known as nursery stock, and wliich are subject to 

 the attacks of the insects designaled in this act, unless he has in his 

 possession a copy of said certificate, dated within the year thereof, 

 or wrongfully be in possession of said certificate, he sliall be guilty of 

 a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished in accordance 

 with the provisions of section eight of this act. 



''Section 4. All nursery stock, as designated in this act, sent out by 

 any nurseryman, agent, dealer or broker within this State, shall be 

 accompanied by a copy of said certificate attached to each box, bale 

 or package. A certificate issued by an official of the United States, 

 setting forth the fact that the nursery stock is free from any and 

 all such destructive insect pest or pests, shall be accepted in lieu of 

 State inspection. Also, empowering all transportation companies to 

 reject all nursery stock not accompanied with a certificate of inspec- 

 tion. 



"Section 5. Whenever any trees, shrubs, plants or vines are shipped 

 into the State from some other State, country or province, every pack- 

 age thereof shall be plainly labeled on the outside v.ith the name of 

 the consignor, the name of the consignee, and a certificate showing 

 that the contents have been inspected by a State or government 

 officer, and that the trees, vines, shrubs or plants therein contained 

 appear free from all dangerously destructive insects. When nursery 

 stock is shipped into this State, accompanied by a certificate as 

 herein provided, it shall be held to be prima facie evidence of the facts 

 therein stated, but the Secretary of Agriculture, by himself or his 

 assistants, when they have reason to believe that any such stock is 

 infested with dangerous insects, shall be authorized to inspect the 

 same and subject it to like treatment, as provided in sections six and 

 seven of this act. 



^'Section 6. If, after examination, it is found that any nursery stock, 

 either in a nursery or sent forth to deliver in this State, if found to be 

 infested with San Jos^ Scale or other destructive insect pest or pests, 

 it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Agriculture, by himself or his 

 duly authorized representative or agent, to take means to control, 

 prevent the spread of, or secure the extermination of such insect pest 

 or pests, and shall have power to enter upon premises and order the 

 treatment or destruction of such dangerously injurious insect pest 

 or pests, or the nursery stock infested therewith, giving written 

 notice to the owner or person in charge of the premises or nursery 

 stock so infested. Such notice shall contain a brief statement of the 

 facts found to exist, whereby it is deemed necessary to treat or de- 

 stroy said trees, shrubs, vines or plants, and shall call attention to 

 the law under which it is proposed to treat or destroy them. In case 

 of objection to the findings of the inspector or agent of the Secretary 

 <if Agriculture, an appeal shall be made io the said Secretary, whose 



