REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. 13 



immediate importance to the horticultural interests of this 

 state, tliis law shall take effect from and after its approval by 

 the Governor. 



Approved February 17, 1899. 



AX ACT [H. B. 238] 



To protect the fruit and hop industry iu the State of Oregon. 



Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon: 



Section 1. That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any 

 person, firm or corporation owning or operating any nursery, 

 fruit orchard of any kind, hop yards, flower gardens or orna- 

 mental 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 thirt}^ days from the 

 time such cuttings or prunings are made. 



Section 2. It shall hereafter be the duty of any person, 

 firm or corporation owning or operating any such nursery, 

 fruit orchard, hop yard, flower garden or ornamental trees 

 and knowing such to be infected w^ith 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. 



Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or 

 corporation doing business in the State of Oregon to sell paris 

 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 cer- 

 tificate duly signed by the seller thereof guaranteeing the 

 quality and per cent, of purity of said materials. 



Section 4. 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 twentv-five ($25) dollars nor more than one hun- 

 dred ($100) dollars. 



Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or 

 corporation to import or sell any infested or diseased fruit of 

 any kind in the State of Oregon. 



