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quire it. He shall make an annual report to the appointing board of the 

 general condition of the fruit interests of the state and success of the com- 

 missioners in the work of exterminating pests and executing the law. 



Section 15 Inasmuch as the provisions of this act are of immediate 

 importance to the horticultural interests of this state, this law shall take 

 effect from and after its approval by the Governor. 



Approved February 17, 1899. 



AN ACT [H. B. 238.] 



To protect the fruit and hop Industry in the State of Oregon. 



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



Section 1. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm, or corpo- 

 ration, owning or operating any nursery, fruit oi'chard of any kind, hop- 

 yards, flowel" gardens, or ornamental trees, to throw any cuttings or prun- 

 ings 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. 



Section 2. It shall hereafter be the duty of any person, firm, or corpo- 

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

 garden, or ornamental 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. 



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 quan- 

 tities 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 twenty-five ($25) dollars nor more than 

 one hundred ($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. 



Section 6. Every person who packs or prepares for shipment to any 

 point without the state, or who delivers or causes to be delivered to any ex- 

 press agent, or railroad agent, or other person, or to any transportation com- 

 pam' or corporation for shipment to any point without the state, any fruit or 

 fruits, either fresh, cured, or dried, that is infected with insects, pests or dis- 

 easies injurious to trees, shrubs, plants, fruits or vegetables, is guilty of a 

 misdemeanor. 



