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§ 2319r. LTpon information received by sucli Commissioner of the existence of any 

 infectious disease, insect or pest, dangerous to any article, or to tlie interests of 

 horticulture within tliis State, or tliat tliere is a probability of the introduction of 

 any such infectious disease, insect or pest into this State or across the boundaries 

 thereof, he shall proceed to thoroughly investigate the same and may establisli, main- 

 tain and enforce quarantine as hereinbefore provided, with such regulations as may 

 be necessary to circumscribe and exterminate or eradicate such infectious diseases, 

 insects or pests, and prevent the extension thereof, and is hereby authorized to enter 

 upon any ground or premises, and inspect any stock, tree, shrub, plant, vine, cutting, 

 graft, scion, bud, fruit-pit, fruit, seed, vegetable or other article of horticulture or 

 implement thereof or box or package pertaining thereto, or connected therewith or 

 that has been used in packing, shipping or handling the same, and to open any such 

 package, and generally to do, with the least injury possible under the conditions to 

 property or business, all ai'ts and things necessary to carry out the provisions of 

 this chapter. 



§ 2319d. Upon the discovery of any infectious disease, insects or pests, such 

 Commissioner shall immediately report the same to such quarantine guardians, 

 county horticultural commissioners or county boards of horticulture of such counties 

 as are affected or liable to be affected by the disease, insect or pest, together with 

 a statement as to the best known rneans or method for circumscribing, exterminating 

 Or eradicating the same, and shall state therein specifically what treatment or 

 method should be applied in each case, as the matter may require, with a detailed 

 statement or prescription as to the method of making or procuring and of applying 

 any preparation or treatment so recommended therefor, and the time and duration 

 for such treatment, and if chemicals or articles be required other than those usually 

 obtainable in any town, the place or places where they are most readily to be 

 obtained, and upon the receipt of such statement by any quarantine guardian, 

 county horticultural commissioner or county board of horticulture, or any member 

 thereof it shall be the duty of such ciuarantine guardian, county horticultural com- 

 missioner or county board of horticulture to distribute such statement in written or 

 printed form to every person owning or having charge or possession of any orchard, 

 nursery stock, tree, shrub, plant, fruits or article of horticulture within their county, 

 where there may be or be likely to be any danger to the interests of horticulture, 

 and such a statement must be served with or be a part of the notice to be given to 

 the owner or owners or person or persons, in possession of any orchard, nursery, 

 tree, shrub, plants, fruits or other articles of horticulture, referred to, provided for, 

 and required to be served in and by section 2 of chapter 183 of the Laws of 1897 or 

 any amendments which have been or may be made thei'eto. 



§ 2319e. Whenever it shall be necessary to establish quarantine under this chap- 

 ter, if there be any authorities or officers of the United States having authority to 

 act in such matter, or any part thereof, the said State Commissioner of Horticulture 

 shall notify such authorities or officers of the United States, seeking their coopera- 

 tion as far as possible wheresoever the jurisdiction of the United States extends and 

 is being exercised. The said Commi-ssioner shall at once notify the Governor of all 

 ciuarantine lines established under or pursuant to this chapter, and if the Governor 

 approve or shall have approved of the same or any portion thereof the same shall 

 be in effect and the Governor may issue his proclamation proclaiming the boundaries 

 of such quarantine and the nature thereof, and the order, rules or regulations pre- 

 scribed for the maintenance and enforcement of the same, and may publish said 

 proclamation in such manner as he may deem expedient to give proper notice thereof. 



§ 2319/". The said State Commissioner shall be ex officio a county commissioner of 

 horticulture wherever such county commissioner has been appointed or may hereafter 

 be appointed or exist in this State pursuant to law, whenever he is present and 

 acting with said county horticultural commissioner within . such county where such 

 commissioner has been appointed. 



§ 2319j7. It shall be the duty of Superintendent of State Printing to print and 

 deliver to the State Commissioner of Horticulture, upon the written request of said 

 Commissioner, all such bulletins, orders, rules, regulations, statements, reports and 

 other printed matter, as the said Commissioner may deem necessary to have and use 

 for carrying out the purpose of this chapter, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary 

 of State to cause to be prepared and furni.shed to such State Commissioner all station- 

 ery, paper, blank forms, envelopes, and writing material needful and convenient for 

 use in the office of such Commissioner. 



§ 2319/^. It shall be the duty of the State Commissioner of Horticulture to report 

 in the month of January in each even-numbered year to the Governor, and in each 

 odd-numbered year to the legislature of this State the horticultural conditions of 

 the State with statistics regarding the same, the efficiency of the work of the county 

 horticultural commissioners of the State, and such other matters as he may deem 

 expedient or as may be required either by the Governor or legislature, and to include 

 a statement of all the persons employed and moneys expended under this chapter by 

 itemized statement thereof. 



