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  COLORADO. 
  

  

  The 
  State 
  board 
  of 
  horticulture 
  shall 
  prescribe 
  regulations 
  for 
  

   the 
  prevention 
  of 
  contagious 
  diseases 
  among 
  fruit 
  and 
  fruit 
  trees 
  

   and 
  for 
  the 
  prevention, 
  treatment, 
  cure 
  and 
  extirpation 
  of 
  fruit 
  

   pests, 
  and 
  for 
  disinfecting 
  grafts, 
  scions, 
  empty 
  fruit 
  boxes 
  and 
  

   trees. 
  (Laws 
  1897, 
  chap. 
  12.) 
  

  

  County 
  inspectors 
  can 
  be 
  appointed 
  for 
  each 
  county, 
  and 
  no 
  per- 
  

   son 
  shall 
  carry 
  into 
  any 
  county, 
  having 
  a 
  county 
  inspector, 
  any 
  

   trees, 
  vines, 
  shrubs, 
  scions, 
  grafts, 
  fruits 
  or 
  fruit 
  pits, 
  without 
  giv- 
  

   ing 
  notice 
  of 
  their 
  arrival 
  at 
  destination 
  to 
  the 
  horticultural 
  in- 
  

   spector 
  of 
  said 
  county, 
  nor 
  shall 
  he 
  keep 
  or 
  offer 
  for 
  sale 
  any 
  ar- 
  

   ticle 
  mentioned, 
  except 
  on 
  order 
  of 
  said 
  inspector 
  and 
  after 
  they 
  

   shall 
  first 
  have 
  been 
  inspected 
  and 
  disinfected, 
  if 
  necessary. 
  

   The 
  county 
  inspector 
  shall 
  inspect 
  every 
  article 
  within 
  twenty-four 
  

   hours 
  after 
  arrival 
  at 
  its 
  destination, 
  and 
  if 
  found 
  infested 
  with 
  

   any 
  disease 
  or 
  insect 
  pest 
  he 
  shall 
  require 
  the 
  owner 
  to 
  destroy 
  

   the 
  articles, 
  or 
  have 
  them 
  removed 
  from 
  the 
  county. 
  The 
  in- 
  

   spector 
  shall 
  have 
  power 
  to 
  maintain 
  a 
  quarantine 
  station 
  in 
  which 
  

   he 
  can 
  hold 
  said 
  articles 
  for 
  disinfection. 
  

  

  All 
  shipments 
  into 
  counties 
  having 
  an 
  inspector 
  must 
  be 
  plainly 
  

   miaiked 
  with 
  name 
  of 
  consignee 
  and 
  consignor 
  and 
  such 
  evidence 
  

   as 
  is 
  necessary 
  to 
  show 
  where 
  grown. 
  

  

  The 
  county 
  horticultural 
  inspector 
  may 
  make 
  an 
  inspection 
  of 
  

   any 
  orchard, 
  nursery 
  or 
  trees, 
  fruit-packing 
  house, 
  store 
  room 
  or 
  

   other 
  places, 
  and 
  if 
  found 
  infested 
  with 
  insects, 
  or 
  pests, 
  or 
  dis- 
  

   eases 
  injurious 
  to 
  fruit, 
  fruit 
  trees, 
  vines, 
  bushes 
  or 
  any 
  horticul- 
  

   tural 
  interests, 
  he 
  shall 
  notify 
  owner, 
  or 
  person 
  in 
  charge, 
  of 
  the 
  

   existing 
  condition, 
  and 
  such 
  owner 
  shall 
  eradicate 
  all 
  such 
  pests. 
  

   If 
  the 
  owner, 
  or 
  person 
  in 
  charge, 
  shall 
  neglect 
  or 
  refuse 
  to 
  de- 
  

   stroy 
  or 
  treat, 
  as 
  directed, 
  he 
  or 
  they 
  shall 
  be 
  guilty 
  of 
  maintain- 
  

   ing 
  a 
  public 
  nuisance 
  and 
  shall 
  be 
  fined. 
  If 
  found 
  guilty 
  the 
  

   court 
  may 
  order 
  the 
  inspector 
  to 
  abate 
  the 
  nuisance 
  and 
  said 
  owner 
  

   shall 
  pay 
  expenses 
  therefor. 
  

  

  