﻿Commissioner 
  of 
  Ageicultuee. 
  1037 
  

  

  (Amended 
  ly 
  section 
  2 
  of 
  chapter 
  223 
  of 
  the 
  Laws 
  of 
  1899.) 
  

  

  § 
  81. 
  Proceedings 
  of 
  the 
  agent 
  of 
  the 
  commissioner. 
  Upon 
  

   written 
  verified 
  complaint 
  of 
  any 
  two 
  bee-keepers 
  of 
  the 
  county 
  

   to 
  such 
  agent, 
  setting 
  forth 
  the 
  existence 
  of 
  the 
  disease, 
  or 
  that 
  

   they 
  have 
  good 
  reason 
  to 
  believe 
  that 
  it 
  exists 
  within 
  the 
  county, 
  

   and 
  the 
  grounds 
  of 
  such 
  belief, 
  designating 
  the 
  apiary 
  or 
  apiaries 
  

   wherein 
  they 
  believe 
  it 
  to 
  be, 
  such 
  agent 
  shall, 
  without 
  unneces- 
  

   sary 
  delay, 
  examine 
  the 
  bees 
  so 
  designated. 
  If 
  satisfied 
  that 
  any 
  

   colony 
  or 
  colonies 
  of 
  such 
  bees 
  are 
  diseased 
  with 
  foul 
  brood, 
  he 
  

   shall, 
  without 
  further 
  disturbance 
  to 
  the 
  bees, 
  fix 
  some 
  designating 
  

   mark 
  upon 
  each 
  hive 
  wherein 
  the 
  disease 
  exists, 
  and 
  immediately 
  

   notify 
  the 
  owners 
  of 
  the 
  bees, 
  or 
  by 
  leaving 
  a 
  written 
  notice 
  at 
  

   his 
  place 
  of 
  residence, 
  if 
  he 
  be 
  a 
  resident 
  of 
  the 
  county, 
  and 
  if 
  not, 
  

   by 
  leaving 
  the 
  same 
  with 
  the 
  person 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  such 
  bees, 
  re- 
  

   quiring 
  him 
  within 
  five 
  days 
  from 
  the 
  date 
  of 
  the 
  notice 
  to 
  effect- 
  

   ually 
  remove 
  or 
  destroy 
  such 
  hive 
  with 
  its 
  entire 
  contents 
  by 
  bury- 
  

   ing 
  them, 
  or 
  by 
  fire. 
  The 
  agent 
  of 
  the 
  commissioner 
  shall 
  be 
  

   allowed 
  for 
  his 
  services, 
  under 
  this 
  section, 
  two 
  dollars 
  for 
  each 
  

   full 
  day 
  spent 
  by 
  him 
  in 
  the 
  discharge 
  of 
  his 
  ofiicial 
  duties, 
  which 
  

   shall 
  be 
  a 
  county 
  charge. 
  

  

  {Amended 
  by 
  chapter 
  482 
  of 
  the 
  Laws 
  of 
  1898.) 
  

  

  § 
  82. 
  The 
  prevention 
  of 
  disease 
  in 
  fruit 
  trees. 
  No 
  person 
  

   shall 
  knowingly 
  or 
  willfully 
  keep 
  any 
  peach, 
  almond, 
  apricot 
  or 
  

   nectarine 
  tree 
  affected 
  with 
  a 
  contagious 
  disease 
  known 
  as 
  yel- 
  

   lows, 
  or 
  offer 
  for 
  sale 
  or 
  shipment, 
  or 
  sell 
  or 
  ship 
  to 
  others 
  any 
  of 
  

   the 
  fruit 
  thereof. 
  Nor 
  shall 
  any 
  person 
  knowingly 
  or 
  willfully 
  

   keep 
  any 
  plum, 
  cherry 
  or 
  other 
  trees 
  infected 
  with 
  the 
  contagious 
  

   disease 
  or 
  fungus, 
  known 
  as 
  black 
  knot. 
  Every 
  such 
  tree 
  and 
  the 
  

   fruit 
  of 
  a 
  tree 
  infected 
  with 
  yellows 
  shall 
  be 
  a 
  public 
  nuisance, 
  

   and 
  no 
  damages 
  shall 
  be 
  awarded 
  for 
  entering 
  upon 
  premises 
  and 
  

   destroying 
  such 
  trees 
  and 
  fruit 
  if 
  infected 
  with 
  yellows 
  or 
  for 
  cut- 
  

   ting 
  away 
  the 
  diseased 
  part 
  of 
  any 
  tree 
  infected 
  with 
  black 
  knot 
  

   or 
  altogether 
  destroying 
  such 
  tree 
  if 
  necessary 
  to 
  suppress 
  such 
  

   disease, 
  if 
  done 
  in 
  accordance 
  with 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  article. 
  

   Every 
  person 
  when 
  he 
  becomes 
  aware 
  of 
  the 
  existence 
  of 
  such 
  

  

  