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own. One of our best inspectors was absolutely unable, because of the 

 rush of his own work, to do any inspecting whatever this year at a time 

 when another beekeeper in his count}' had to have 1864 colonies of bees 

 inspected in order to move part of them out of the state temporarily. 



With the idea of its leading perhaps to greater uniformity of foul- 

 brood legislation in the various states where beekeeping is of importance, 

 I am submitting a list of points which I feel should be considered in 

 forming a model foulbrood law. These points are not given in legal 

 phraseology, but are given in such a way as to be merely suggestive 

 rather than complete. I have arrived at these conclusions through a 

 perusal of the foulbrood laws of most of the States of the United States 

 and through the experience of working with our own law in Texas. 

 I will say that there are a number of state laws at the present time which 

 embody most if not all of the points here given. 



Thirteen Points Offered as Suggestions in the Forming of a 

 State Foulbrood Law 



1 . The organization for foulbrood control work should be a state or- 

 ganization and should be of such nature that local agencies or organiza- 

 tions could be utilized in case it is found desirable. 



2. The entire organization should be as far as possible removed from 

 state and local politics. 



3. The work should be as closelv as possible connected with educa- 

 tional and investigational work in beekeeping. 



4. Provision should be made in the law whereby the person or group 

 of persons having charge of the work might make whatever rules, 

 ordinances or regulations are deem_ed necessary, and these rules, ordinan- 

 ces and regulations should have the full force and effect of law. 



[I consider this one of the most important points of all. By means of 

 this provision, new regulations may be made from time to time as the 

 progress of the eradication should prove necessary or advisable. A 

 num.ber of the best state laws have such provision.] 



5. Provision should be m^ade for prohibiting the shi])m^ent into the 

 state of anything capable of transmitting foulbrood. 



6. Provision should be made for prohibiting the movement or ship- 

 ment within or from the state of anything capable of transmitting foul- 

 brood. 



7. Inspectors should be authorized to enter an\' premises during rea- 

 sonable hours for inspection purposes or for dealing with any article 

 capable of transmitting foulbrood. 



8. Queen bees and attendants should be shipped only from apiaries 

 free from disease. 



Q. Violations of the law, or of the rules, ordinances and regulations 

 made in accordance with the law, should be made subject to heavy 

 penalty. Interferring in an\' wa\- with the work of the inspectors 

 should incur heavy penalty. 



