38 SCALE INSECTS. 



the provisions of this act shall be enforced by the district attorney 

 in any court of competent jurisdiction on the complaint of any party 

 in interest, and all moneys derived from the enforcement of the pro- 

 visions of this act shall, after the payment of all fees allowed by law, 

 be paid over to the state agricultural experiment station to carry out 

 the inspection provided for by this act. 

 Approved July 11, 189i. 



MICHIGAN.— Laws of 1897. 



An Act to prevent the introduction or spread of San Jose scale or 

 other injurious insects or infectious diseases of trees, vines, shrubs 

 or plants grown in this state or imported from other states, prov- 

 inces or countries. 



Section 1. That it shall be the duty of the state board of agri- 

 culture, immediately upon the taking effect of this act, to appoint 

 some competent person who shall be known as state inspector of nur- 

 series and orchards, who shall hold office during the pleasure of said 

 board, whose duty shall be to inspect any and all nurseries in the 

 state of Michigan, as to whether they are infected by San Jose scale 

 or other injurious or destructive insects or infected with infectious 

 or contagious diseases, and if upon such inspection he find no 

 such dangerous insects or diseases, he shall upon payment of per 

 diem fee hereinafter provided, give to the owner of such nurseries a 

 certificata to that effect, and shall file a duplicate certificate with 

 the state board of agriculture ; and in case he shall find present in 

 any such nursery any of said dangerous insects or diseases, he shall 

 notify the owner thereof in writing, and shall direct him within five 

 days to use such means as will exterminate such dangerous diseases 

 or insects, and the owner of such nursery shall not ship nor deliver 

 any such trees, vines, shrubs or plants affected by such dangerous 

 insects or diseases until he shall have secured from said inspector a 

 certificate as aforesaid. 



Sec. 2. The owner of such nursery, trees, vines, shrubs or plants 

 shall, within the time specified in such notice, take such steps for 

 the destruction of such insects or diseases as will exterminate the 

 same, and he shall not ship nor deliver any such trees, vines, shrubs 

 nor plants affected with such dangerous diseases or insects, under 

 the penalty of a tine of $1 for every tree, vine, plant or shrub so af- 

 fected, when shipped or delivered from such nursery, which fine 

 shall be collected by suit by the prosecuting attorney of the county 

 in which said nursery is located. 



Skc. 3. Whenever it shall happen that the state inspector of 

 nurseries and orchards shall give the notice heretofore required to 

 the owner of a nursery, for the destruction of the insects or diseases 

 mentioned, and said owner shall fail or neglect to take the measures 



