46 SCALE INSECTS. 



dissemination of dangerous insects, fungous and weed pests of crops," 

 which act empowers this commission to prescribe rules for governing 

 the transportation within the state of trees, shrubs and vines, liable 

 to harbor and disseminate dangerous insect pests, that the annexed 

 rules have been adopted and will be enforced on and after the 1st 

 day of July, 1897. Inasmuch as the interests of all transportation 

 companies doing business in North Carolina are bound up with the 

 interests and general prosperity of the commonwealth, and that pros- 

 perity is seriously menaced by the introduction from other states 

 and countries of destructive scale insects and other similar peets, it 

 is hoped and believed that all companies will themselves cheerfully 

 observe these rules, and endeavor by all the means in their power to 

 uphold the commission in the work devolving upon it. They will 

 thus serve to protect fruit-growing along their lines, and the future 

 business involved. It is not the intention or desire of the commis- 

 sion to interfere unnecessarily with traffic in nursery stock, nor to 

 prevent the bringing of such freight into the state. It only desires 

 to insure the freedom of such stock from destructive parasites. The 

 rules adopted by the commission are reasonable and not onerous. 

 If faithfully observed, the rules will for the future prevent the dis- 

 semination of these dangerous pests in our state. The rules below 

 will be strictly enforced as far as it lies in the power of the commis- 

 sion: 



Rule 1. No transportation company or common carrier shall de- 

 liver to any consignee at any station point located in North Carolina 

 any package, bale, box or single specimen of any tree, shrub or 

 woody vine, nor accept such for transportation from any point in the 

 state, unless each separate package, bale, box, or single specimen, 

 has attached a label stating the name and address of the grower, 

 preceded by the words, "Grown by." Said plants or packages of 

 plants shall also have affixed a certificate from this commission that 

 the nursery wherein the plants were grown had been examined and 

 found free from San Jose scale and all other dangerous insects. The 

 date of the certificate must not be more than six months from 

 date of shipment of such stock. Certificates from others will not be 

 recognized. The necessity for certifying does not extend to seeds, 

 roots or herbaceous plants, nor to strawberry plants. 



Rule 2. If by any oversight, accident, negligence, or otherwise, 

 any invoice of uncertified trees, shrubs or woody vines, is received at 

 any station, depot, wharf or warehouse within this state, such stock 

 must not be delivered or rcMiioved from the place where the same was 

 first stored, but shall within 48 hours after receipt be sent out of the 

 state, if brought from without the state, or if shipment originated 

 within the state, the plants, with their containing cases and pack- 

 ing, shall be destroyed by fire; such shipment being held unlawful 

 by this commission. No person other than a duly authorized agent 

 of this commission shall be permitted to open or inspect such plants, 



