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enforced, to prevent the spread of fruit i)ests and diseases of trees 

 and plants injurious to the horticultural interests of the state, and 

 for the disinfection of fruits, trees, plants, vines, grafts, scions, 

 orchard debris, empty fruit boxes and other material. Each mem- 

 ber of the board, upon his own motion, or upon complaint made 

 to him by any person, shall inspect orchards, gardens, hop fields, 

 nurseries, storerooms, fruit stands or other places suspected or be- 

 lieved to be infected by fruit pests, or infested with contagious 

 diseases injurious to trees, y)lants, or fruits. He shall make a full 

 report to the Vjoard at each meeting in April and October of each 

 year, as to the condition of his respective district, in regard to the 

 horticultural interests therein ; but no member shall devote more 

 than 60 days' time each year upon his own motion, unless exceed- 

 ingly urgent necessity demands it, which must be determined by the 

 board. Each member shall receive the same compensation when 

 attending to the duties of inspector in his district, and mileage actu- 

 all}- paid out shall be allowed, as received when attending the meet- 

 ings of the board. The secretary, under the direction of the board, 

 may exercise throughout the state any power in this act conferred 

 on each member of the board, as inspector of pests. 



Sec. 3. Section 8 of said act is hereby amended to read as fol- 

 lows: Sec. 8. When a member of the board, upon hie own motion, 

 shall make complaint, or when complaint is made by any person to a 

 member of the board, or a member of the board suspects that any per- 

 son or persons, company or corporation has an orchard, trees or nur- 

 sery of trees, vineyard or garden, fruit-packing house, storeroom, or 

 that any other place in the state is infested with any noxious insects, 

 the eggs or larvii? of any such insects, or that any package of trees, 

 plants or fruits are in transit to this state, or about to be dissemi- 

 nated, which are known or suspected to be from localities that are 

 infested with any disease or pest, injurious, or that may become in- 

 jurious, to the fruit interests of the state, such member, if he has 

 not already inspected the premises or property, shall inspect the 

 premises or property so complained of, or suspected as aforesaid, and 

 if the same is found to be infested as aforesaid, such member shall 

 notify in writing the owner or his agent, or the person in charge of 

 the same, to treat and disinfect said premises or property withm a 

 time and in a manner to be prescribed in said notice. If any person 

 so notified shall neglect or refuse to disinfect said premises or prop- 

 erty in the manner and in the time prescribed in said notice, the 

 person so notified shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and 

 upon conviction thereof shall V)e fined not less than S2.") nor more 

 than 810(), in addition to the cost of the action, which fine and cost 

 shall be a lien and charge upon said premises or property, and if the 

 party convicted shall thereafter neglect or refuse to disinfect said 

 premises or property, said failure, neglect or refusal for the period of 

 five days shall he deemed a new offense, and shall subject the party 



