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of the Board of State Viticultural Commissioners, and to 

 authorize the appointment of certain officers, and to protect 

 the interests of Horticulture and Viticulture."' approved March 

 4, 1881, the Chief Executive Horticultural and Health Officer 

 may appoint local resident Inspectors in any and all of the 

 fruit-growing regions of the State, whose duties shall be as 

 provided in Section IV of an Act entitled " An Act to define 

 and enlarge the duties and powers of the Board of State Viti- 

 cultural Commissioners, and to authorize the appointment of 

 certain officers, and to protect the interests of Horticulture and 

 Viticulture," provided that there shall be no compensation for 

 such services of inspection excepting a fee, not to exceed one 

 dollar for each certificate of disinfection, in case of compliance 

 with quarantine regulations, and not to exceed five dollars for 

 each certificate of disinfection after seizure for non-compliance ; 

 provided, however, such inspection may be employed at the 

 option of the owners of property requiring disinfection, to dis- 

 infect the same. And also said local resident Inspectors will 

 be entitled to such other fees as are provided for in cases of 

 conviction and seizures. 



1. All tree or plant cuttings, grafts or scions, plants or trees 

 of any kind, infested by any insect or insects, or the germs 

 thereof, namely their eggs, larvse, or pupse, that are known to 

 be injurious to fruit or fruit trees, and liable to spread con- 

 tagion ; or any tree or plant cuttings, grafts, scions, plants, or 

 trees of any kind, grown or planted in any county or district 

 within the State of California, in which trees or plants, in 

 orchards, nurseries, or places, are known to be infested by 

 any insect or insects, or the germs thereof, namely, their eggs, 

 larvee, or pupae, known to be injurious to fruit or fruit trees, 

 and liable to spread contagion, are hereby required to be dis- 

 infected before removal for distribution or transportation from 

 any orchard, nursery, or place where said tree or plant, cut- 

 tings, grafts or scions, plants, or trees of any kind are grown, 

 or offered for sale or gift, as hereinafter provided. 



2. All tree or plant cuttings, grafts, or scions, plants, or 

 trees of any kind, imported or brought into this State from 

 any foreign country, or from any of the United States or 

 Territories, are hereby required to be disinfected immediately 

 after their arrival in this State, and before being offered for 

 sale or removed for distribution or transportation, as herein- 

 after described ; provided, that if on examination of any such 

 importations by a local resident Inspector, or the Chief Execu- 

 tive Horticultural Officer, a bill of health is certified to by such 

 examining officer, then disinfection will be unnecessary. 



3. Fruit of any kind, infested by any species of scale in.sect 

 i)X scale insects, or the germs thereof, namely, their eggs, larvae 



