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tation of vines, vine cuttings, and other material liable to 

 spread contagion of disease among vines, as may, in the opin- 

 ion of the Board, become necessary and expedient for the 

 preservation of vineyards. Huch rules and regulations shall be 

 circulated in printed form by the Board among the vine 

 growers and fruit dealers of the 8tate, shall be published at 

 least thirty days in two daily newspapers of general circulation 

 in the State, not of the same city or county, and shall be 

 posted in a conspicuous place at the county seat of each 

 county affected by their provisions. 



Sec. 4. The Viticultural Health Officer may appoint local 

 resident Inspectors in any and all of the viticultural regions of 

 the State, whose duties shall be to report to him concerning 

 the health of grapevines, the . progress of vine diseases and 

 pests, and all violations of the rules and regulations of the 

 Board ; to certify to the proper disinfection of vines, vine cut- 

 tings, empty fruit boxes, and other transportable articles 

 required by the Board to be disinfected before transportation, 

 or while in transit, or after delivery at any point of destina- 

 tion ; the methods of disinfection to be determined and 

 apjiroved by the Health Othcer and the Board; to seize upon 

 and destroy all vines, vine cuttings, debris of vineyards, empty 

 fruit boxes, and other material liable to spread contagion, 

 which may be found in transit, or delivered after transporta- 

 tion, not certified to as required by the Board ; provided, that 

 the same may be exempt from such destruction if the cost of 

 disinfection by such Inspector shall be provided for by the 

 owner or agent in charge thereof, as may be prescribed for 

 such cases of negligence, carelessness, or violation of (juaran- 

 tine rules, and to keep a record of all proceedings as such 

 Inspectors ; 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 recjuiring disinfection to 

 disinfect the same. All vines, or other articles absolutely pro- 

 hibited of importation or transportation, may be pron)})tly 

 destroyed In' any Insi)ector discovering the same transported 

 or in transit, in violation of regulations, and the cost of such 

 seizure, together with a fee of ten dollars, shall be paid to such 

 Inspector out of any fine that may be collected from the party 

 or parties guilty of such violation. Willful violation of the 

 quarantine regulations of the Board shall be considered a mis- 

 demeanor, and punisliable by a fine of not less than twenty- 

 five nor more than one hundred dollars. Whenever required 



