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6. All persons, upon notice, are required to confine their dogs 

 while the agents of this Board are at work upon their premises. 



7. Owners or tenants are requested to gather and burn all 

 rubbish and useless material upon then- premises that may provide 

 nesting-places for the gypsy moth, and to fill with cement or other 

 solid material all holes in trees upon their premises. 



8. All persons are requested to keep the windows of their 

 houses protected by screens during the summer months, as the 

 moth often lays its eggs in houses, wherever it can gain admittance. 



9. All persons having reasonable cause to believe that the 

 eggs, caterpillars or other forms of the gypsy moth exist on or 

 about their premises are earnestly requested to forthwith notify 

 E. H. Forbush, director, by letter addressed to his office in Mai- 

 den, Mass. Information of the moth's existence in isolated or 

 unsuspected localities will be gratefully received, and all persons 

 furnishing such information will receive the thanks of the Board. 



10. Notice is hereby given that it will, in some cases, be nec- 

 essary to remove boards from fences or buildings. In all cases 

 such boards will be eventually replaced, if possible, without 

 damage to the structure. Attention is called to the fact that any 

 damage done by the agents or servants of this Board, in the work 

 of exterminating the moth, may be recovered under provisions of 

 section 2, as above pi'inted.* 



Attention is also called to section 6, as above printed,* which 

 sets forth the penalties for obstructing any servant or agent of the 

 State Board of Agriculture under this act. 



11. Courteous and considerate conduct is expected of all 

 agents and employees of the Board. Complaints in writing con- 

 cerning any infraction of this rule should be sent to the director, 

 and will be heard by him or the committee. 



E. W. Wood, 

 Augustus Pratt, 



F. W. Sargent, 

 J. G. Avery, 



S. S. Stetson, 

 Wm. R. Sessions, 

 Committee of the State Board of Agriculture. 



Rules and Regulations for Agents and Employees. 

 It shall be the duty of employees to familiarize themselves with 

 the rules governing the gypsy-moth work. The violation of any 

 of the rules will be sufficient cause for discharge at any time with- 

 out notice. 



* See page 47. 



