132 IXJL'RIOLS IXSKCTS oF 1903. 



by him in such suit to the static auditor to reimburse the stale for tlie 

 money expended. 



Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to 

 bring into the state any trees, plants, vines, cuttings and buds, commonly 

 known as nursery stock, unless accompanied by a certificate of inspection 

 by a State Entomologist of the state from which the shipment is made, 

 showing that the stock has been inspected and found apparently free 

 from any injurious insect pests, or dangerous and contagious plant dis- 

 eases. 



Sec. 5. Any person violating or neglecting to carry out the pro- 

 visions of th«!s act, or offering any hindrance to the carrying out of this 

 act, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor; and, upon conviction 

 before a justice of the peace, shall be fmed not less than $10, nor more 

 than $100 for each and every offense, together with all the costs of the 

 prosecution, and shall stand committed until the same are paid. 



Sec. 6. All fees or other amounts collected or received by any per- 

 son under the provisions hereof shall be by him forthwith turned into 

 the state treasury to be paid over to the state auditor to be added to the 

 fund provided for combating injurious insects in Minnesota, and all 

 expenses incurred in enforcing the provisions hereof shall be paid out 

 of said fund. 



Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after 

 June I, 1903. 



It will be noted that this is not a strong bill ; the Entomolo- 

 gist can only inspect premises where stock is grown for sale, and 

 then only upon request of owner, or when he has reason to sus- 

 pect the existence of dangerous insect pests or dangerous and 

 contagious plant diseases. Still, it is a step in the right direction, 

 and the law can be made more stringent when public sentiment 

 and the horticultural interests demand it. 



At a meeting of official inspectors, held at Washington, D. C, 

 in November, the writer was impressed wnth the fact that in the 

 majority of states where fruit is raised the conditions are so much 

 more serious as regards insect pests than in this state, that one 

 is not surprised at the much more stringent inspection laws by 

 which those states are characterized. Nevertheless, lest we feel 

 too great a security, it must be noted that we have some pests 

 here which are dangerous and shottld be kept most decidedly in 

 check, notably the Woolly Aphis of the Apple. In the mean- 

 while our law gives us a feeling of security, in that it is aimed 

 to prevent the introduction of diseased or infested stock into Min- 

 nesota from other states. 



