New Destructive Insect and Pest Act for the Dominion 



C. Gordon He^vitt, Dominion Entomologist, Ottaawa 



THE following is the text of the now 

 Dostnictive Insects and Pests Act and 

 the regulations issued in connection 

 with the same. By the passing of this Act 

 the San Jose Scale Act is repealed. It will 

 be seen that the new Act and regidations 

 are of a wider character and of a far great- 

 er protective value to the fruit grower and 

 nurseryman. The fumigation regulations in- 

 stituted under the Act have been incorpor- 

 ated in the new regulations with certain 

 alterations. Under the new fumigation regu- 

 lations conifers will be fumigated. It is 

 hoped that this will assist in preventing 

 the introduction into nurseries of 'several 

 species of woolly plant lice which infest 

 nursery stock and which are carried in the 

 same. 



In addition to the fumigation regulations, 

 provision is made now for : 



1. The inspection at the points of destina- 

 tion of European nursery stock (which is 

 still exempt from fumigation) and such 

 other stock as it may be deemed necessary 

 to inspect. 



2. The destruction of infested stock and 

 packages, etc., containing the same and 

 compensation for such matter as may be 

 destroyed. 



3. The inspection of orchards and nurser- 

 ies and the treatment of infested vegetation. 



4. The prohibition of the disposal in any- 

 way of vegetation infested with insects 

 scheduled under the Act. 



5. The notification of the presence of any 

 of the insects, pests or diseases. 



In view of the increasing amount of 

 nursery stock imported through the port of 

 Niagara Palls, the importation season for 



that port has been extended and stock may 

 now be imported between October 1st and 

 .May 1st. 



The attention of importers of nursery 

 .stock is called particularly to the regulation 

 under which notification must be given of 

 the importation of nursery stock. All 

 nursery stock, including European and such 

 stock as is exempt from fumigation may be 

 imported only during the periods specified 

 under Regulation 3. 



PROVISIONB OF THE ACT. 



An Act to prevent the introduction or 

 spreading of insects, pests and diseases de- 

 structive to vegetation. 



(Note. — In what follows certain formal 

 and unimportant clauses have been omitted. 

 The number of each clause or regulation is 

 the same as in the Act. — Editor.) 



1. This Act may be cited as The Destruc- 

 tive Insects and Pests' Art. 



3. The Governor in Council may make 

 such regulations as are deemed expedient 

 to prevent the introduction or admission 

 into Canada, or the spreading therein, of 

 any insect, pest or disease de.structive to 

 vegetation. 



4. Such regulations may provide — 



(a) for the prohibition generally, or from 

 any particular country or place, of the in- 

 troduction or admission into Canada of any 

 vegetable or other matter likely to introduce 

 any such insect, pest or disease. 



(b) the terms or conditions upon, and the 

 places at which any such vegetable or other 

 rratter may be introduced or admitted into 

 Canada. 



(c) for the treatment and manner of 

 treatment to be given to any vegetation, 



vegetable matter or premises in order to 

 prevent the spreading of any such insect, 

 pest or disease, and may prescribe whether 

 such treatment shall be given by the owner 

 or by a person appointed for that purpose. 



(d) for the destruction of any crop, tree. 

 bush or other vegetable matter or vegeta- 

 tion, or containers thereof, infested with or 

 suspected to be infested with any such in- 

 sect, pest or diease. 



(e) for the granting of com])en8ation for 

 any such crop, tree, bush "or other vegta- 

 tion or containers thereof so destroj-ed, such 

 compens tion not to exceed two-thirds of the 

 value of the matt»'r destroyed and to be 

 granted only by the Governor in Council 

 upon the recommendation of the Minister. 



(f) for the prohibition of the sale of any 

 vegetable matter infected with any such in- 

 sect, pest or disease. 



(g) that the occupier of the premises on 

 which is discovered any such insect, nest or 

 disease shall forthwith notify the Minister 

 of Agriculture and shall also send specimens 

 of such insect, jjest or disease. 



(h) for the confiscation of any vegetable 

 matter and the container thereof, if any, 

 in res]>ect of which a breach of this Act or 

 any regulation made thereunder, is commit- 

 ted, and generally for any other purpose 

 which may be deemed expedient for carry- 

 ing out this Act, whether such other regula- 

 tions are of the kind enumerated in this sec- 

 tion or not. 



5. The Minister nay appoint inspectors or 

 other officers for carrying out this Act and 

 the regulations made thereunder. 



6. Any inspector or other officer so ap- 

 pointed may enter any place or premises in 



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