296 FUMIGATION METHODS 



giving the name of the consignor, the consignee, and 

 the point of destination. 



If in the judgment of the Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture, or his representative, the consignment should 

 be entirely destroyed, such destruction shall be carried 

 on and completed under the supervision of the person 

 in charge. The commissioner shall notify the owner 

 of the trees immediately, giving a brief statement of the 

 facts, and calling attention to the law under which it 

 is proposed to destroy them. In case of objection 

 to the findings of the inspector or agent of the Com- 

 missioner of Agriculture, an appeal shall be made to 

 such commissioner, whose decision shall be final. An 

 appeal must be taken within three days from service 

 of said notice and shall act as a stay of proceedings 

 until it is heard and decided. 



The recent law passed by the New York Legisla- 

 ture, 1902, requires the fumigation of all nursery stock 

 coming into the State from other States. When fumi- 

 gated by the consignor a certificate should be attached 

 indicating same. All nurseries within the State located 

 within one-half mile of a district infested with the San 

 Jose scale must fumigate all their nursery stock before 

 shipment or distribution. 



North Carolina. No person shall sell or give away 

 any trees, shrubs, or woody vines until a license to 

 deal in such plants has been previously obtained from 

 the Commission Controlling Crop Pests at Raleigh, 

 N. C. Certificates previously certified must accom- 

 pany all consignments of nursery stock, and transpor- 

 tation companies shall not deliver any such stock 

 unless a certificate is attached to each package. All 



