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to establish themselves in this state, he may cause such fruits to be de- 

 stroyed, or treated or returned to the consignor at the consignor's expense, 

 — so as to read as follows : — Section 6. The state nursery inspector, 

 either personally or through his deputies, shall have power to inspect at 

 its point of destination all nursery stock coming into the state, and should 

 such stock be found to be infested with injurious insects or plant diseases 

 he may cause it to be destroyed, or treated or returned to the consignor at 

 the consignor's expense. The state nursery inspector, either personally or 

 through Ms deputies, shall also have power to inspect all fruits brought into 

 the state from any other state, province or country, grown on plants, 

 shrubs or trees of kinds which also grow out of doors in this state, and, 

 should such fruits be found to be infested with injurious insects or plant 

 diseases Uable to establish themselves in this state, he may cause such fruits 

 to be destroyed, or treated or returned to the consignor at the consignor's 

 expense. 



Section 2. Said chapter five hundred and seven is hereby further 

 amended by inserting after section six the following new section: — Sec- 

 tion 7. Every person, firm or corporation who shall receive, bring or 

 cause to be brought into the state from such states, provinces or countries 

 as may be designated by the secretary of the state board of agriculture, 

 any fruits grown on plants, shrubs or trees of kinds which also grow out of 

 doors in this state, shall immediately after the arrival thereof notify the 

 state nursery inspector of such arrival and hold the same imtil they have 

 duly been inspected. 



Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved 

 April 12, 1915. 



POULTRY THIEVING POSTERS. 



General Acts, Chapter 140. 



An Act to authorize the printing and distribution of posters 

 relative to poultry thieving. 



Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



Section 1. The secretary of the state board of agriculture shaU cause 

 to be printed on durable material, proper for posting in the open air on 

 buildings or otherwise, copies of chapter five hundred and ninety-four of 

 the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen. He shall furnish not 

 more than five copies in any one year without charge to any person apply- 

 ing therefor, and may sell additional copies at not less than the cost 

 thereof, and annually on or before the first day of April shall send one 

 such copy printed on paper to each post office in the commonwealth. All 

 amounts received from the sale of said posters shall be paid into the treas- 

 ury of the commonwealth. 



Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved 

 April 6, 1915. 



