PLANT INSPECTION IN MISSOURI 3 



country must notify the Plant Inspection Service upon the arrival of the 

 stock. 



The Plant Inspection Service shall issue to each nurseryman a certifi- 

 cate of inspection providing the stock has been found free of dangerous 

 insect pests and plant diseases. The certificate is good for one year provid- 

 ing a fee of $5 has been received for the certificate plus the actual necessary 

 expenses incurred in making the inspection. All shipments of nursery stock 

 originating in Missouri must have attached to it a certificate of inspection 

 from the Plant Inspection Service of Missouri. All shipments of nursery 

 stock originating outside and coming into Missouri must have attached to 

 it a certificate of inspection satisfactory to the Missouri Plant Inspection 

 Service. Annually every nursery or firm outside Missouri shipping nursery 

 stock into Missouri must file with the Missouri Plant Inspection Service a 

 valid certificate of inspection issued by a state or government inspector 

 showing that said stock has been inspected and found free from all danger- 

 ous insect pests and plant diseases, together with a statement under oath 

 that no stock will be shipped into Missouri that has not been inspected and 

 certified. 



Annually every agent or authorized representative of any nursery or 

 dealer must file with the Missouri Plant Inspection Service a statement 

 under oath that he will offer for sale no stock which has not been duly 

 inspected and certified, together with a copy of the certificate of and proper 

 credentials from the nurseryman or dealer represented. 



Annually, each dealer, person or firm engaged in the sale and delivery 

 of nursery stock in Missouri and who is not the authorized representative 

 of any nurseryman must file in the office of the Missouri Plant Inspection 

 Service a statement under oath that he will handle only stock which has 

 been officially inspected and certified. The statement must contain the 

 names of the nurserymen or firms from which stock is obtained. He 

 must also obtain a dealer's certificate from the Plant Inspection Service for 

 which a fee of $5 must be paid and which is good for one year beginning 

 July 1 of each year. This certificate may be attached to shipments of 

 nursery stock. 



Section 5 requires that all shipments of nursery stock must be plainly 

 labeled on the outside with the name of the consignor and consignee and a 

 brief statement of the contents and a valid certificate of inspection. It is 

 unlawful to deliver shipments of nursery stock in Missouri that are not so 

 labeled. 



Section 6 provides that any owner of an orchard or fruit plantation or 

 dealer in plant products can request the Plant Inspection Service to in- 

 spect the same, and as soon as convenient the Plant Inspection Service 

 must make the inspection and issue a certificate to the facts disclosed by 

 the inspection. 



Section 7 provides the penalty for violating the Nursery Inspection 

 Act. The penalty of violating the Nursery Inspection Act is a fine of not 

 less than $25 nor more than $100 for each offense, together with the cost 

 of procedure. The prosecuting attorney shall prosecute violators of the act. 



Section 8 defines the terms "nursery stock," "dangerous insect pests" 

 and "plant diseases." 



