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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



if we will ever find consumers complain- 

 ing because our sections are so well filled 

 out ! The complaint is more likely to be 

 because they are not well filled. They 

 have not reached the point occupied by 

 Bro. Doolittle and myself, and it will be 

 a long while before tliey do — if ever. — Ed] 



A FOUL BROOD LAW THAT IS PERFECT 



It has lieen Secured by Wisconsin, and Ought 



to be Passed by Every State. Some 



Views of Ontario's Foul Brood 



Inspector. 



WM. M'EVOY. 



Law's the wi-dom of all nges, 

 And managed by the oldest sages 



FRIEND Hutchinson — Your card is re- 

 ceived. It reads as follows: " I wish 

 that you would send me a copy of the 

 foul brood law of Ontario, and tell me 

 briefly about what course you pursue in 

 putting it in force, what the results have 

 been, etc. Tell me if the law is what you 

 think it ought to be; that is, would you 

 suggest any changes. " 



I would with the greatest of pleasure 

 mail you a copy of the foul brood law of 

 Ontario, if I had one; but, as I have not, 

 I will send you a copy of the foul brood 

 law of Wisconsin, which \s perfect. It 

 was framed by an expert bee-keeper, Mr. 

 N. E. France, of Platteville, Wiscon.sin. 

 It is by fax the best in the world; and every 

 State and Province should have a foul 

 brood law exactly like it. It reads as 

 follows: — 



CHAPTER I5". 



An Act for the suppres.siou of foul 

 brood among bees in Wisconsin. 



The people of the State of Wisconsin, 

 represented in Senate and Assembly, do 

 enact as follows: 



APPOINTMENT. 



Section i. Upon the recommenda- 

 tion of a majority vote of the members of 



the bee-keepers' societies of Wisconsin, 

 the governor shall appoint for a term of 

 two years a State inspector of apiaries, 

 who shall, if required, produce a certifi- 

 cate from the governor that he has been 

 so appointed. 



DUTIES. 



Section 2. The inspector shall, when 

 notified, examine all reported apiaries, 

 and all others in the same locality not re- 

 ported, and ascertain whether or not the 

 disease known as foul brood exists in 

 such apiaries; and if satisfied of the exis- 

 tence of foul brood, he shall give the own- 

 ers or caretakers of the diseased apiaries 

 full instructions how to treat said cases, 

 as in the inspector's judgment seems 

 best. 



DESTRUCTION OF BEES. 



Section 3. The inspector, who shall 

 shall be the sole judge, shall visit all dis- 

 eased apiaries a second time, and if need 

 be, burn all colonies of bees and combs 

 that he may find not cured of foul brood. 



VIOI^ATIONS. 



SiiCTiON 4. If the owner of a diseased 

 apiary, honey, or apliances, shall sell, 

 barter, or give away, anj' bees, honey, or 

 appliances, or expose other bees to the 

 danger of said disease, or refuse to allow 

 said inspector to in.spect such apiary, hon- 

 ey, or appliances, said owner shall, on 

 conviction before a justice of the peace, 

 be liable to a fine of not less than fifty 

 dollars nor more than one hundred, or 

 not less than one month's imprisonment 

 in the county jail, nor more than two 

 months' imprisonment. 



.\NNUAL REPORT. 



vSection 5. The inspector of apiaries 

 shall make an annual report to the gov- 

 ernor of Wisconsin, giving the number 

 of apiaries visited, thenvunber of diseased 

 a])iaries found, the number of colonies 

 treated, also the number of colonies de- 

 stroyed l)y fire and his expen.ses. 



EXPENSES. 



Section 6. There is hereby appropri- 

 ated out of any moneys in the State treas- 

 ury, not otherwise appropriated, a sum 

 not exceeding five hundred dollars per 

 year, for the suppression of foul brood 

 among bees in Wisconsin. Said inspec- 

 tor shall receive four dollars per day, 

 and travelling expen.ses, for actual time 

 served, which sum shall not exceed 

 the moneys hereby appropriated, to 

 be paid by the State treasurer, upon 

 warrants drawn and approvetl b}- the gov- 

 ernor. 



