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time; and in default of such transfer, the Inspector may destroy or order 

 the destruction of such box hives and the bees dwelling therein, or may 

 himself cause such bees to be so transferred. 



6. Any owner or caretaker of diseased colonies of bees, or of any af- 

 fected appliances, who knowingly sells, or barters, or gives away such dis- 

 eased colonies or any bees, comb, or honey therefrom, or any infected ap- 

 pliances, shall, on conviction thereof before any Justice of the Peace, be 

 liable to a fine of not less than fifty dollars and not more than one hundred 

 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two months. 



7. Any person whose bees have been destroyed, or are being or have 

 been treated for foul brood or black brood, who sells or offers for sale any 

 honey-comb, honey, bees, hives, appurtenances or appliances of any kind 

 after such destruction or treatment, and before being authorised by the 

 Inspector so to do, or who knowingly exposes in his bee-yard or elsewhere 

 any infected comb, honey, or other infected thing, or conceals the fact that 

 said disease exists among his bees, shall, on conviction before a Justice of 

 the Peace, be liable to a fine of not less than twenty dollars and not more 

 than fifty dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months 

 and not less than one month, or both such fine and imprisonment. 



8. Any owner or caretaker of bees who refuses to allow the Inspector 

 or his assistant or assistants to freely examine his bees or the premises in 

 which they are kept, or who refuses to destroy the infected bees and ap- 

 purtenances or to permit them to be destroyed, or who refuses to transfer 

 bees dwelling in box hives to movable frame hives, when so directed by 

 the Inspector, shall, on conviction before a Justice of the Peace, be liable 

 to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than fifty dollars 

 for the first offence, and not less than fifty dollars and not more than one 

 hundred dollars for the second or any subsequent offence, and the said 

 Justice of the Peace shall make an order directing the said owner or pos- 

 sessor forthwith to carry out the direction of the Inspector. 



9. When an owner or caretaker of bees disobeys the directions of the 

 said Inspector, or offers resistance to or obstructs the said Inspector in the 

 performance of his duties, a Justice of the Peace shall, upon the demand 

 of the said Inspector, cause a sufficient number of special constables to be 

 sworn in, and such special constables shall, under the direction of the In- 

 spector, proceed to the premises of such owner or caretaker and assist the 

 Inspector to seize all the diseased colonies and infected appurtenances and 

 appliancs and burn them forthwith; and if necessary the said Inspector or 

 constables may arrest the said owner or caretaker and bring him before a 

 Justice of the Peace, to be dealt with according to the provisions of the 

 preceding section of this Act. 



10. Every bee-keeper or other person who is aware of the existence of 

 foul brood or black brood, either in his own- apiary or elsewhere, shall im- 

 mediately notify the Minister of the existence of such disease, and in de- 

 fault of so doing shall, on summary conviction before a Justice of the Peace, 

 be liable to a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five 

 dollars and costs for each such offence. 



11. Upon receiving the notice mentioned in the preceding section, or in 

 any way becoming aware of the existence of foul brood in any locality, the 

 said Minister may direct the said Inspector to immediately proceed to and 

 inspect the infected premises; but where the person giving such notice is 

 unknown to the Minister, or there is reason to believe that the information 



