Appendix. 379 



OREGON has followed the example of California, for on Feb- 

 ruary 25, 1889, the legislature approved " An Act to Create a 

 State Board of Horticulture and Appropriate Money Therefor." 

 It was amended February 21, 1891, and again in February, 1895. 

 After dwelling upon the formation of a "Board of Horticul- 

 ture," and other details of organization, etc., some of the powers 

 of the board are stated as follows : 



" Section VI. For the purpose of preventing the introduction 

 into the State, or spread of contagious diseases, insect pests, or 

 fungous growth among fruit or fruit trees, and for the preven- 

 tion, treatment, cure, and extirpation of fruit pests, and diseases 

 of fruit and fruit trees, and for the disinfection of grafts, cions, 

 orchard debris, fruit boxes and packages, and other material or 

 transportable articles dangerous to orchards, fruit or fruit trees, 

 said Board may make regulations for the quarantining, inspec- 

 tion, and disinfection thereof, which said regulations shall be 

 circulated by the Board in printed form among the fruit grow- 

 ers and fruit dealers of the State, shall be published at least four 

 successive times in some daily or weekly paper in each county 

 in the State, before the same shall be in force therein, and shall 

 be posted in three conspicuous places in each county in the 

 State, one of which shall be at the County Court House. 

 Such regulations, when so promulgated, shall be held to im- 

 port notice of their contents to all persons within the State, 

 and shall be binding upon all persons therein. A wilful vio- 

 lation of any quarantine or other regulation of said Board, 

 necessary to prevent the introduction into the State, or the 

 shipment sale or distribution of any articles so infected as to 

 be dangerous to the fruit growing interest of the State, or the 

 spread of dangerous diseases among fruit trees or orchards, 

 shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, 

 shall be punished by a fine of not less than five, nor more than 

 one hundred dollars, for each offense, or by fine and imprison- 

 ment for not less than five nor more than thirty days." 



When the Board becomes aware of the presence of injurious 

 insects or fungi upon certain premises, the owner is to be noti- 

 fied. 



" Such notice shall contain directions for the application of 

 some treatment approved by the Commissioners for the eradica- 

 tion or destruction of said pests, or the eggs or larvae thereof, or 



