BIENNIAL REPORT 



diseases of trees and plants, and the disinfection of fruits, trees, plants, 

 grafts, scions, orchard debris and empty fruit boxes and other material shall 

 be fully carried out and complied with. Saijd inspectors shall have free 

 access, at all times, to all the premises where any trees, plants, fruits or 

 horticultural products or supplies are kept or handled, and shall have full 

 power to enforce the rules and i^gulations of the State Horticultural 

 Board, and to order the destruction or disinfection of any or all trees, 

 plants, fruits or horticultural products or supplies founid to be infected 

 with any disease as prescribed or designated by said board. 



Section 9. It shall be the duty of every person or persons, corporation 

 or corporations, who shall sell or deliver to any person or persons, cor- 

 poration or corporations, any trees, plants, vines, scions or grafts, to notify 

 the inspector of said district wherein such trees, plants, vines, etc., etc., 

 are to be delivered, at least five days before said goods are to be delivered, 

 giving the date and nursery or railroad station where said trees, plants, 

 scions, etc., etc., are to be delivered, together with the name of the party 

 or parties who are to receive the same. It shall be the duty of the inspector 

 receiving such notice to inspect the said trees, plants, grafts, scions, etc., etc., 

 as soon thereafter as practicable, and at the point where the same are to 

 be delivered, and if the same be found free from any and all diseases or 

 pests, as designated by said State Board of Horticulture, he shall so certify 

 and shall attach such certificate to each lot or bill of such trees, 

 grafts, scions, vines, etc., etc., which said certificate must contain a list 

 of the said trees, grafts, scions, vines or plants so inspected. But if any of 

 the trees, grafts, scions, vitfes or plants so inspected shall be found to be dis- 

 eased or infested with any of the pests, as prescribed by said board, then 

 the inspector shall order the destruction of such trees, grafts, scions, vines, 

 etc., etc., so diseased or Infested, together with all boxes, wrapping or 

 packing pertaining thereto. 



Section 10. If any person or persons in charge or control of any nur- 

 sery, orchard, storeroom, packing house or other place where horticultural 

 products or supplies are handled or kept, shall fail or refuse to comply with 

 the rules and regulations of the said State Board of Horticulture, or shall 

 fail or refuse to disinfect or destroy any diseased or infected trees, plants, 

 vines, scions, gi-afts, shrubs or other horticultural supplies or products, 

 when ordered so to do, by the inspector of such district, he shall be deemed 

 guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any 

 sum not less than $25 nor more than $300. 



Section 11. It shall be the duty of every owner or manager of every 

 orchard, nursery, storeroom, packing house or other place where horti- 

 cultural products or supplies are kept or handled, which shall become dis- 

 eased or infected with any injurious insect or peet, to immediately, upon 

 discovery of the existence of such disease or pest, to notify the inspector 

 of said district of the existence of the same. It shall be the duty of such 



