STATE LAWS roNVKKMNt; INSKC'I lcil>l->. 01 



OREGON. 



Only those sections of the act named below which deal direct ly with 

 the subject of insecticide^ arc o'Jven. 



\ \ ACT t.< protect the fruit mul li<> ( , industry of OP-HOII. 



SKC. .",. It shall ! unlawful lor any person, linn ..r corporation d-Miiir l-n-inc in 

 the State < it' Oregon to sell paris green, arsenic, london purple, sulphur or any spray 

 material or coni|)onnil for spraying purposes, in (|tiantitics exceeding one pound, 

 without providing with cadi package sold a certificate duly signed ly the seller 

 thereof guaranteeing the quality ami per cent of purity of said materials. 



SEC. 4. Any person, linn or corporation selling any of the al>o\e materials \\ hicli 

 do not conform with the certificate furniflhed therewith shall U- deemed guilty of a 

 misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall le subject to a line of not less than 

 twenty-live (*L'.V) dollars nor more than one hundred (*1(K)) dollars. 



SKC. s. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of the State Board of Horticulture 

 of the district in which a violation of this act occurs to present the evidence of the 

 case to the district attorney, whose duty it shall be to prosecute any person guilty of 

 a violation of this act. which prosecution may be brought in any of the justice courts 

 of this state. 



SKC. 9. Inasmuch as the horticultural interests of the state demand immediate 

 attention, this act shall be in full force and effect from and after its approval by the 

 Governor. Approved % tin' Governor, February 17, 1899. 



TEXAS. 



AN ACT for the better protection of the farmer in the purchase <>f ronmuTcial fcrtili/crs and com- 

 mercial poisons used for destroying bollworms and other posts. 



Hi' it enacted l>i/ tin 1 I;('</i*/afure of the State of Tc.ms: Before any commercial fertilizer 

 or commercial poison, or any chemical or mixture used as a commercial fertilizer or 

 commercial poison, such as London purple, arsenic, Paris green, or any poison used 

 for the purpose of destroying the boll worm or other pests, is sold or offered for sale 

 in this State, the manufacturer, agent, importer or party who sells or offers it for 

 sale within this State shall deposit with the professor of chemistry of the Agricul- 

 tural and Mechanical College a sealed tin can, bottle or jar containing not less than 

 one pound of the fertilizer or commercial poison offered for sale; with an affidavit 

 that it is a fair sample taken from several barrels, boxes, sacks, or from quantities in 

 larger bulk, of the article thus to be sold or offered for sale; provided the unmixed 

 sul istances, cotton seed meal, land plaster, salt, ashes, lime, green sand marl, 

 uncrushed bones and animal excrements shall be exempt from the operation of the 

 law. 



SEC. 2. The manufacturer, importer, vender or agent of any commercial fertilizer 

 or commercial poison, as referred to in Section 1 of this chapter, shall pay annually 

 to the treasurer of the Agricultural and Mechanical College an analysis fee of lifteen 

 dollars for each and every fertilizer or commercial poison sold, exposed or offered 

 for sale within this State. Such payment shall be made at the time the sample of 

 fertilizer or commercial poison is submitted to the professor of chemistry for analysis. 



SEC. 3. After the analysis fee has been paid, as provided for in Section L' of this 

 chapter, it shall be the duty of the professor of chemistry of the Agricultural and 

 Mechanical College to analyze or to have analyzed under his direction, any sample 

 of a commercial fertilizer or commercial poison, in accordance with the requirements 

 of the foregoing sections of the law. The professor of chemistry shall print the 



