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TENiTH ANNUAX, REPORT OF THE 



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As asked for in the 47th General Assembly, 



For an act providing for the appointment of a State Inspector of Apiaries, 

 and prescribing his powers and duties. 



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Wliereas, The disease linown as foul 

 brood exists to a very- considerable eji- 

 tent in various portions of this State, 

 which, if left to . itself, will soon ex- 

 terminate the honey bees; and. 



Whereas, The work done by an in- 

 dividual bee-keeper or by a State In- 

 spector is useless so long as the 

 official Is not given authority "to inspect 

 and, if need be, to destroy the disease 

 when found; and. 



Whereas, There is a great loss to 

 the bee-keeprs and fruit-growers of 

 the State each year by the devastating 

 ravages of foul brood: 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the Peo- 

 ple of the State of Illinois, represented 

 in the General Assembly: That the 

 Governor shall appoint a State In- 

 spector of Apiaries, who shall hold his 

 office for the term of two years, and 

 until his successor is appointed and 

 qualified, and who may appoint one or 

 more assistants, as needed, to carry on 

 the inspection under his supervision. 



Sec. 2. Said Inspector shall, when 

 notified of the exis-tence of foul brood, 

 or any other contagious or infectious 

 disease among aj)iaries, examine all 

 such as are so reported, and all others 

 in the same locality, and ascertain 

 whether or not such disease exists, and, 

 if satisfied of Its existence, shall give 

 the owner or the person who has the 

 care of such apiaries full instructions 

 as to the manner of treating t'hem. In 

 case the owner of a diseased apiary 



sliall refuse to treat his bees as di- 

 rected, then the said Inspector may 

 treat them at the owner's expense, or 

 burn the diseased colonies, or their 

 combs, as in his judgment seems best 

 to prevent the spread of the disease. 



Sec. 3. The Inspector shall, on or 

 before the second Monday of December 

 in each calendar year, make a report 

 to the Governor and also to the Illinois 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association, stating 

 the number of apiaries visited; the 

 number of those diseased and treated;, 

 the numher of colonies of bees d^ 

 stroyed, and the expense incurred 

 the performance of his duties. Said li 

 specter shall receive $4.00 for each da\ 

 actually and necessarily spent in th| 

 performance of his duties, and be 

 imbursed for the money expended^ by 

 him in defraying his expenses, omt of 

 the appropriation made to the Illi 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association; pro- 

 vided, that the total expenditures for. 

 such purposes shall not exceed three- 

 fourths of the amount appropriated. 



Sec. 4. Any owner of a diseased 

 apiary or appliances taken therefrom, 

 who shall sell, barter or give away any 

 such apiary, appliance, queens or bees 

 from such apiary, expose other bees to 

 the danger of contracting such disease, 

 or refuse to allow the Inspector of 

 Apiaries to inspect such apiary, or 

 appliances, shall be fined not less than 

 fifty dollars nor more than one hoindred 

 dollars. 



