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the inspector may destroy or order the destruction of such box hives and the 

 bees dwelling tlierein. 



'i 7. Should the owner or possessor of diseased colonies of bees, or of 

 any infected appliances for bee keeping, knowingly sell or barter, or give 

 away, any such diseased colonies or infected appliances, he shall on convic- 

 tion before any justice of the peace be liable to a fine of not less than $^0 or 

 more than |ioo; or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two months. 



^ S. Should any person whose bees have been destroyed or treated for 

 foul brood sell or offer for sale any bees, hives or appurtenances of any kind 

 after such destruction or treatment, and before being authorized by the in- 

 spector so to do, or should he expose in his bee yard or elsewhere any in- 

 fected comb, honey or other infected thing, or conceal the fact that said dis- 

 ease exists among his bees, he shall on conviction betore a justice of the 

 peace, be liable to a fine of not less than 120 and not more tiian $50, or to 

 imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months and not less than one 

 month . 



^. 9. Should any owner or possessor of bees refuse to allow the inspec- 

 tor or his assistant or assistants to freely examine said bees or the premises 

 in which they are kept, or should such owner or possessor refuse to destroy 

 the infected bees and appurtenances or permit them to be destroyed when so 

 directed by the inspector, he may, on complaint of the inspector, .be sum- 

 moned before a justice of the peace, and on conviction shall be liable to a 

 fine of not more than I50 or less than $25 for the first offense, and not more 

 than 1 1 00 or less than $50 for the second and any subsequent offenses, and 

 the said justice of the peace shall make an order directing the said owner or 

 possessor forthwith to carry out the directions of the inspector. 



'i 10. Where an owner or possessor of bees shall disobey the directions 

 of the said inspector or offer resistance to or obstruct the said inspector, a 

 justice of the peace may, upon the complaint of the said inspector, cause a 

 sufficient number of special constables to be sworn in, and such special con- 

 stables shall, under the directions of the inspector, proceed to the premises 

 of such owner or possessor and assist the inspector to seize all the diseased 

 colonies and infected appurtenances and burn them forthwith, and if neces- 

 sary, the said inspector or constables may arrest the said owner or possessor 

 and bring him before a justice of the peace, to be dealt with according to the 

 provisions of this act. 



^11. Before proceeding against any person before a justice of the peace 

 the said inspector shall read over to such person the provisions of this act, or 

 shall cause a copy thereof to be delivered to such person . 



'i 12. Every bee-keeper or other person who shall be aware of the ex- 

 istence of foul brood either in his own apiary or elsewhere, shall immediately 

 notify the President of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association of the ex- 

 istence of such disease, and in default of so doing shall on summary con- 

 viction before a justice of the peace be liable to a fme of|5 and costs. 



