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of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprison- 

 ment in the county jail for a period of not less than ten nor more than one 

 hundred days, or by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one 

 hundred dollars. Any justice of the peace or district or county courts of the 

 respective counties shall have jurisdiction to try any case arising under the 

 provisions of this act. 



Sec. 10. Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of an act entitled "An Act to create state 

 and county boards of horticulture ; define their duties and compensation ; to 

 protect and promote the horticultural interests of the State and to repeal an 

 act to establish a bureau of horticulture, approved March 8, 1883," approved 

 April 5, 1893, are hereby repealed. 



Sec. 11. In the opinion of the general assembly an emergency exists, therefore 

 this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. 



Approved April 16, 1897. 



CONTSTECTICUT. 



Chapter 238, General Statutes of Connecticut. 



Section 4386. State entomologist ; appointment. — Said board of control shall 

 appoint a State entomologist to hold office during the pleasure of the board, 

 who shall have an office at the experiment station, but shall receive no com- 

 pensation other than his regular salary as a member of the station staff. He 

 may appoint such number of deputies, not exceeding three, as he may deem 

 necessary. 



Sec. 4387. Duties. — The State entomologist, either personally or through his 

 y^^ deputies, shall visit any orchard, field, garden, nursery, or storehouse, on request 

 ^of the owner, to advise treatment against pests. He may inspect any orchard, 

 fiei»?, or garden, in public or private grounds, which he may know or have reason 

 to suspect to be infested with San Jose scale or any serious pests or infectious 

 diseases, when in his judgment such pests or infectious diseases are a menace to 

 adjoining owners ; and may order the owner, occupant, or person in charge 

 thereof, in writing, to properly spray or give other suitable treatment, or to cut 

 and destroy any such diseased trees or shrubs, if in the opinion of the State 

 entomologist such action is necessary, and the owner thereof shall not recover 

 from nor be recompensed therefor by the State. If the owner of such orchard, 

 field, or garden neglects or refuses to comply with the order of the said State 

 entomologist, he shall be fined not more than fifty dollars. The State entomol- 

 ogist may issue such bulletins of said experiment station as in his judgment are 

 needed to convey information about pests ; may conduct experiments and inves- 

 tigations regarding injurious insects and the remedies for their attacks ; diffuse 

 such information by means of correspondence, lectures, and published matter, 

 \ and may employ such assistants in his office, laboratory, or in the field, and 

 -purchase such apparatus and supplies as may be necessary. He shall keep a 

 detailed account of expenses, and publish each year a report of such expenses 

 and of the work done. 



Sec 4388. Certificate of inspection of nursery stock. — All nursery stock shipped 

 into this State from any other State, county, or province shall bear on each 

 package a certificate that the contents of said package have been inspected by a 

 State or Government officer, and that said contents have been thoroughly fumi- 

 gated and appear free from all dangerous insects or disease. In case nursery 

 stock is brought within the State without such a certificate, the consignee may 

 return it to the consignor at the latter's expense or may call the State entomologis' 



