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vineyards shall be condemned by the inspector, they shall be destroyed, by his 

 direction, by the owner of the premises, and the expense of said action shall 

 be' borne by the owner of the premises: Provided, That failure or refusal on 

 the part of the owner of the premises to execute the treatment prescribed by 

 the entomologist, or to destroy trees, plants, or vineyards, as directed by him. 

 shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and, ui)on conviction thereof, such owner shall 

 be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the 

 county jail not exceeding thirty days: A)id provided further. That the provi- 

 sion in reference to destroying plants shall not refer to cotton, corn, gi-ain, or 

 such other field plants as are not subject to sale and transportation. Xo com- 

 pensation shall be paid to the owner of the premises for any plant that shall 

 thus be destroyed. 



Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale or transport within this 

 State plants, buds, trees, shrubs, vines, tubers, roots, or cuttings that have not 

 been inspected or bear the inspection tag of the said entomologist, and any 

 person or persons violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guiltj- 

 of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not exceeding 

 one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty 

 days. 



Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for any grower of fruit trees, nurserymen, or 

 corporation to ship within this State any trees, shrubs, cuttings, vines, bulbs, or 

 roots without having the same previously examined by said entomologist, or by his 

 assistant, within six months next preceding date of such shipment — a certificate 

 of such inspection in such form as may be adopted by said board to accompany 

 each box or package. Any person or corporation violating the provisions of 

 this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction 

 thereof shall be punished l\v a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be 

 Imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding thirty days. 



Sec 9. That all fruit growers, nurserymen, or corporations residing in this 

 State dealing in or handling fruit, trees, shrubs, cuttings, vines, bulbs, or roots 

 shall be compelled to have his or their or its stock inspected annually on or 

 before the 1st day of November of each year. If upon such inspection such 

 stock is found to conform to the requirements of s:iid board, the inspector 

 shall furnish a certificate to that effect : or if such stock does not conform to the 

 requirements of said board then the said inspector may cause the same to be 

 destroyed at the expense of the owner thereof. 



Sec. 10. That all persons or coriX)rations residing without the limits of the 

 State dealing in trees, plants, cuttings, shrubs, vines, or roots shall register his, 

 their, or its name and file a copy of his. their, or its certificate of insi>ection 

 furnished by the entomologist or inspector or duly authorized official of the 

 State in which he, they, or it resides with the chairman of the said board, 

 which shall state that in addition to inspection the nursery stock has been 

 fumigated under the direction of the official issuing the certificate. Upon 

 failure to comply with this requirement, any of said articles that may be 

 shipped into this State may be c-onfiscated or destroyed by the authority of the 

 said board. 



Sec. 11. Upon filing the proper certificate, as above prescribed, and upon 

 request of any i»erson or persons residing without the limits of this State, deal- 

 ing in or handlnig trees, shrubs, cuttings, vines, bulbs, or roots in this State. 

 the certificate of the said board of entomology will be issued to the same with- 

 out charge, and official tags bearing the fac simile copy of such certificate and 

 the seal of the board of entomology will be furnished such applicants at cost. 



Sec. 12. No transportation company or common carrier shall deliver any 



