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objections must be made in writing within ten (10) days of the finding to the 

 said board, who shall have power to summon witnesses and hear testimony on 

 oath, and whose decision shall be final. Any person or persons who shall inter- 

 fere with the duties of said entomologist and said board, as prescribed in this 

 section, shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor, and he or they shall be 

 fined not less than twenty-five ($25) dollars nor more than fifty ($50) dollars 

 for each offense. 



Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That upon discovery by the State entomologist 

 and plant pathologist of dangerous insect pests and fungus diseases, whether in 

 greenhouses and nurseries or in private or public domain, the treatment pre- 

 scribed by the State entomologist and plant pathologist shall be executed at 

 once (provided there is no appeal), and under his supervision. If the case in 

 question is worthy of remedial treatment, the cost of the material and the labor 

 shall be borne by the owner. In case infested stock is not worthy of remedial 

 treatment, such infectious plants shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the 

 board of control. 



Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That it shall be unlawful for any grower, nur- 

 seryman, florist, dealer, or corporation to ship, sell, or deliver within the State 

 any trees or plants of whatever description without having been previously 

 inspected by the State entomologist and plant pathologist, or his authorized 

 assistants, and a certificate of inspection, which is a facsimile signature of the 

 original certificate, placed upon each bundle, package, bale, box, or carload of 

 shipment. 



Any violation of said certificate by changing, defacing, or placing it on unin- 

 spected or infested stock, or using the same after date of expiration or revoca- 

 tion, shall render the owner or shipper liable to a fine of not less than one 

 hundred ($100) dollars nor more than one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars for 

 each offense : Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to farmers 

 or small growers who may sell plants, flowers, or shrubs in their own counties. 



Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That each and every individual, firm, or cor- 

 poration residing in other States, Territories, provinces, etc., dealing in or 

 handling trees, plants, vines, shrubs, bulbs, roots, cuttings, etc., before shipping 

 into the State shall register his name, firm, or corporation and file a copy of 

 his or its certificate of inspection, fuiuilshed by the entomologist, fruit inspector, 

 or duly authorized government ofiicial of his State, country, or province, with 

 the secretary of the State board of entomology. All packages, boxes, bales, 

 carloads of plants, commonly known as greenhouse or nursery stock, imported 

 into the State shall be plainly labeled on the outside with the names of the 

 consignor and consignee, and a certificate showing that the said contents had 

 been inspected by a reputable State or Government ofiicial. Upon the failure 

 of any person or persons to subscribe to the declarations set forth in this sec- 

 tion, said stock shall be confiscated under the order of the State entomologist 

 and plant pathologist. 



Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the Tennessee State board of entomology 

 shall have the power to adopt such quarantine rules and other regulations, not 

 inconsistent with the constitution of the State and United States, as they may 

 deem necessary to prevent the introduction of dangerously injurious fruit or crop 

 pests or diseases from without the State, and to govern common carriers in 

 transporting shipments liable to harbor such pests or diseases to or from the 

 State, and such regulations shall have the force of law. 



Sec 10. Be it further enacted, That any agent, common carrier, railroad, 

 steamboat, or express company found delivering within the bounds of the State 



