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fruit inspector. And in case of their failure to do so the commissioner of horti- 

 culture shall have power to order an inspector from any adjoining county in 

 his district to perform the duties required by this act in the county needing the 

 services of such inspector, and the expense of such inspection shall be charge- 

 able to and paid for by the county in which the said services are rendered in 

 the manner hereinbefore provided. Whenever any county fruit inspector re- 

 quires assistance in the discharge of his duties he shall make written applica- 

 tion to the county commissioners for the temporary appointment of an assistant, 

 stating the length of time for which such assistant will be required, and all 

 appointments of such assistant shall be left discretionary to the board of county 

 commissioners. Assistant county inspectors shall have the same powers to per- 

 form the same duties as county inspectors, and such assistant shall be entitled 

 to the same compensation and to be paid in the same manner as county 

 inspectors. f 



Sec. 13. It is hereby made the duty of the county fruit inspector, if, from his 

 personal observation, complaint, or other credible information, he has reason to 

 suspect that any person, company, or corporation has an orchard, tree, or 

 nursery of trees, vines, or garden, fruit packing house, storeroom, or that any 

 other place or material in his county is infected with or is a repository for 

 eggs, larvae, or any noxious insects injurious to fruit and plants, or that any 

 trees, fruits, or plants are in transit to his county from outside this State or 

 are about to be disseminated or distributed within his county which are known 

 to be or are suspected to be from localities that are infested with any disease 

 or pest injurious or that may become injurious to the fruit interests of his 

 county or State. He shall without delay inspect the premises, property, or 

 material so suspected, and if the same is found to be infected as aforesaid, he 

 shall notify the owner, his agent, or the person in charge of the same not to 

 remove or allow the removal of such property until the same has been disin- 

 fected, prescribing the manner of disinfection, and shall direct the owner, agent, or 

 person having such property in his charge to treat and disinfect the said premises 

 and property within five days. If any person so notified shall permit the re- 

 moval of or fail to disinfect such property or premises in the manner and in 

 the time prescribed in said notice, the person so notified and failing to disinfect 

 the infected property or premises, or who shall permit the removal of the same 

 prior to disinfection, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- 

 viction thereof shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100 and the cost 

 of action in court, which fine and costs shall be a judgment lien upon said 

 premises or property. After the expiration of ten days and a failure on the part 

 of the owner or person in charge to disinfect the said premises or property as 

 aforesaid, then to prevent the spread of insect pests or disease it will be the 

 duty of the county inspector to enter on such premises or property and disin- 

 fect the same. The cost of such disinfection shall be a lien against said property 

 or premises, the payment of which shall be collectible with the costs in any court 

 of this State. 



Sec. 14 (as amended by act of 1905). Any person or persons who shall bring 

 into the State, have in their possession, or offer for sale or distribute or give 

 away, fruit trees, shrubs, fruit, or other material infested with any kind of 

 insect pest injurious to fruit, fruit trees, or plants shall be guilty of a misde- 

 meanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less 

 than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in 

 the county jail not less than sixty days nor more than one year : Provided, 

 That for each repeated offense the person or persons convicted may be pun- 



