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lected shall constitute a special fund, to be disposed of in the payment of the 

 salary and actual expenses of the inspector of bees appointed in pursuance of 

 the provisions of the act of April 15, 1904, aforesaid. 



Original act approved April 21st, 1904. Amended act approved March 17th, 

 1906. 



TEXAS. 



An Act to provide for the protection of honeybees against foul brood and other con- 

 tagious diseases, and providing that all bee keepers report to the State entoniologist 

 when infectious diseases exist, providing for collecting the expense of eradicating the 

 disease and fixing the charges upon the owner or agent of the bees, providing for the 

 extermination of all contagious diseases, and providing penalties for the violation of 

 any of the provisions of this act. 



Section 1. Be it enacted 'by the legislature of the State of Texas, If any owner 

 of or any person having control or possession of any honey bees in this State, 

 knows that any bees so owned or controlled are affected with foul brood or any 

 other contagious disease it shall be and is hereby made his duty to at once 

 report said fact to the State entomologist, setting out in his said report all the 

 facts known with reference to said infection. The State entomologist shall have 

 full power in his discretion to order any owner or possessor of bees dwelling in 

 hives without movable frames, or not permitting of ready examination, to 

 transfer such bees to a movable frame hive w^ithin a specified time. In default 

 of such transfer the State entomologist may destroy, or order destroyed, such 

 hives, together with the honey, combs, frames, and bees contained therein, with- 

 out recompense to the owner, lessee, or agent thereof. 



Sec 2. The State entomologist shall prescribe such rules and regulations as 

 may in his judgment seem necessary for the eradication of all contagious dis- 

 eases of bees, and if at any time the entomologist finds, or has reason to believe, 

 that the owner or keeper of any bees, or the owner of any apiary, has refused 

 or is refusing to comply with all or any such rules and regulations, then and 

 in that event the State entomologist is hereby authorized to inspect said bees, 

 and, if necessary, burn diseased colonies, appliances, and honey, and do any and 

 all things necessary in the premises to eradicate foul brood or any other infec- 

 tious disease of bees. 



Sec. 3. When any owner or possessor of bees shall fail to carry out the 

 instructions of the State entomologist as set forth in sections 1 and 2 of this 

 act, the State entomologist or his assisant shall carry out such destruction or 

 treatment, and shall present to the owner of said bees a bill for the actual cost 

 of such destruction or treatment. In the failure of the owner or possessor 

 of such bees to pay said bill within thirty days after the delivery of same to 

 himself, tenant, or agent, or within thirty days after mailing same to his usual 

 post-oflBce address, the State entomologist shall certify to the county attorney 

 of the county wherein such bees are located the amount and items of such bill, 

 and the county attorney shall file suit for the recovery of said account. All 

 moneys recovered by the countj^ attorney for such destruction or treatment 

 shall be paid into the hands of the county treasurer, to become a part of the 

 fund for carrying out the provisions of this act. 



Sec. 4. If any owner or keeper of any diseased colonies of bees shall barter 

 or give away any infected bees, honey, or appliances, or shall expose any other 

 bees to the danger of infection of the disease, or shall refuse or neglect to make 

 report as provided in section 1 of this act, he shall be deemed guilty of a mis- 

 demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding 

 two hundred dollars. 



