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8. Where an owner or possessor of bees disobeys the directions of the said 

 inspector, or offers resistance to, or obstructs the said inspector, a Justice of the 

 Peace may, upon the complaint of the said inspector, cause a sufficient number of 

 special constables to be sworn in, and such special constables shall, under the direc- 

 tions of the inspector, proceed to the premises of such owner or possessor and 

 assist the inspector to seize all the diseased colonies and infected appurtenances 

 and burn them forthwith, and if necessary the said inspector or constables may 

 arrest the said owner or possessor and bring him before a Justice of the Peace 

 to be dealt with according to the provisions of the preceding section of this Act. 



9. Before proceeding against any person before a Justice of the Peace, the 

 said inspector shall read over to such person the provisions of. this Act or 

 shall cause a copy thereof to be delivered to such persons. 



10. Every beekeeper or other person who is aware of the existence of foul 

 brood, either in his own apiary or elsewhere, shall immediately notify the Minister 

 of the existence of such disease, and in default of so doing shall, on summary 

 conviction before a Justice of the Peace, be liable to a fine of $S and costs. 



11. Each inspector shall report to the Minister as to the inspection of any 

 apiary in such form and manner as the Minister may direct, and all reports shall 

 be filed in the Department of Agriculture, and shall be made public as the Minis- 

 ter may direct or upon order of the Legislative Assembly. 



12. Chapter 283 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1897, intituled "An Act 

 for the Suppression of Foul Brood Among Bees," is repealed. 



