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LEGISLATION AGAINST FOUL 15KOOD. 



NK.W YORK. 



Laws of the State of New York, passed at the one hundred and sixteenth session of the legisl 



Volume I, 1893; Albany, p. 672. 



Skc. 80. The prevention of diseases among bees. — No person shall keep in his apiary 

 any colony of bees affected with a contagious malady known as foul brood, and every 



bee keeper, when be becomes aware of the existence of such disease amouj; his bees 

 shall destroy or cause to be destroyed forthwith all colonies thus affected. In any 

 county any five or more actual bee keepers of the county in which foul brood exists 

 may present to the commissioner of agriculture a petition setting forth that such 

 disease exists, or that the petitioners have reason to believe that it exists, in Buck 

 county, and the reasons of such belief, and requesting him to appoint a competeut 

 person to prevent the spread of such disease and eradicate the same. 



Upon the receipt of such petition the commissioner of agriculture shall, within 

 thirty days thereafter, appoint some well-known and competent bee keeper of the 

 county as an agent of the commissioner, who shall hold his office during the pleasure 

 of the commissioner of agriculture, and who shall within ten days alter his appoint- 

 ment tile in the office of the county clerk of the county an acceptance of the appoint- 

 ment and constitutional oath of office. 



Sec. 81. Proceedings of the agent of the commissioner. — Upon written verified com- 

 plaint of any two bee keepers of the county to such agent, setting forth the exist- 

 ence of the disease, or that they have good reason to believe that it exists within 

 the county, and the grounds of such belief, designating the apiary or apiaries 

 wherein they believe it to be, such agent shall, without unnecessary delay, examine 

 the bees so designated. If satisfied that any colony or colonies of such bees are dis- 

 eased with foul brood, he shall, without further disturbance to the bees, fix some 

 designating mark upon each hive wherein the disease exists and immediately notify 

 the owners of the bees, or by leaving a written notice at his place of residence, if 

 he be a resident of the county, and if not, by leaving the same with the person in 

 charge of such bees, requiring him within five days from the date of the noti 

 effectually remove or destroy such hive, with its entire contents, by burying them 

 or by fire. The agent of the commissioner shall he allowed for his services under this 

 section two dollars for each full day spent by him in the discharge of his official 

 duties, which shall be a county charge. 



UTAH. 



An act fortlie protection of bee culture, and to repeal all other acts and laws relating thereto. 



Section 1. Beit enacted by the governor and legislative assembly of the Territory of 



Utah, That it shall be the duty of the county court of each county to appoint from 

 among the bee keepers of the county one or more suitable persons as inspectors of 

 bees. 



Sec. 2. These inspectors shall be appointed biennially. \ i/ : On the first Monday in 

 March of each alternate year, or at the lirsi regular sitting oi' the court thereafter, 

 and shall perform the duties of bee inspector for two years, and until their successors 

 are appointed and qualified. Said inspectors shall qualify 1»\ taking and subscrib- 

 ing an official oath, and giving bonds with sureties to be approved bj their respec- 

 tive county courts in the sum of five hundred dollars; said bonds to be tiled with 

 the clerk of said courts. 



Sec. 3. In determining the fitness of a person to till the position of inspector, the 

 court shall be guided by the local hec keepers' association in their respective coun- 

 ties, and it shall be deemed lawful for any inspector, if he so desires, to in\ i t « - one 

 or more persons to assist him in prosecuting his inspections: Provided, Thai no 

 charge is made for this voluntary service. 



