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Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the inspector to visit all the bees in his county or 

 district at least once a year, and at any time, upon the complaint of any bee owner, 

 that, in his opinion, the disease known as foul brood exists among the bees of any 

 person, whether owner or custodian. It shall be the duty of the inspector to whom 

 the complaint is made to immediately inspect the bees believed to be thus infected ; 

 and if such inspector finds that foul brood does exist among such bees, and the owner 

 desires to have them treated, said inspector shall immediately take charge of and 

 control them at the expense of the owner and give them the proper treatment for 

 the cure of the disease. In such treatment he may destroy such portions of the bees 

 and brood and of the hives and contents as maybe necessary: Provided, In case 

 the owner has any doubts about his bees being infected, and objects to their being 

 destroyed, as in this act provided, then such fact shall be determined by arbitration, 

 the said inspector choosing one arbitrator, and the owner of such bees another, from 

 among the bee keepers of said county, who shall immediately inspect such bees, and 

 determine whether or not the bees so inspected are diseased; or, when they cannot 

 agree, they two may choose a third from among the bee keepers of said county, and 

 the three shall proceed immediately to inspect such bees, and determine whether or 

 not the bees so inspected are diseased. 



Sec. 5. If the owner or person in charge of bees infected with foul brood shall fail 

 to make arrangements acceptable to the inspector for his compensation, and the 

 necessary expenses to be incurred in the treatment and cure of the bees (which shall 

 in no case exceed three dollars per day and actual expenses), then theihspector 

 shall immediately wholly destroy the hives and bees so infected by burning or bury- 

 ing the same. 



Sec. 6. If any person, by threats or violence, or in any other manner, shall prev%nt 

 a duly appointed bee inspector from inspecting, taking charge of, treating, or 

 destroying bees as provided in this act, on conviction thereof before the nearest 

 justice of the peace of the precinct in which said bees are kept, shall be deemed 

 guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined in any sum not less than $5.00, nor more 

 than $25.00 for the first offense, and for each additional offense he shall be liable to 

 a fine not to exceed $50.00. 



Sec. 7. To provide for the prosecution of the duties of bee inspectors under this 

 act, the county courts are hereby authorized to and shall appropriate the sum of 

 $3.00 per day and necessary expenses for the time that the inspector is actually 

 employed in the performance of his duties out of the revenues of the several coun- 

 ties : Provided, That in no case when such inspector receives compensation from the 

 owner of the bees so infected for the care, treatment, or destruction of the same, 

 as in the act provided, shall he be paid by the several counties as in this section 

 specified. 



Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are 

 hereby repealed. 



[The exact date of the passage of this bill has not been ascertained. 

 The copy of the law is taken from the American Bee Journal for Jan- 

 uary 8, 1892.— L. O. H.] 



