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fruit are in transit to this state or an- in this State about to be disseminated, which 

 are known or suspected to be from localities that are infected with any disea 

 pests injurious or that may become injurious to the fruit interests of the State, such 

 members snail inspect, or cause to be inspected, the premises or property to which 

 such complaint relates, and if the same is found to he infected as aforesaid, such 

 members shall notify, in writing, the person having charge of such premises and 

 property to appear before him at such time and place as specified in Buch notice, to 

 be heard in reference to the infection of said premises or property aforesaid; and if 

 such member after hearing the person in charge of such premises or property shall 

 be of the opinion that such premises or property, or any of the same, is infected as 

 aforesaid, he shall notify, in writing, the person in charge of the same, within a time 

 to be preseribed in such notice, to treat and disinfect said premises or property, in 

 the manner prescribed in such notice, and if the person so notified shall neglect or 

 refuse to treat and disinfect said premises or property in the manner and within the 

 time prescribed in said notice, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misde- 

 meanor, and ui)on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-live dollars 

 nor more than one hundred dollars: and if it appears on the trial that any orchard, 

 trees, nursery, building, or any structures, premises, or property in charge of the 

 defendant referred to in said notice, or any part of such structures, premises, or 

 property, is infested or infected as aforesaid, the court shall declare whatsoever of 

 the same is so infected a nuisance, and shall order it to be abated, or make any other 

 order necessary to prevent its continuance, and it shall be tin- duty of the board, or 

 some member thereof, to execute such order, and the costs ami disbursements of tin- 

 prosecution shall be adjudged against the party convicted as aforesaid. 



Compensation of inspector of fruit pests. 



Sec. 2668. The inspector of fruit pests shall receive as compensation for his services 

 when actually engaged in the duties of his office a sum not to exceed five dollars per 

 day, and his mileage actually paid out shall be allowed when so engaged. 



IDAHO. 



An acl to protect and promote the horticultural interests of the State, and to destroy insect pestfl in 



orchards and elsewhere. 



Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of Idaho: 



Section 1. "Whenever a petition is presented to the board of county commissioners 

 of any county, and signed by twenty or more persons who are resident freeholders 

 and possessors of an orchard, or both, stating that certain or all on hardfi or nurseries 

 or trees of any variety are infested with scale insects of any kind injurious to fruit, 

 fruit trees, and vines, codlin moth or other insects that are destructive to trees, and 

 praying that a commissioner be appointed by them whose duty it shall be to super- 

 vise their destruction, as herein provided, the board of commissioners shall, within 

 twenty days thereafter, select a commissioner for the county, to he known as the 

 county horticultural commissioner. The said commissioner shall serve for a period 

 of two years from the date of appointment. 



SKC. 2. It shall be the duty of the county horticultural commissioner m each 

 county, whenever he shall deem it necessary, t<> cause an inspection to be made o\ 

 any orchard, or nursery, or trees, or any fruit-packing house, Storeroom, sales room. 

 or any other place in his jurisdiction, and if found infested with scale bug, codlin 

 moth, or other inset pest injurious to fruit, trees, and vines, lie shall notify the 

 owner or owners or person or persons in charge or possession of said trees or place, 

 as aforesaid, that the same are infested with the said insects, or any of them, or 

 their eggs or larva 1 , and he shall require such person or persons to diMnfect or 



destroy the same within a certain time, to be specified. If within such specified 

 time such disinfection or destruction has not been accomplished, the said person or 



persons shall lie required to make application oi' such treatment, for the purpose of 



