32 LAWS AGAINST INJURIOUS INSECTS. 
vineyards shall be condemned by the inspector, they shall be destroyed, by his 
direction, by the owner of the premises, and the expense of said action shall 
be borne by the owner of the premises: Provided, That failure or refusal on 
the part of the owner of the premises to execute the treatment prescribed by 
the entomologist, or to destroy trees, plants, or vineyards. as directed by him, 
shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, such owner shal! | 
be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the 
county jail not exceeding thirty days: And provided further, That the provi- 
sion in reference to destroying plants shall not refer to cotton, corn, grain, or 
such other field plants as are not subject to sale and transportation. No com- 
pensation shall be paid to the owner of the premises for any plant that shall 
thus be destroyed. 
Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale or transport within this 
State plants, buds, trees, shrubs, vines, tubers, roots, or cuttings that have not 
been inspected or bear the inspection tag of the said entomologist, and any 
person or persons violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty 
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not exceeding 
ohne hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty 
days. 
Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for any grower of fruit trees, nurserymen, or 
corporation to ship within this State any trees, shrubs, cuttings, vines, bulbs, or 
roots without having the same previously examined by said entomologist, or by his 
assistant, within six months next preceding date of such shipment—a certificate 
of such inspection in such form as may be adopted by said board to accompany 
each box or package. Any person or corporation violating the provisions of 
this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction 
thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be 
imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding thirty days. 
Sec. 9. That all fruit growers, nurserymen, or corporations residing in this 
State dealing in or handling fruit trees, shrubs, cuttings, vines, bulbs, or roots 
shall be compelled to have his or their or its stock inspected annually on or 
before the 1st day of November of each year. If upon such inspection such 
stock is found to conform to the requirements of said board, the inspector 
shall furnish a certificate to that effect; or if such stocix does not conform to the 
requirements of said board then the said inspector may cause the same to be 
destroyed at the expense of the owner thereof. 
Sec. 10. That all persons or corporations residing without the limits of the 
State dealing in trees, plants, cuttings, shrubs, vines, or roots shall register his, 
their, or its name and file a copy of his, their, or its certificate of inspection ~ 
furnished by the entomologist or inspector or duly authorized official of the 
State in which he, they, or it resides with the chairman of the said board, 
which shall state that in addition to inspection the nursery stock has been 
fumigated under the direction of the official issuing the certificate. Upon 
failure to comply with this requirement, any of said articles that may be 
shipped into this State may be confiscated or destroyed by the authority of the 
said board. 
Sec. 11. Upon filing the proper certificate, as above prescribed, and upon 
request of any person or persons residing without the limits of this State, deal- 
ing in or handling trees, shrubs, cuttings, vines, bulbs, or roots in this State, 
the certificate of the said board of entomology will be issued to the same with- 
out charge, and official tags bearing the fac simile copy of such certificate and 
the seal of the board of entomology will be furnished such applicants at cost. 
Sec. 12. No transportation company or common carrier shall deliver any 
