134 LAWS AGAINST INJURIOUS INSECTS. 
hereby torbidden, and to be prevented, as far as possible, in accordance with the 
law: 
San Jose scale (Aspidiotus perniciosus), woolly aphis (Schizoneura lanigera), 
black knot of plum and cherry (Plowrightia morbosa), fire blight of pear and 
apple (JJicrococcus amylovorus), peach yellows, the plum and peach rosette. and 
crown gall. 
The certificate of inspection is invalid unless accompanied by a certificate 
of fumigation. 
No. 265. 
An Act to guard against the introduction. of Mexican boll weevil into this State. 
Whereas a pest commonly designated as the Mexican boll weevil is a great 
actual evil in the State of Texas and is a menace to the whole cotton belt, and 
is ascertained to be capable of dissemination in cotton seed; therefore: 
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State cf South Car- 
olina, That on and after the approval of this act by the governor, it shall be 
unlawful to import into this State any living specimen of the Mexican boll 
weevil or to import into this State any cotton seed, oats, or prairie hay from 
points affected by said weevil in the State of Texas, or from any other point 
or points any such seed or hay that has been shipped originally from any point 
or points affected by said weevil in the State of Texas. 
Sec. 2. That every person and every agent of any firm or corporation: violat- 
ing the provision of section 1 of this act shall, on conviction, be deemed guilty 
of a misdemeanor and shall be subjected to a fine not to exceed one hundred 
dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days; and all such weevils shall 
be seized and destroyed: and all such imported cotton seed, oats, or prairie hay 
shall be deemed contraband, and seized and destroyed upon the conviction of 
the person or agent violating section 1 of this act. 
Approved the 25th day of February, A. D. 1904. 
SOUTH DAKOTA. 
CHAPTER 131. 
AN Act to prevent the introduction and spread of injurious insects and dangerous plant 
diseases in the State of South Dakota. 
Be it enacted by the iegislature of the State of South Dakota: 
§ 1. The entomologist of the State experiment station is hereby constituted 
the State entomologist and charged with the execution of this act. He shall, 
between the first day of June and the fifteenth day of September of each year, 
when requested by the owner or agent, or when he has reasonable grounds to 
believe that any injurious insect pests or dangerous and contagious plant dis- 
eases exist, examine any nursery, fruit farm, or other place where trees or 
plants are grown for sale, and if found apparently free frem any injurious 
insect pests or dangerous plant diseases he shall issue his certificate stating 
the facts (good for one year unless revoked), and shall collect therefor a fee 
sufficient to cover his expenses. 
§2. The State entomologist shall have authority, when requested by the 
