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3. The said inspector shall, whenever so directed by the president of the Ontario 
Beekeepers’ Association, visit without unnecessary delay any locality in the Prov- 
ince of Ontario and there examine any apiary or apiaries to which the said president 
may direct him, and ascertain whether or not the disease known as ‘‘foul brood” 
exists in such apiary or apiaries, and whenever the said inspector shall be satisfied 
of the existence of foul brood in its virulent or malignant type, it shall be the duty 
of the inspector to order all colonies so affected, together with the hives occupied by 
them, and the contents of such hives, and all tainted appurtenances that can not be 
disinfected, to be immediately destroyed by fire under the personal direction and 
superintendence of the said inspector; and after inspecting infected hives or fixtures, 
or handling diseased bees, the inspector shall, before leaving the premises or pro- 
ceeding to any other apiary, thoroughly disinfect his own person and clothing and 
shall see that any assistant or assistants with him have also thoroughly disinfected 
their persons and clothing; provided, that where the inspector, who shall be the 
sole judge thereof, shall be satisfied that the disease exists, but only in milder types 
and in incipient stages, and is being or may be treated successfully, and the inspector. 
has reason to believe that it may be entirely cured, then the inspector may, in his 
discretion, omit to destroy or order the destruction of the colonies and hives in which 
the disease exists. 
4. The inspector shall have full power, in his discretion, to order any owner or 
possessor of bees dwelling in box hives in apiaries where the disease exists (being 
mere boxes without frames), to transfer such bees to movable frame hives within a 
specified time, and in default of such transfer the inspector may destroy, or order the 
destruction of such box hives and the bees dwelling therein. 
5. Should the owner or possessor of diseased colonies of bees, or of any infected 
appliances for bee keeping, knowingly sell or barter, or give away such diseased 
colonies or infected appliances, he shall, on conviction before any justice of the 
peace, be liable to a fine of not less than $50 or more than $100, or to imprisonment 
for any term not exceeding two months. 
6. Should any person whose bees have been destroyed or treated for foul brood, 
sell, or offer for sale any bees, hives, or appurtenances of any kind, after such 
destruction or treatment, and before being authorized by the inspector so to do, or 
should he expose in his bee yard, or elsewhere, any infected comb, honey, or other 
infected thing, or conceal the fact that said disease exists among his bees, he shall, 
on conviction before a justice of the peace, be liable to a fine of not less than $20 and 
not more than $50, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months, and not 
less than one month. 
7. Should any owner or possessor of bees refuse to allow the inspector or his assistant 
or assistants to freely examine said bees, or the premises in which they are kept, or 
should such owner or possessor refuse to destroy the infected bees and appurtenances, 
or permit them to be destroyed when so directed by the inspector, he may, on the 
complaint of the inspector, be summoned before a justice of the peace, and on con- 
viction shall be lable to a fine of not more than $50 or less than $25 for the first 
offence, and not more than $100 or less than $50 for the second and any subsequent 
offences, and the said justice of the peace shall make an order directing the said 
owner or possessor forthwith to carry out the directions of the inspector. 
8. When the owner or possessor of bees shall disobey the directions of the said 
inspector or offer resistance to, or obstruct the said inspector, a justice of the peace 
may, upon the complaint of the said inspector, cause a sufficient number of special 
constables to be sworn in, and such special constables shall, under the directions of 
the inspector, proceed to the premises of such owner or possessor, and assist the 
inspector to seize all the diseased colonies and infected appurtenances and burn them 
forthwith, and if necessary the said inspector or constables may arrest the said owner 
or possessor and bring him before a justice of the peace to be dealt with according 
to the provisions of the preceding section of this act. 
9. Before proceeding against any person before a justice of the peace, the said 
inspector shall read over to such person the provisions of this act or shall cause a 
copy *hrereof to be delivered to such person. 
