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Sec. 14. The powers and duties devolving by this act upon the said hoard and the 

 inspector of fruit pests, in relation to fruit and fruit trees, shall extend to hops and 

 hop plants, for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease among hops and hop 

 X:)lants, and of extirpating any pests affecting the same. 



Sec. 15. Every person violating the provisions of this act shall be liable, upon sum- 

 mary conviction before one justice of the peace, to a penalty not exceeding fifty 

 dollars. 



Under tlie i3receding law the provincial board of horticulture has 

 formulated a set of rules for the guidance of horticulturists, etc. 

 Eule 2 defines "pests" so as to include '^all fungous diseases." 

 Various directions are given for disinfection, spraying, etc., and rule 

 14 affixes the penalty for violation as follows ; 



PENALTIES. 



14. Every person violating the provisions of the horticultural board act, 1894, or 

 the rules and regulations adopted by the provincial board of horticulture, is liable, 

 upon summary conviction before a justice of the peace, to a penalty not exceeding 

 fifty dollars for each offense. 



