LAWS—HORTICULTURAL 
Section 5491. Board to Report to Legis- 
lature. 
The said board shall report to the leg- 
islative assembly, commencing in Janu- 
ary, 1891, what, if any, legislation is 
needed in aid of the horticultural and 
fruit-growing interests of the state. (L. 
1889, p. 180, Sec. 14; B. & C., Sec. 4189.) 
Section 5495. All Prunings and Cuttings 
Required to be Burned. 
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any 
person, firm, or corporation owning or 
operating any nursery, fruit orchard of 
any kind, hopyards, flower gardens, or 
ornamental trees to throw any cuttings 
or prunings from any fruit trees, nurs- 
ery stock, ornamental trees, or hop vines 
into any public road, highway, lane, field, 
or other inclosure, or into any water 
course of any kind; but shall destroy 
such cuttings or prunings with fire with- 
in 30 days from the time such cuttings 
or prunings are made. (L. 1899, p. 97, 
Sec. 1; B. & C., Sec. 4190.) 
Section 5496. Owners of Nurseries, Htc., 
Required to Spray. 
It shall hereafter be the duty of any 
person, firm, or corporation owning or 
operating any such nursery, fruit or- 
chard, hopyard, flower garden, or orna- 
mental trees, and knowing such to be in- 
fected with any kind of insects, pests, or 
disease, to immediately spray or destroy 
the same in such manner as the fruit 
commissioner for his district may direct. 
(L. 1899, p. 97, Sec. 2; B. & C., See. 4191.) 
Section 5497. Certificate of Purity to Go 
with Packages of Spraying Material. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, 
firm, or corporation doing business in 
the state of Oregon to sell Paris green, 
arsenic, London purple, sulphur, or any 
spray material or compound for spray- 
ing purposes, in quantities exceeding one 
pound, without providing with each pack- 
age sold a certificate, duly signed by the 
seller thereof, guaranteeing the quality 
and per cent of purity of said materials. 
(L. 1899, p. 98, Sec. 3; B. & C., Sec. 
4192.) 
Section 5489. Penalty Where Material 
Does Not Conform to Certificate. 
Any person, firm, or corporation selling 
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any of the above materials which do not 
conform with the certificate furnished 
therewith shall be deemed guilty of a 
misdemeanor, and upon conviction there- 
of shall be subject to a fine of not less 
than $25 nor more than $100. (L. 1899, 
p. 98, Sec. 4; B. & C., Sec. 4193.) 
Section 5499. Unlawful to Import or Sell 
infested Fruit. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, 
firm, or corporation to import or sell any 
infested or diseased fruit of any kind in 
the state of Oregon. (LL. 1899, p. 98, Sec. 
5; B. & C., Sec. 4194.) 
Section 5500. Packing, etc., or Deliver- 
ing for Shipment Infected Fruit, etce., 
a Misdemeanor. 
Every person who packs or prepares 
for shipment to any point within the 
state, or who delivers or causes to be de- 
livered to any express agent or railroad 
agent, or other person, or to any trans- 
portation company or corporation, for 
shipment to any point without the state, 
any fruit or fruits, either fresh, cured 
or dried, that is infected with insect pests 
or diseases injurious to trees, shrubs, 
plants, fruits, or vegetables, is guilty of 
a misdemeanor. (L. 1899, p. 98, Sec. 6; 
B. & C., Sec. 4195.) 
Section 5501. Penalty for Violating Pro- 
visions of Act. 
Any person, firm, or corporation violat- 
ing any of the provisions of this act 
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, 
and upon conviction thereof shall be 
punished by a fine of not less than $25 
nor more than $100. (L. 1899, p. 98, Sec. 
7; B. & C., Sec. 4196.) 
Section 5502. Commissioner of Horticul- 
ture to Present Hvidence, and District 
Attorney to Prosecute. 
It shall be the duty of the Commission- 
er of the State Board of Horticulture of 
the district in which a violation of this 
act occurs to present the evidence of the 
case to the district attorney, whose duty 
it shall be to prosecute any person guilty 
of a violation of this act, which prosecu- 
tion may be brought in any of the jus- 
tice courts of this state. (LL. 1899, p. 98, 
Sec 8; B. & C., Sec. 4197.) 
