September, 1911.] 



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Plant Sanitation. 



At six of the ports of entry (see 

 Section 3 of the Regulation) fumigation 

 stations are established where plants 

 from countries and states infested or 

 liable to be infested with the San Jose 

 Scale are fumigated with hydrocyanic 

 acid gas by special officers in charge. 



Plants from Europe, Japan and the 

 Statesof Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, 

 New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode 

 Island, six of the United States of 

 America, are inspected by officers of the 

 Department for the Browntail moth 

 aud Gipsy moth. In some cases this 

 inspection is made at the port of entry, 

 in other cases at the destination of the 

 stock. In the latter case the plants may 

 not be unpacked except in the presence 

 of an inspector. 



It is necessary for all persons and 

 transportation companies importing or 

 bringing plants into Canada to notify 

 the Dominion Entomologist, Ottawa, of 

 the fact, and through the co-operation 

 of the Department of Customs, the 

 Customs officers at the ports of entry 

 also send advices of the arrival of ship- 

 ments of plants at the various ports 

 through which plants may enter. 



In addition to the inspection and 

 fumigation of imported plants, field 

 officers are employed in inspecting 

 orchards and in carrying out eradicative 

 measures against the Brown-tail moth in 

 those regions in Nova Scotia and New 

 Brunswick infested with the insect. 

 This eradicative work is carried out in 

 co-operation with the respective pro- 

 vincial governments. The fumigation 

 and inspection of imported plants 

 and infested regions and all measures 

 for eradication work are carried out 

 under the direction of the Dominion 

 Entomologist. 



The Minister of Agriculture has power 

 to prohibit the importation of plants 

 from any given region should it be 

 deemed necessary, owing to the presence 

 of serious insect pests or diseases in such 

 a region. This has been done in the 

 case of Potatoes from Newfoundland aud 

 the neighbouring islands, to prevent 

 the introduction of Potato canker 

 (Chrysophlyctis endobiotica). 



The Destructive Insect and Pest Act, 

 aud the Regulations issued under the 

 Act are given below. 



In addition to the legislation of the 

 Federal Government, certain of the 

 provincial governments have instituted 

 legislative measures in reference to plant 

 diseases and pests. 



The Province of British Columbia 

 inspects all plants and fruit entering 



the province, and any plant or fruit 

 found to be infested with insect pests 

 is either subjected to treatment or 

 destroyed. 



The province of Ontario has legialation 

 chiefly relating to the inspection of 

 nurseries aud nursery plants. 



The province of Nova Scotia has 

 recently enacted legislation under which 

 the Department of Agriculture for the 

 province will have power to inspect 

 orchards and take such steps as are 

 necessary for the eradication or control 

 of the more serious insect pests and 

 plant diseases. 



The Destructive Insect and Pest Act. 



An Act to prevent the introduction or 

 spreading of insects, pests and diseases 

 destructive to vegetation. 



(9—10 Edward VII., Chap. 31.) 



His Majesty, by and with the advice 

 and conseut of the Senate and House 

 of Commons of Canada, enacts as 

 follow : — 



1. This Act may be cited as the Des- 

 tructive Insect and Pest Act. 



2. In this Act, unless the context 

 otherwise requires, "the Minister" 

 means " the Minister of Agriculture." 



3. The Governor in Council may 

 make such regulations as are deemed 

 expedient to prevent the introduction 

 or admission into Canada, or the spread- 

 ing therein, of any insect, pest or disease 

 destructive to vegetation. 



4. Such regulations may provide : — 

 (a) For the prohibition generally, or 



for any particular country or place, of 

 the introduction or admission into 

 Canada of any vegetable or other matter 

 likely to introduce any such insect, pest, 

 or disease ; 



(6) The terms or conditions upon, and 

 the places at which any such vegetable 

 or other matter may be introduced or 

 admitted into Canada ; 



(c) For the treatment and manner of 

 treatment to be given to any vegetation, 

 vegetable matter or premises in order to 

 prevent the spreading of any such insect, 

 pest or disease, and may prescribe 

 whether such treatment shall be given 

 by the owner or by a person appointed 

 tor such purpose ; 



(d) For the destruction of any crop, 

 tree, bush or other vegetation or veget- 

 able matter or containers thereof in- 

 fested or suspected to be infested with 

 any such insect, pest or disease ; 



(e) For the granting of compensation 

 for any such crop, tree, bush or other 

 vegetation or containers thereof so 



