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so disinfected or destroyed, as the case may 
be, and such owner or person having the same 
in charge shall proceed to disinfect, or destroy 
such stock, trees, or product, as the case may 
be, in the manner required by law, and pre¬ 
scribed by the State Commissioner of Horti¬ 
culture, and within the time specified in said 
notice. 
Section 29. In the event of the inspection 
of stocky trees, or products, as hereinbefore 
specified, if a part only thereof is affected so 
that it cannot be properly disinfected, the own¬ 
er or person in charge of the same shall have 
the privilege of separating the same into one 
or more of three classes—to-wit: »Such as 
does not need disinfection; such as can be 
properly disinfected, and such as cannot be 
properly disinfected; and such owner, or per¬ 
son in charge, shall destroy such stock, trees, 
or products as cannot be disinfected within the 
time specified in said notice except in case 
of fruit, which may be used or disposed of 
under the rules and regulations prescribed by 
the State Commissioner of Horticulture, as 
herein provided, and shall proceed to disinfect 
such as can properly be disinfected within the 
time specified in said notice. 
Section 30. In the event of the failure of 
the owner or person in charge of such stock, 
trees or products, to separate or disinfect or 
destroy the same, as in the last preceding 
section provided, and within the time specified 
in said notice, the district horticultural in¬ 
spector shall have the right to enter upon the 
premises and perform, the acts as herein pro¬ 
vided for, or cause the same to be performed, 
at the expense of the owner or person so hav¬ 
ing charge of such stock, trees, or products, 
and shall have the right to destroy all stock 
or products which are infected, so that they 
cannot be properly disinfected. 
Section 31. In the event of disinfection of 
any orchard, fruit trees, ornamental trees, 
shrubs, vines, horticultural plants, or other 
plants, fruits, horticultural products or other 
property by the district horticultural inspector, 
or any person under his direction or orders, 
the costs thereof shall be charged against the 
owner of such stock, and the premises upon 
which the same may be growing, for the costs 
of such disinfection, or the destruction of the 
property which cannot be properly disinfect¬ 
ed, which charge may be recovered in an action 
at law in the name of the State of Florida, 
upon the relation of the district horticultural 
inspector against the owner or person having 
charge of such property and shall also consti¬ 
tute a lien against the said property and the 
premises upon which the same may be grow¬ 
ing, which lien may be enforced in any court 
of competent jurisdiction, and the bringing of 
an action at law to recover such costs shall 
not be deemed to be, and shall not constitute 
a waiver of such right of lien. 
Section 32. Any person failing to disinfect 
or destroy any nursery stock, shade trees, 
ornamental shrubbery, fruit, horticultural pro¬ 
ducts, or disinfect the premises upon which 
the same may be situate, as herein provided, 
within the time specified after notice from the 
district horticultural inspector of the district 
wherein the same is situated, shall be deemed 
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction 
thereof shall be fined in any sum not more than 
$250.00, and shall be imprisoned in jail until 
such fine is paid, unless otherwise released by 
law. 
Section 33. It shall be the duty of each 
person, firm or corporation dealing in nursery 
stock or horticultural plants, whether a resi¬ 
dent of this State or of some other »State, to 
notify the State Commissioner of Horticulture 
of his, their, or its intention to ship any nur¬ 
sery stock, fruit trees or horticultural plants 
from one point in this State to another point 
in this State, or from any point without the 
State to a point therein, for sale or delivery, 
or for planting or propagation. A copy of 
such notice shall also be mailed to the dis¬ 
trict horticultural inspector of the district into 
which such stock is to be shipped, for sale 
or delivery. Said notice shall be mailed not 
later than the date of shipment, and the same 
shall show the name and address of both the 
consignor and consignee, a descriptive invoice 
of the goods to be shipped, specifying quanti¬ 
ties and varieties, and the name of the person 
or transportation company from whom con¬ 
signee is to receive such goods. Said notice 
shall also show whether such stock, trees, or 
