2be fflational IRurscryman. 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK 
The National Nurseryman Publishing Co., Incorporated 
Vol. XXIII. ROCHESTER, N. Y., SEPTEMBER, 1915. No. 9. 
A MODEL STATE HORTICULTURAL 
INSPECTION LAW. 
Drafted by Prof. J. G. Sanders, Madison, Wis. 
Secretary of the American Association of Economic Entomologists. 
NOTE—The parenthetical words and phrases are to be 
understood as options suitable to local state conditions 
and usage. 
[Bill No.--, Approved --19-Chap, or Sec.-, 
Laws of-]. Be it enacted by the (Legislature) 
(people) of the state of - (represented in) (General 
Assembly) (Senate and Assembly) that,— 
Section 1 .—The following terms as used in (this act) 
(sections - to -, inclusive) shall be construed 
as follows:— 
1. —The singular and plural forms of any word or 
term in (this act) (sections-to -, inclusive) 
shall be construed as interchangeable and equivalent 
within the meaning of the act. 
2. —The term “person” shall include corporations, 
companies, societies, associations, partnerships or any 
individual or combination of individuals. When con¬ 
struing and enforcing the provisions of (this act) 
(sections - to -, inclusive) the act, omission, 
or failure of any officer, agent, servant or other in¬ 
dividual acting for or employed by any person as above 
defined within the scope of his employment or office, 
shall in every case be also deemed to be the act, omis¬ 
sion or failure of such person as well as that ol the 
individual himself. 
3. —The terms “insects” and “plant, diseases” ap¬ 
pearing in (this act) (sections-to-, inclusive) 
shall be construed to include any stage or stages ol 
development of the aforesaid insects or plant diseases. 
4. —The term “nursery stock” shall include all field- 
grown florist stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, 
grafts, scions, buds, fruit-pits and other seeds ol G'oil 
and ornamental trees and shrubs, and other plants 
and plant products for propagation, except field, vege¬ 
table, and flower seeds, bedding plants, and other her¬ 
baceous plants, bulbs and roots. 
5. _The term “nursery” shall be construed to mean 
any grounds or premises on or in which nursery sto> h 
is propagated and grown for sale, or any grounds m 
premises on or in which nursery stock is being fumi¬ 
gated, treated, packed or stored. 
6. —The term “nurseryman” shall mean the person who 
owns, leases, manages or is in charge of a nursery. 
7. —The term “dealer” shall be construed to apply to 
any person, not a grower of nursery stock, who buys 
nursery stock for the purpose of reselling and reship¬ 
ping, independently of any control of a nursery. 
8. —The term “agent” shall be construed as applying 
to any person selling nursery stock under the partial 
or full control of a nurseryman, or of a dealer or other 
agent. This term shall also apply to any person en¬ 
gaged with a nurseryman, dealer or agent in handling 
nursery stock on a co-operative basis. 
Section 2 .—There is hereby created a board which shall 
be known as the “Horticultural Inspection Board” of 
(State), hereinafter called the Board, consisting of 
three (five) members, two (four) members of which 
shall he ex-officio members. The third (fifth) mem¬ 
ber shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of 
four years. Such third (fifth) member shall be a 
nurseryman actively engaged in the growing of nur¬ 
sery stock. A majority of the members of the Board 
shall constitute a quorum. Vacancies occurring from 
death, resignation, removal or inability to act shall be 
filled in like manner for the unexpired term. The 
members of said board shall elect a chairman and shall 
serve without compensation, but shall receive their ac¬ 
tual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the 
discharge of their official duties within the provisions 
of (this act) (sections-to-, inclusive). This 
board is hereby vested with all powers necessary to 
carry out the provisions of (this act) (sections-to 
-, inclusive). 
Appointment. 
Section 3 .—'The Board shall appoint some person quali¬ 
fied by scientific training and practical experience to 
be state nursery inspector, hereinafter called the in¬ 
spector, who shall hold his office during the pleasure 
