Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-14
Quarantine Rules and Regulations
For the Protection OF
FRUIT AND FRUIT TREES

From insect Pests namely insects injurious to fruit
and fruit trees, authorized and approved by the
Board of State Viticutura! Commissioners OF Cali
| fornia. In pursuancs of an Act entitled can
Act to define and enlarge the duties and
powers of the Board of State Yiticuitural Com
missioner, and to authorize the appointment OF Ger.
tain officers and to protect the interests of Hort-
culture and Viticulture, approved March A. 1881
the Chief Executive Horticultural and Health Off
Ger may appoint local resident Inspectors in any and
all of the uit-growng regions of the State, whose
duties shall be as provided in Section of an Act
entitled ''An Act to define and enlarge the duties
and powers of the Board of State Yiticutural Com
missioners and to authorize the appointment of
certain officers and to protect the interests of Hort
culture aud Viticalture, provided that there shall
be compensation for such services of inspection
excepting fee, not to exceed one dollar for each
certificate of disnfection in of compliance with
quarantine regulations, ard not to exceed five dol
lars for each certificate OF dsnfection after seizure
for noncompliance; provided, however, such in
specton may be employed at the option OF the own
ers of property requiring disnfection to dsinfect
the same. And also said local resident Inspectors
will be entitled to such other fees as are provided
for in cases of conviction and seizures.
l. All tree or plant cuttings, gratis or scions,
plants trees OF any kind infested by any insect or
insects, or the germs thereof namely, their eggs
Larvae pupa tnatare known to beiniurious to fruit
fruit trees and liable to spread contagion or any
tree or plant cuttings, gratis. scions, plants, or
trees Of any kind grown or planted in any county
or di. trict within the State of California in which
trees plants in orchards nurseries or places are
known to be infested by sny insect or insects or
the germs thereof, namely, their eggs Larvae or
pupae known to be injurious to fruit fruit trees
and liable to spread oontagon, are hereby required
to be dlsinfected before removal for distribution or
transportation from any orchard, nursery place
where said tree plant cuttings gratis or scions
plants trees of any kind grown or offered for
sale or gift, as hereinafter provided.
2. All tree or pant cuttings, gratis or scions,
plants or trees of any kind, imported or brought
into this State from any foreign country or from
any of the United States or Territories, hereby
required to be disinfected immediate after their
arrival in this State, and before being offered for
sale or removed for distribution transportation,
as hereinafter described; provided, that il ON ex-
animation of any such mport tatons by local resi-
dent Inspector the Chief Executive Horticultural
Officer bill of health is certified to by such exam
ining officer then disnfecion will be unnecessary
g. Fruit OF any kind infested by any species of
Scale Insect or Scale Insects, or the germs thereof
namely, their eggs, larvae or pupe, known to be
injurious to fruit and fruit trees, aud liable TO
spread contagion, is hereby required to be dsin-
fected as hereinafter provided, before removal off
the premises where grown, for the purpose of SALE
gift distribution or transportation.
Fruit Of any kind infested by any insect or in
sects or the germs thereof, namely, their eggs
larvaa or pupa, known to be injurious to fruit or
fruit trees and liable to spread contagion imported
or brought into this State from any foreign country
or from any OF the United States or Territories is
hereby prohibited from being offered for sale gift
distribution or transportation.
g. Fruit of any kind infested by the insect known
as the Cooling Moth, or its larva pupa, is hereby
prohibited from being kept in bulk, or in packages
or boxes of any kind, in any orchard storeroom
salesroom place, or being dried for food or any
other purposes, or being removed for sale, gift
distribution or transportation
g. Fruit boxes packages or baskets, used for ship
ping fruit TO any destination are hsreby required
TO be disinfected as hereinafter provided previous
to their being returned to any orchard, storeroom
salesroOm place, TO be used Tor storage shipping
or any other purpose.
7. Transportabe material of any kind, infested by
any insect or insects, or the germs thereof namely
their eggs, Larvae or pup;e known to be injurious
to fruit or fruit trees and Liable to spread contagion
is hereby prohibited from being offered for SALE gift,
distribution or transportation.
s. Tree or plant cuttings, gratis, scions plants
trees of any kind may be disinfected by dipping in
solution composed of not less than one pound
q hi of commercial concentrated iye to each and
every two (s) gallons Of water used such disin.
fectant in any other manner satisfactory to the
Chief Executive Horticultural and Health Officer.
o. Empty fruit boxes, packages or baskets may
be disiDfected by dipping in boiling water, and al
lowed to remain in said boiling water not less than
two minutes. Said boiling water used as such dis
infectant to contain in solution not less than one
pound q ib) of concentrated potash or three
fourths Ia of one pound q ib) Of concentrated ye
to each and every twenty gallons Of water or in
any otEer manner satisfactory to the Chief Execu-
tive Horticultural and Health Officer.
To- Fruit on deciduous and citrus trees infested
by any spec;es OF Scale Insect Scale Insects or
the germs thereof, namely, their eggs, larye or
may De uiSlil6cttu OtiOTt TSIuONai from the
tree or from the premises where grown, BY wash
ing thoroughly spraying said fruit with solu-
ton composed OF one pound Il fb)of whale oil soap
and one-fourth Of one pound Of flowers OF sulphur
to each and every one aud one quarter ~ gallons
of water used such dissfectant, or in any other
manner satisfactory to the CEief Executive Horti-
cultural and Health officer.
H. Owners of fruit of any kind grown in any
orchard, nursery or place, in which trees plants
are known to be infested with any insect insects
or the germs thereof, namely, their eggs, laryp
pup;e, known to be injurious to fruit fruit trees
aud liable to spread contagion, and all persons in |
thereof, Offering for sale, gift distri
button transportation, hereby required to pro-
cure certificate of disection before removal for
sale, gift, distribution or transportation.
II. Any tree plant cuttings. gratis, scioas, |
plants trees OF any kind, empty fruit boxes, fruit
packages, fruit baskets, transferable material
OF any kind offered for sale, gift, distribution
III violation Of the Quarantine Rules
and Regulations for the protection of fruit and fruit
trees, approved by the Board Of State Vitcultural
may be seized by the Chief Execu- |
tive Horticultural and Health Officer, by any of
the local resident inspectors appointed by him !;
said seizure to be the taking possession thereof and
no ding for disinfection for order Of condem-
nation by Court Of competent jurisdiction.
13. Any person violating the above Quarantine |
Rules and Regulations shall be deemed guilty Of |
n isdeme ,nor and upon conviction thereof shall be
punishable by fine Of not less than twenty five nor
more than one hundred dollsrs.
MATTHEW COOKE,
Chief Executive Horticultural and Health Officer.
Sacramento. November Il, 1881. nl4-3ot