The record-union., 1894-11-14
HORTICULTURAL
Quarantine Regulations

4 7 A MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD
~ or Horticulture, held in san Francisco
August 10, 1894, the following regulations
were adopted in accordance with the laws
regulating such matters, and are therefore
binding upon all persons:
REGULATIONS.
Amending all existing regulations hitherto
passed, and to take effect and be in force from
and after August %, 1894.
Rule I.-AlI consignees, agents or other per-
son so or persons SHALL, within twenty-tour
the State Board of HORTICULTURE or a duly
commissioned Quarantine Guardian, of the
arrival OF any trees, plants, buds or cions at
any point OF oeoarkatlon III the State OF Cali
fOfnia.
Rule II.-A1I trees. plants, cuttings. gratis.
buds or cions ported or brought into the
state from any foreign country or from any OF
the United States or Territories are herepv re-
CURED TO be disinfected as hereinafter pro-
Nldec, upon arrival at any point where they
ave to be unl0aded; and, furthermore, If any
OF said trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds or
cons are found infested with insects or with
any fungl, blight or other disease injurious to
fruit or 10 fruit trees, to other trees or
plants, they SHALL. remain in quarantine
fourteen (14) days. or untiI the Quarantine
Oficer OF the State Board of horticulture or
a duly commissioned Quarantine Guardian
can determine whether the said trees, plants
cuttings, gratis, BUDS or cions are free from
I'VE injurious insect pests or their eggs, larvH
or pupBe, BEFORE they can be offered IOr sale
gift, distribution or transportation
kule llI.-All trees, plants, cuttings, gratis.
buds or cions infested with any insects
iungl, blight or other diseases known to be
injurious 10 fruit or TO fruit trees or TO other
trees or plants, and liable u spread contagion.
ARE hereby required 10 be disintccted before
being offered for sale, gift, removal distFibu.
lion OF transportation.
Rule IN.--AH peach, nectarine apricot.
plum or almond trees and all other tree;
budded or grated upon peach stocks or roots
ali peach or other pits and all peach, nectar
Inc. apricot, plum or almond cuttings, buds
or clons raised or grown i'll district where
the peach yellows'' or the peach rosntte'
are known TO exist are hereby prohibited
from being planted or offered tor sale Gift or
distribution within the state OF California.
,,i hule All trees. plants, cuttings, CRAFTS,
onds, cions, seeds or pits arriving from any
foreign country, found Infested with insect
lests or their eggs, Larvae or pupse or with
fungi or other disease or diseases hitherto I'M
known IN this State, ARE hereby prohibited
from landing.
Rule VI.-Fruit of any kind grown in any
foreign country or in any of the United States
or territories, found infested with any insect
or insects or with any fungi blight or other
disease or diseases injurious TO fruit or to
fruit trees to other trees or plants is
hereby prohibited from being offered for sale,
gilt or distribution within the State
Rule VII-Transportablem material of any
their eggs, larvee or pupae, or by any fungi.
blight or other disease or diseases known 10
be injurious to fruit or to fruit trees. or to
other trees or plants, and liable to spread CON
tagion, IS hereby prohibited from being
offered tor sale, gilt, distribution or trans.
portation until said material has been disin-
lowing it 20 remain in said boiling water not
less than two minutes, such boiling water
used as such dlsinfeetant to contain in solu
ton one pound OF concentrated pOrash tn
each ana every ten gallons of water
Rule Vlll.-Al trees, plants, cuttings gratis
buds or cions may be dsinfected by dipping in
a solution OF three-ourths ola pound OF whale
oil soap $50 per cent.) to each and every gallon
of water; said whaIe-oil soap solution Shall
be kept at temperature of 1909 toll5o Said
trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds or cions
shall remain IN said solution not less than
two minutes. After said trees plants cut-
tings, gratis, buds or eions have been disin-
ieeted they SHALL remain in quarantine
fourteen Ia days for subsequent Inspection.
and if deemed necessary by the Quarantfne
Officer of the State Board OF horticulture or a
duly commissioned Quarantine Guardian
tor further distinction.
Rule IX.-.All trees, plants cuttings crafts
buds or c1ons may be disinfected by fimisa-
ton with hydroeyanie acid gas, as follows:
Said trees, plants, cuttings, CRAFTS buds or
eiOns SHALL be covered with an air-tight tent
or box, and for each and every one hundred
cubic feet Of space therein, two-thirds OF an
ounce OF {. p. cyanide of potassium t9S nor
cent?, one fluid ounce of sulphuric acid and
two fluid ounces OF water shall be used The
cyanide of potassium shall be placed in an
earthenware vessel. The water poured over
the said cyanide of potassium, afterwards
adding the sulphuric acid, and the tent or
box to be Immediately closed tightly, and
allowed to remain closed for not less than
forty minutes. After said trees plants cut
ting, CRAFTS buds or cions have been .reafe,4
with hydrocyanic acid gas, as above directed
they SHALL remain in quarantine for fOnr'
teen {l4) days for subsequent inspection ana
If deemed necessary by "a mem Der OF the State
Board of Horticulture, or the Ouarantine
Officer OF said board, or q duly commissioned
Quarantine Guardian, for subsequent disin.
fiction.
Rule X.-All trees, plants cuttings oraf,-
buds or cions imported or brought into this
state SHALL be Inspected upon arrival Mt fret
point of debarkatiOn, and il found i'm ,astad
with mining scale (CHIoNASPIS BICIAVIS1 oE
OTHER injurious insects which cannot he do
stroyed by the remedies required in RuIee
VIII. and TX. OF these regulations, ARE here.
by prohloited rom being planted or offered.
for sale, gilt, or distribution, and shall no
proceeded against as nuisance
Rule Xl.-Any person Or persons having in
their possession trees, plants, cuttings orsffs
buds or cIons, seeds, or pits infested with any
insect or insects, Or with any fungi blight or
other disease or diseases Injurious to fruif op
to fruit trees, or to other trees or plants ana
who refuse or neglect to disiafect the sid
trees, plants, cuttings gratis buds cions
seeds or pits, as is required by Rules VIII
and IN. of these regulations after havino
been notified to do so by q uleyeber of fhs
state Board of Horticulture tho Ouarantine
officer CT said board, or duly commissioned
Quarantine Guardian, the said trees plants
cuttings, CRAFTS, buds, cioIs seeds or pifs
shall be declared q public nuisance and shall
be proceeded against as provided tor by law
Rule All.-Anlmals known as fiyinp-fox
Australian or English wild rabbit or other
animals or birds detrimental to fruit or sfruit
trees, plants, etc., ARE PROHIBITED from be-
ing brought or landed in this State. and II
landed they SHALL be destroyed.
Passed at a regular meeting of the State
Beard of Horticulture, at San Francisco. Cal
August l 9TH, A. ID. 1854,