The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-05-30
HoRTIcuLTURAL QUARANTINE
REGULATIONS.


Al special meeting of the Oregon State
Board Of Horticulture, held In Portland,
April 2, 1885, all members present, the fol.
lowing regulations were adopted, in accord
aace with the laws regulating such matters.
and are. therefore, binding upon all persons.
The regulations are to take effect and be in
force from and after May 4, 1895:
Rule l-All consisnees. agents or other
persons, shall, within "a hours, notify the
quarantine officer of the State Board of
Horticulture, or duly commissioned quar-
antine guardian, Of the arrival of any trees,
plants, buds or cions at the quarantine
station, in the diatrict of final destination.
Rule 2-All trees, plants, cuttings. gratis,
buds of cions, imported or brought into the
state from any foreign country. or from any
of the United States or territories, are here
by required to be inspected upon arrival at
the quarantine station in the district of final
destination, and it any such nursery stock,
trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds or cions
are found to be free of insect pests and fun
gous diseases. the said quarantine officer or
duly commissioned quarantine guardian
shall ISSUE certificate to that effect. And
furthermore. if any of said trees, plants,
cuttings, CRAFTS, buds or cions are found in
tested with insect pests, fungi, blight or
other diseases injurious to fruit or to fruit
trees, or other trees or plants, they shall be
dis1nfecsed and remain in quarantine until
the quarantine of the State Board of Horti-
culture or the duly commissioned Quarantine
guardian can determine whether the said
trees, plants, cuttings, CRAFTS, buds or cions
are free from live injurious insect pests or
their eggs, larvae or pupae, or fungous di-
seases before they can be offered for sale,
Gift, distribution or transportation. All
persons or companies are hereby prohibited
from carrying any trees, plants. cuttings,
CRAFTS, buds or cions from without the state
to any point within the state beyond the
nearest point ON its line or course to the
quarantine station in the district OF ultimate
destination; or from any point within the
state to any other point therein, until such
trees, plants, cuttings, gratis, buds or cions
have been duly inspected, and if required
dislnfected as hereinbefore provided, and all
such shipments must be accompanied by the
proper certificate of the inspecting officer.
Provided, however, that after such persons
or company have given the proper officer
four days notice, he or they shall not be re-
quired to hold such shipments further, with
out directions from such officer.
Rule 3-All peach, nectarine, apricot,
budded or grated upon peach stock or roots,
all peach or other pits, and all peach, nec-
tarine, apricot, plum or almond cuttings.
buds or cioas, raised or grown in district
where the "peach yellows" or the .'peach
rosette" are known to exist, are hereby pro.
hibited from being imported into or planted
or offered for sale, gift or distribution within
the state of Oregon.
Rule ALI trees, plants, cuttings. gratis,
buds, cions, seeds or pits arriving from any
foreign country found infested with insect
pests or their eggs, larvae or pupae, or with
fungi, or other disease or diseases hitherto
unknown in this state, are hereby prohibited
from landing.
Rule 5-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
80 fruit trees, or other trees or plants, is
hereby prohibited from being offered for
sale, gift or distribution within the state.
Rule 6-Any boxes, packages, packing
material and the like infested by any insect
or insects, or their eggs. larvae or pupae,
or by any fungi, blight, or other disease or
diseases known to be injurious to fruit or to
fruit trees, or to other trees or plants, and
liable to spread contagion, are hereby pro-
hibited from being offered for sale, gift,
distribution, or transportation until said
material has been disnfected by dipping in
boiling water and allowing it to remain in
said boiling water not less than two minutes;
such boiling water used as such disinfectant
to contain in solution one pousd of concen-
trated potash to each and every ten gallons
of water.
Rule 1-Animals known as flying fox,
Australian or English wild rabbit. or other
animals or birds detrimental to fruit or fruit
trees, plants, ETC., are prohibited from being
brought or landed in this state, and if landed
shall be destroyed.
> Bule 12-Quarantine stations:
For the Second district, comprising the
counties of Marion, Polk, Benton, Linn, Lin
coin and Lane, shall be Salem. John Mimic
quarantine officer, or any member of the
board, or the secretary thereof
Rule l3-Importers or owners of nursery
stock, trees, or cuttings, gratis, buds or
cions. desiring to have such nursery stock,
trees, or cuttings, gratis, buds or cions in
spected at points other +han regular quaran-
tine stations may have such inspection done
where required, provided, however, that
such importers shall pay all charges of in.