The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-06-06
HoRTIcULTURAL QUARANTINE
REGULATIONS.

At special meeting of the Oregon State
Board of horticulture, held in Portland,
April 2, 1885, all members present, the fol.
lowing regulations were adopted, il accord |
ance with the laws regulating such matters, |
aud are, therefore, binding upon all persons. |
The regulations to take effect and be IN !
force from and after May 4. 1885:
Rule 1-AI isnsss, agents or other
persons. shall, within "a hours, notify the
quarantine officer of the State Board of
Horticulture, or daily commissioned quar-
antine guardian, OF the arrival of any trees,
plants, buds or cions at the quarantine
station, in the district 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 lnai
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
ds1nfeeted 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, gratis, buds or cions
are frse 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,
gratis, buds or eions 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
destinations; 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, be or they shall not be re-
ouired to hold such shipments further, with
out directions from such officer.
Rule 3-All peach, nectarine, apricot,
plum or almond trees, and all other trees
budded or grated upon peach stock CIR roots,
all peach or other pits, and all peach, nec-
tarine, apricot, plum or almond cuttings,
buds or cions, raised or grown In district
where the ''peach yellows" or the ''peach
hibited from being imported into or planted
or offered for sale, gift or distribution within
the state of Oregon.
Rule 4-Al trees, plants, cuttings, gratis
buds, c;ens, seeds or pits arriving from any
foreign country found infested with insect
pests or their eggs, larvae or pupae, or witt
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 III any of the United
States or territories, found infested will
: any insect or insects, or with any fungi
blight or other disease or diseases injuriou
20 fruit trees, or other trees plants, il
hereby prohibited from being offered fo
sale. gift or distribution within the state.
Rule 6-Any boxes, packages, packiu!
material and the like infested by any insec
or insects, or their eggs, larvae or pupae
or by any fungi blight, or other disease o
diseases known to be injurious to fruit or t.
fruit trees, or to other trees or plants, ant
liable to spread contagion, are hereby pro
hihited from being offered for sale, gift
distribution, or transportation until sait
material has been disinfected by dipping il
boiling water and allowing it to remain il
: said boiling water not less than two minutes
such boiling water used as such disinfectant
to contain in solution one pouad of concen
trated potash to each and every ten gallon
of water.
Rule ll-Animals known as flying fox
Australian or English wild rabbit, or othe
animals or birds detrimental to fruit or frui
trees, plants, ETC., are prohibited from being
brought or landed in this state, and if landed
shall be destroyed.
Bule l2-Quarantine stations:
For the Second district, comprising th'
counties of Marion, Polk, Benton, Linn, Lin
coin and Lane shall be Salem. John Mintt
quarantine officer, or any member of tn.
board, or the secretary thereof.
Rule l3-Inlporters or owners of nursery
stock, trees, or cuttings, gratis, buds oil
cions, desiring to have such nursery stock
trees, or cuttings, gratis, buds or cions in
spected at points other than regular quaran-
tine stations may have such inspection done
where required, provided, however, that
such importers shall pay all charges of in