The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-06
FoUL-BROOD.

FOUL BROOD.
At the conclusion of the presidents
address the discussion of bill which
will be introduced at the next session OF
the legislature was taken up. At the
request of several beekeepers, County
Attorney Whittemore had prepared a
draft for bill, which was taken up
The proposed act reads as follows:
Section lit shall be the duty of the
county commissioners OF each county to
appoint, from among the bee keepers in
the county, one or more suitable persons
as inspector of bees, and they shall re-
port annually every item of interest 10
their respective county commissioners.
Sec. 1.-The inspector shall annually
report to the president OF secretary Of the
Utah State BeelteeperS' association, the
names Of all beekeeperS and number of
hives of bees owned by each in their re-
spective districts at the time Of their in
spection.
sec. 3-These inspectors shall be APP
pointed biennially, viz: on the first Mon
| day In March of each alternate year, or
at the first regular sitting Of the court
thereafter, and shall perform the duties
OF bee inspector for two years, and until
their successors are appointed and quail
lied. Said inspectors shall qualify by
taking and subscribing an official oath.
and giving bonds with sureties to be ap-
proved by their respective county courts
Sec. An determining the fitness of a
person TO fill the position of inspector, the
court shall consider the wishes of the
County Beekeepers' association, or. pro-
Vlding there is TO assoc alton in the COun-
ty, the petition of ten or more beekeepeIs
Of said county endorsed by the state Bee
keepers association. shall! be considered
for such appointments.
Sec. 5.-It shall be the duty of the in
spector TO visit al the hives or beo- p
his county or dstr ct at L asst cree year
and at any time. upon The com2ain, u
any bse owner that the disease known as
foul brood" exists among the bees Of
any person. whether owner or cUstod-
ian. It shall be the duty OF the Inspector
20 whom the complaint is made, to i'm
rediately inspect the bees said to Ee thus
Infected; and If such inspector finds that
foul brood" does exist among such bees
SAID inspector shalt ilnmedIatey take
charge and control Of them and give them
proper treatment for the cure q the dis
ease; or he may destroy such portions Of
the bees and brood and of the hives as
may be necessary.
Provided ~ case tho owner hae any
doubt about his bees being affected and
OBJECTS 10 their being DESTROYED, as In
this act provided, then such fact shall
be determined by arbitration the said
inspector choosing che arbitrator. the
owne- Of the bees another. and they two
a third. who shall Immediately inspect
sllel bees and determine whether or not
tho bees so inspected are diseased. Any
beekeepeT may require the inspector TO
thoroughly clean rs tools or ne may tur-
nish the tools necessary and assist the in
spector in the inspection OF his bees.
Sec. Eff any person shall, in ar
way, obstruct by threats OF violence or in
any other manner, or prohibit or prevent
a duly appointed bee inspector from in
specting, taking charge of. treating or de-
stroying bees as provided IN this act, the
person so doing shall be gully OF a mis-
demeanor.
sec. ITO provide for the prosecution
of the duties Of bee inspector under tEi5
act. the county courts are hereby author
lied to and shall appropriate out of the
funds of the county the sum of three
dollars (s5.00l per day for the time the III
srector is actually employed in the per
torrance of MS duties: provided. thar
in no case shall the compensation Of the
inspector exceed in any year the sum Of
one hundred and fifty dollars Cf50eD
and 10 extra charge shall be allowed for
travelling or other expenses
Sec. S.-A TX Of not to exceed five
cents 6 cents per colony is hereby levied
each year upon every colony Of bees in
each of the counties Of this state. ard
the assessor of each county is hereby re-
CURED to assess to the owner thereof
every colony of bees in his county in the
same manner rs other ASSESSMENTS are
made Said tax shall be collected in the
same manner as is now provided by law
for the collection and payment OF other
county taxes and when 50 collected shall
become q part of the funds Of the county.
Sec. 9.-This act shall take effect upon
approval.