The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-19


of the legislature, the detective aho
imperfect law heretofore IN FORCE nav
ing been replaced by 9, measure Inal re-
ceiyed the endorsement OF many pi"0-
teal fruit growers. The bill was
house measure. introduced by Bennlon
and was at first rejected by the senate
but the upper house subsequently re-
considered its action and passed lhe
bill.
The law creates a state board Of nor
+ic,,lture. consisting of three members
annointed by the governor, VINO Shali
receive a salary of $500 per annum ana
travelling expenses, except the member
designated to act as secretary OF the
hoard who shall receive $500 per year.
These three members shall be residents
of and appointed to represent tesPeC-
lively the three horticultural Gls I,Ilct
into which the state is DIVIDED. 1lie7e
districts are as follows:
First-Counties of Salt Lake, DAVIS
Tooele, Weber, Morgan Summit Rlch'
Cache and Box Elder
Second-Counties of Utah, Carbon,
Emery. Grand, Juab, Millard, SanpetS
Sewer, Uintah and Wasatch
Third-Counties of Beaver, Garfelo'
Iron, Kane Piute, San Juan, Washing
ton and Wayne.
No more than two members of the
board shall belong to the some political
party and they shall hold once 1of
four wears One member shall be des-
'ignated by the governor TO act as sec
rotary. The state treasurer is author-
lied to receive gifts, donations and pc
quests of property for the promotion
Of the horticultural interests of Utah.
The office of the board shall be 10
Gated at such place as the board may
direct. and shall be open every day IN
the year. Sundays and holidays ex-
cepted.
The board may make regulations for
the guaranteeing, inspection and dlsln-
lection of orchards, CRAFTS, scions, or
chard debris, fruit boxes and packages,
TO prevent the introduction or spread
of contagious diseases, insects, pests
of fungus growth, which regulations
shall be circulated by the board in
printed form among the fruit growers
and dealers by publishing the same at
least four successive times in some
newspaper having general circulation
in the state and by posting copies in
three conspicuous places in each coun-
ty A willful violation of the regula-
lions of the board shall be deemed to
be a miSdemeanOr-
1t shall be the duty of every owner
or occupant of any orchard, vineyard
or nursery to disinfect all fruit trees,
bushes or vines that are infected with
any kind of fruit-deStroying diseases
or insects. by spraying with solution
or disinfectant of sufficient strength to
destroy such diseases or insects, but
no trees or vines shall be sprayed
while in bloom. Any person spraying
for hire must obtain a, certificate from
the county inspector.
Upon the petition of so owners of or
-,
commissioners shall appoint a suitable
person, a practical horticulturalist, to
act as county inspector, who shall be
under the supervision of the state
board. The compensation of county
inspectors shall be 81 per day for. each
day actually employed.
1t shall be the duty of the members
of the board to cause an inspection to
be made whenever they may deem it
necessary of any orchards, nurseries,
trees, plants, vegetables, vines, or any
fTuit-packing house, storeroom, sales
room, or any other place within their
districts or counties. and if found in
tested with any pests, diseases or fun
gus growth injurious to fruits, vegeta-
bles, or trees, they shall notify the
owners of such orchards or PREMISES
and shall require them to eradicate
and destroy such insects or pests. Any
orchard or premises so infested is de-
clared to be a public nuisance and
upon the failure of the owner to eradi-
cate or destroy the pest, as directed.
it shall be done by the county insDec-
tor at the expense of the county. Such,
expense shall become a lien upon the
property or premises and suit to fore
close such liens may be brought in the
district court. in the same manner as
suits to foreclOSe mechanics liens
Nurserymen are required to report
to the county inspector all importations
, of fruit trees.
It is the duty of the secretary of the
board to collect statistics and other
information showing the actual con-
dition and progress of horticulture in
the state and elsewhere and prepare
reports for publication. Such reports
may, from time to time be printed bv
direction Of the board and distributed
free to owners of orchards within the
state and to other persons upon appii-
cation.
The board shall hold four meetings
each year. at Salt Lake City, on the
first Monday of January, April. July
and October, for the purpose of con-
Sultation in reference to the horti-
cultural interests Of the state and for
The adoption of such rules and regu-
lations as may he deemed advisable.
The board shall issue biennial reports.
DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSION.
A piece of legislation of particular in
terest to the agricultural and dairy
interests is the act creating the office
of state dairy and food commissioner
The bill was introduced in the house
by Murdoch, and is designed to pro-
vide for the better enforcement of the
laws against the adulteration and
coupterfeiting of food and dairy
products. The commissioner is APP
pointed by the governor, for a term OF
four years, and his compensation is
fixed at $500 per year, with travelling
expenses, not to exceed $500 per year
He is empowered to enforce all laws
regarding the production, manufacture
or sale Of dairy products, or the
adulte2ation of any article of food or
driRk, or Of any drug, and personally,
or by his deputy, to inspect any article
of milk, butter, cheese, meat, vegetable,
3srd, syrup, coffee or tea, or any other
article of food or drink made or offered
for sale within this state, which he
may suspect or have reason TO believe
to be impure, unhealthy, adulterated or
counterfeit, and to cause to be prose-
cuted any person or firm engaged in
the manufacture or sale of any I'M
wholesome, adulterated, or counterfeit
article of food or drink, or drug, con-
trary to the laws of the state. Inter-
ference with the commissioner while in
the discharge of his duties is punish
able by a fine of not more than $25
for the first offense and not more than
$500 nor less than $50 for each succeed
Ing offense.
The commissioner shall make BIZ