The record-union., 1898-12-28
IMMUNITY FROM INFECTION.
BILL TO BE OFFERED IN THE
LEGISLATURES.
Its Purpose to Keep the Fruit Trees
and Animals Free From
Pests and Disease.

Horticulturists throughout the State
have for some time demanded a strict
quarantine against the introduction into
the State of animals, insects or diseases
injurious to trees, vines, ETC., and dur
ing the past few months the State
Board of Horticulture has had bill
drawn up for introduction into both
branches of the Legislature which viii,
it is believed, give the relief demanded,
provided it becomes a law. The full
text, including the title, of the proposed
law reads:
For the Protection of Horticulture, and
to Prevent the Introduction Into This
State of Animals, Insects or Diseases
Injurious TO Fruit or fTa1t hIa9 ood res, -
Provide for a Quarantine for the En-
forcement Of This Act.
The People Of the State Of California,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section / Any person, persons or cor
poration, who shall receive, bring or
cause 10 be brought into this State any
nursery stock. trees, shrubs, plants, vines,
cuttings, CRAFTS, scionS, buds or fruit pits,
ty-four hours after the arrival thereof,
notify the Quarantine Officer of the State
Board of Horticulture, or the Quarantine
Guardian Of the district or county IN
which such nursery stock, or fruit, or
vegetables are received, of their arrival,
and hold the same, without unnecessarily
moving the same or placing such articles
where they may be harmful, for the i'm
mediate inspection of such Quarantine
Officer or Guardian. If there is no Quar-
antine Guardian or Quarantine Officer of
the State Board of Horticulture in the
county where such nursery stock, or fruit,
or vegetables, or other articles are re-
ceived, it shall then be the duty of such
person, persons or corporation to notify
the State Board of Horticulture, who may
make immediate arrangements for its in
spection. The Quarantine officer of the
State Board of Horticulture, the Quaran-
tine Guardian, or such person or persons
as shall be commissioned by the State
Board of Horticulture to make such in
Spection, or to represent said board, are
hereby authorized and empowered to
any dock, wharf, mole or any other place
where such nursery stock, or fruit, or
vegetables or other described articles are
received, for the purpose of making the
investigation or examination herein pro-
vided for.
Section q Each carload, case box,
package, crate, bale or bundle of trees,
shrubs. plants, vines, cuttings, CRAFTS,
scions, buds or fruit pits, or fruit, or veg
State shall have plainly and legibly
marked thereon in a conspicuous manner
and place, the name of the shipper,
owner, or person forwarding or shipping
the same, and also the name of the per-
son, firm or corporation to whom the
same are forwarded or shipped, or his or
also the name of the country, State or
territory where the same were grown, or
from which they were forwarded.
Section 3. When any shipment of trees,
shrubs, plants, vines, cuttings, gratis
scions, fruit pits, buds, or fruit or veget-
ables imported or brought into this State,
are found infested with injurious insects,
or their eggs, larvae, or pupae, or in
rested with tree, plant or fruit disease or
diseases, the entire shipment shall be dis
infected at the expense of the owner,
owners or agent. After such disinfection,
1t shall be detained in quarantine the nee
essary time to determine the result of
such disinfection. If the disinfection has
been so performed as to destroy all in
sects or their germs, and so as to eradi-
and in a manner satisfactory to the Quar-
antine Officer of the State Board of Horti-
culture, the Quarantine Guardian of the
district, or the person deputed by said
board, the trees, vines vegetables seeds
or other articles shall then be permitted
to land or be removed, and released to the
Section 4. When any shipment of trees,
shrubs, plants, vines cuttings, CRAFTS,
scions. buds, fruit pits, or fruit or veget-
ables imported or brought into this State,
is found infested with any species of in
curious insects, or their eggs. larvae or
pupae, not existing in the orchards, vine
yards, gardens or farms of California
such infested shipments shall be immedi-
ately sent out of the State, or destroyed,
at the option of the owner, owners or
agent, and at his or their expense.
Section 8: No person, persons or cor
poratlon shall bring, cause to be
brought into the State any peach, nectar
t: Inc: or p apricot trees or cuttings, CRAFTS,
tree budded or grated upon peach stock
or root that has been grown in a district
where peach yelloWs' or peach rosette''
are known to exist, and any such at
tempting to land or enter shall be re-
fused entry and shall be DESTROYED or
returned to the point of shipment, at the
option of the owner, and at his expense
Section 6. No person, persons or cor
poration shall bring, or cause to be
brought into this State any English or
Australian wild rabbit, flying fox, mon
goose or other animal or animals detri-
mental to the horticultural and agricult-
ural interests.
Section Z. Any person, persons, or cor
poration violating any of the provisions
of this Act shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than five dollars ($5) nor
more than five hundred ($50M dollars or
imprisoned in the County Jail for not less
than one day.. nor more than one hum
dred days, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment.
Section 8. This Act shall take effect and
be- in force from and after its passage