The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-05-20
resented in senate and assembly. do en-

resented in senate and assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section !. The director OF the agriculO
uldI experiment. station Of The university
Of Wisconsin is hereby authorized TO ia,
spcct through his agent, any nursery or any
run or garden plantation, or any implanted
or lecIedlu nursery stock III this state, shat
ne mas reason to suspect is infested hy San
Jose scale or other Injurious insects and
fun"us diseases, and Tor this purpose his
agent shall have free access To and CgrcSs
from any field, garden. packing ground,
Hui!dIuS, Cellar or other place where the
duties Of carrying out The provisions Of this
act shall call him. and any person attempt
ing 4" hinder such Inspection iy misrepre-
stAtajleh, or Otherwise, shall De liable To
me payment OF q penalty or forfeiture as
hereinafter provil, Il.
Section :. Ia case the agent Of the said
director shall find Present on any nursery
premises. or packing ground. or in any cell
lar OK building used for the storage II
h,tiN.iH Ntuth, or on any Ifuil OF SAIN'H
Plantation any - The aforesaid san J"S'-
scale or other injurious insects and fungus
diseases. he shall notify III" owner. or the
person having charge of such premises for
tie owner IN writing t. that effect. and
II such owner, after receiving such notice.
shall snip or deliver any trees. vines,
shrubs or plants affected by such san Jose
scale or other injurious insects and fungus
diseases. j" shall be subject TO the payment
Of 4 penalty OF forfeiture as hereinafter
Section 3 Whenever any trees, shrubs.
plants or vines are shipped into this state
without a ctrtiIcate pIainiy fIed on he
outsue OF the package, box or car, contain
ing the same. showing that the contents
had been inspected hy a duly appointed
state or government officer. and thar EMrv
appear free from san Jose scat. ana other
Injurious insects and fungus diseases. The
1acj must be promptly reported to the SAID
director by the railway. express or steam
boat company or other persons carrying
the same: with tile statement Of the source
whence such articles came, and the party
to whom they are addressed: and any rail
way staaTlh1a- or avrrass .gr1r,or- or mr.
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section shall be subject TO the payment II
a penalty or forfeiture as hereinafter pro
yided.
Section T. ANY person growing or offer.
ing for sale in This state any nursery stock
that is known 10 be infected with San Jose
scale or other injurious insects and fungus
rector. furnish within twenty days list
OF all persons, as far as 10 him known. TO
whom he has sold or delivered any such
stock together with the post Office address
Of each Of such persons, SO far as TO him
known; such Information shall be preserved
ana De Tor the sole use OF the said director
ana his agent in carrying out the proNi-
SlOuS of this act. And any person violating
the provisions Of this section shall be Liable
to the payment of a penalty or forfeiture
as hereinafter provided.
Section ). The said director shall cause
to be issued TO the owner of any nursery
in this state, after the nursery stock there
in has been properly inspected, and found
to be apparently free from San Jose scale
or other injurious insects and fungus dis
eases, an official certificate to that effect.
good for a period not to exceed one year.
upon I payment to the said director the
sum OF five dollars for each ten acres OF
land owned or leased by such nurserymau
in this state that is devoted wholly or in
part 10 nursery stock, grown for sale pUr-
poses. and such owner may apply to said
director for inspection of his premises for
the purposes of securing such certificate.
and the said director shall cause such i'll
spection to be made within three months
| after receiving such application, unless
such inspection shall be delayed by winter
| 1-,..lrl 1r hut No pt.rri tif4a- hnl Ina
issued covering only part of the nursery
nursery stock received after such inSprc-
| ton was made; and any such certificate
! may be cancelled by the said director upon
| the discovery in such nursery Of the san
| Jose scale or other injurious insects and
fungus diseases
| Section g. ANY nurseryman holding 4
valid certificate issued as prescribed ia
| section Of this act. may apply TO the said
| director for official labels or tags, for which
! exceed thirty cents per hundred. which
| labels or tags shall certify that the pack
| ages or bundles Of nursery stock 10 which
| they are attached are from nursery stock
| that has been officially inspected and found
| apparently free from San Jose scale or
other injurious insects and fungus dis
eases; but no such tags or labels shall be
| used for stock not covered by the aforesaid
| certificate nor after such certificate has
! expired or been cancelled: and no person
| shall attempt to initiate or counterfeit suga
! tags or labels Any person violating iHe
| provisions Of this section shall be liable To-
/ hereinafter provided.
| Section Z. In case any person shall yi"laf"