The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-04-15


to treat and disnfect the said premises ana
nronerty within five days. If any person so
notified shall permit the removal OF, OF IAN "
disinfect such property or premises III Che man
ner and in the time prescribed in said notice, the
person so notified and failing to disinfect the In
fected property or premises or who snail permit
the removal of the same prior to d1slnfecton shal
he deemed guilty of dsdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not less thah Soo
nor more than 500, and the cost OF action III
court which fine and costs shall be judgment
lien upon said premises or property. After the
expiration of ten days and failure on the part
of the owner person in charge to dlslnlecC Ine
said nremises or property aforesaid, then 10
prevent the spread of insect pests or disease, IL
will be the duty of the county inspector TO enter
on such premises or property and dlsln1ect the
same The cost of such d1s1ntectlon snall pe d
lien against said property or premises the pay
ment of which shall be collectaple WIFI co''' III
any court of this state.
Sec IA. Any person or persons VINO snail prlns
into the state to sell, offer for sale, distribute or
give away fruit trees shrubs, fruit or other ma
terial infested with any kind of insect pest 1nJurl-
ous to fruit fruit trees plants, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction Thereon
shall be punished by fine of not less than
fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars,
or by Imprisonment in the county jail not less
than sixty days, more than one year: froVlu-
ed That for each repeated offense the person or
not less than two hundred dollars nor more than
eight hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment not to
exceed two years. Any person or persons VINO
shall SELL offer for SALE distribute or give away
any tree or trees, root or roots, grass cuttings
or scions infested with insect pests, spores or
fungus growth, shall be deemed guilty or a nlsue-
meanor and on conviction thereof shall be pun
ished nv a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor
more than two hundred dollars, or by 1mprlson-
ment in the county Jail not less than fifteen days,
nor more than thirty days repetition OF the
offense shall subject the offender to increased
penalty not over the maximum above stated ANY
nursery trees, shrubs or plants which nave Deen
shipped from and to any place within the state
for distribution or for planting, and which are
infested with any injurious insect larvae or fungus
growth shall be disnfected under the direction OF
the inspector of the county whereto such trees
and plants taken, and the cost OF such olsli-
lection shall be charged to the owner OF SAID
articles and shall be lien on such trees, SHRUBS
and plants until paid, and the person In posses
sion of said articles being held subject to a lien
shall have a legitimate claim against the party
from whom he received the articles for reimburse
ment of COSTS including cost of collection, ana
shall have recourse against the bond OF the
nerson furnishing the articles, and such claim
may be enforced in any court of the state
Sec. Is. The county fruit inspector shall in
the performance of his duties as such Inspector
have on any day except Sunday, free access to
orchards nurseries, gardens hop fields, packing
houses fruit stands, and store rooms Where frult
NAV he kept: fruit boxes, full or empty or any
other material or place suspected OF being IN
tested with insect pests or disease injurious 10
the fruit interests of the state. If he lind any
nursery orchard garden or other place or material
infested with insect or fungus growth, larvae or
spores injurious to the fruit interests ne shal
forthwith notify in writing the owners occupants
in thereof that