The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-07-29
CHAPTER 1lSg

1liAl'l I4h llbi.
AN ACT to Authorize the state Board OF
Agriculture 10 Appoint a state Nursery
Inspector. and To Provide For the Pro-
lection OF Trees ana Shrubs From lnJu-
rious Insects and Diseases.
PASSED April 70, l9gD
Z is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section /. The state board Of agriculture
nay annually appoint some person quail
led by scientific training and practical
experience 10 be state nursery Inspector
who shall be responsible TO the board for
he performance OF his duties as prcscrib-
a I'm this act
Sec. 2 II shall be the duty Of the state
,ursery inspector 10 inspect under the di-
'ectlon |of said board all nurseries or
places I'm the state whore nursery stock Is
grown, sold. or offered for sale and If no
dangerous insect or fungous pests are
found therein. a certificate TO that effect
shall bc given. II such pests are found
herein the owner of the stock shall take
such measures to suppress the same as
nc state nursery Inspector shall pro
scribe. and no certificate shall bc given
Intil the said Inspector has satisfied him
self by subsequent inspections that all
uch pests have been suppressed.
Sec g. Owners of nurseries or Of places
In the state where nursery stock liz grown.
sold or offered for sale. who do not hold
the first annual inspection made after the
passage OF this act who shall sell or
otherwise dispose Of nursery stock I'm the
state shall be subject To q penalty of not
less than twenty-five nor more than one
hundred dollars FOR each offence.
Sec. & Owners OF r-nrserics or Of places
n the state where nursery stock is grown.
old, or offered for sale who shall fumi-
ate with hydrocyanic acid gas all stock
which they sell. using at least two-tcnths
4 gram of potassic cyanide To every
ubic foot Of space contained I'm the box.
lousc, or other place wherein this fumi-
,ation is performed which place shall he
as tight. and who shall expose the said
,tock to the fumes OF this gas " the
,trength aforesaid for at least forty min
ties or who shall treat the stock which
they sell by some other method approved
~ the state nursery inspector, and who
shall make affidavit before an officer nu-
ihorizod To administer oathS that all stock
sold by them has thus been fumigated or
treated. and who shall attach n copy ~
such affidavit TO each package, box, or car
of stock sold. shall be exempt from tho
provisions OF sections two and three Of
this act
Sec. ). All nursery stock shipped into
this state from amy other state country
or province shall bear on each bon or
package a certificate that the contents II
said box or package have been inspected
10y duly authorized inspecting officer
and that said contents appear To he free
from all dangerous insects or diseases
In case nursery stock Is brought within
the state without such "a certificate the
consigncc shall return IL to the consignor
az the expense OF the latter; Provided.
however, that any package or box bearing
certificate OF fumigution which meots
the requirements specified I'm section four
OF this act may bc accepted as though
bearing proper certificate " inspection.
Sec. 6. The state nursery inspector shall
at all times have the right to enter any
public or private grounds I'm the perform
ancc of any duty required 10y this act.
lie shall receive from the annual appro-
priation of the state board OF agriculture
such compcnsatio~ as said board may de-
tcrmne
Sec. Z This act shall take effect upon
Its passage.