The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-08-16
INSPECTOR BROWN AFTER
DISEASED AND INFECTED FRUIT
Will Destroy All He Can Find and
Prosecute Those Disposing Of
Same II II Is Continued.

Fruit Inspector ]. NJ. Brown is
camping on the trail of those who are
bringing in diseased and infected
fruit. either to be disposed of at
home or for shipment abroad. He
says it is an unpleasant duty some-
times to go into store and find fruit
unfit for sale through disease and
insist upon it's destruction, but the
law is plain and inasmuch as It pro-
ivdes for the destruction or all fruit
that is infected, he has but one
course open. One or two parties,
Mr.. Brown says. has disposed OF
fruit of this character after repeated
warnings not to do SO and unless It
is stopped the inspector proposes to
bring the strong arm of the law to
bear upon the offenders.
In order that all growers and ship
pers may be informed upon the law
In this matter, The Herald herewith
appends Sections II and is of the
act Of 1905:
Section IA. Any person or per-
sons who shall bring into the state,
have In their possession or offer for
sale or distribute or give away fruit
trees, shrubs, fruit or other material
infested with any kind of insect pest
injurious to fruit. fruit trees or
or plants. shall be guilty of INSIDE
meanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less
than fifty dollars nor more than Ave
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
IN the county Jail not less than sixty
days nor more than one year: Pro-
vided. that for eacn repeated offense
the person or persons convicted may
be punished by fine of not less
than two hundred dollars nor more
than eight hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment not to exceed two years.
ANY person or persons who shall sell
offer for sale, distribute or give away
any tree or trees, root or roots, grass.
cuttings, or scions infected with
insect pests. spots or fungus growth,
shall be deemed guilty OF misde-
J meanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less
! than fifty dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
In the county Jail not less than fif-
teen days nor more than thirty days
A repetition Of the offense shall sub.
ject the offender to increased penal
ty not over the maximum above
stated. Any nursery trees, shrubs
or plants which have been shipped
| from and to any place within the
state for distribution or for planting
, and which are infected with any in.
, furious insects, larves or fungus
growth, shall be disinfected under
the direction Of the inspector of the
county, where such trees and plants
, are taken, and the cost Of such disin-
lection shall be charged to the owner
OF said articles and shall be lien
on such trees, shrubs OF plants until
paid, and the person in possession of
such articles being held subject to
lien shall have legitimate claim
against the party from whom he re-
ceived the articles for reimburse
ment OF costs. including costs Of col
lection. and shall have recourse
against the party from whom he re-
ceived the articles for reimbursement
OF costs. including cost of collection,
and shall have recourse against the
bond OF the person furnishing the
articles, and such claim may be en-
forced in any court Of competent
Jurisdiction of the state. That any
agent, tree dealer or salesman who
shall solicit orders for fruit trees or
nursery stock shall leave with the
person giving such order, q duplicate
of the same, and attach thereto GER
tificate to be signed by such sales
man or agent, naming the nursery
from which such nursery stock will
be supplied and its location.
Section Is. The county fruit in
spector 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 sheds
and store rooms where fruit may be
kept; fruit boxes, full or empty, or
any other material or place suspected
Of being infected with insect pests
or diseases injurious to the fruit in
terest of the state. IL he finds any
nursery, orchard, garden or other
place or material infected with In
sects or fungus growth, larves or
spores injurious to the fruit interests,
he shall forthwith notify In writing,
the owners occupant or persons in
possession of said orchard, garden,
store room. fruit stand or other place
or infected material shall not with
in ten days disinfect the same in the
manner by the county inspector pro-
vided. or shall not have appealed
from the decision Of the county in
spector to the commissioner OF hor-
4 ticulture, II the premises infected be
an orchard. or nursery Of fruit trees,
a garden, fruit stand or store room,
and the person or persons In charge
thereof have neglected or refused
to disinfect the said premises within
the time specified In said notice, nor
have appealed as aforesaid; then the
county inspector shall enter on and
dssinfect part or all Of said premises
so neglected, and the cost thereof
shall be a legitimate Legitimate ]
charge and lien with interest until
paid upon the real property Of the
} owner OF such premises SO disin-
J fected: such lien shall be collectible
with costs. In suit In any Of the
:. courts Of the state as other lawful
clnims are collectible. II the in