Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01
Measure Creating State Board Of
HorticuIture-lts Duties
And Powers
DISTRICT DIVISION OF STATE.
Duties Of County Tree Inspectors
Quarantine and Other Regulations
Against Pests and Diseases

r> 0LLoWING is the full text Of the
- horticultural law passed by the
last session of the state Legisla-
ture. A perusal OF the measure
reveals the fact that It differs very
materially In several particulars from
the old law which it repeats. 1t pros
vides more effectively for the protec-
ton Of the fruit growing interests OF
the state against the importation and
spread OF insect pests and Diseases
and its enforcement should mark a
great Improvement IN orchard oondi-
tions In Utah,
An Act Creating State Board Of
Horticulture, Providing for County
Fruit Tree Inspectors, Defining their
Duties. Providing for the Publication
and Distribution Of their Reports,
Defining the Duties OF Orchardlsts
and Nurserymen, and Repeating
Chapter l04 Laws OF Utah, 1903.
BE II enacted by the Legislature OF the
State OF Utah
Section /. A state board OF horti-
culture 10 hereby created, consisting OF
five members, one of whom shall be
the director OF the Utah Agricultural
College Experiment station and the
other four shall be appointed by the
governor by and with the consent OF
the senate, one from each OF the four
horticultural districts, which are here
by constituted as follows:
E1rst--The counties OF Boxelder.
Cache. Rich, Morgan and Weber shall
be known as District No. 1,
Sectnd--The counties Of Davis, Salt
Lake, Tooeie, Summit and Wasatch
shall be known as District No. 2.
Third--The counties of Utah Juab,
Carbon, Emery, Uintah, San Juan,
Grand, Sanpete and Seyler shall be
known as District No. 3.
Fourth--The counties OF Willard,
Beaver, Pluto, Wayne, Iron, Garfield.
Kane and Washington shall be known
as District No. 4.
Seo 2. Upon approval OF this act,
the governor shall appoint four mem
berB, no more than three of whom shall
belong TO one political party, and their
term OF Office shall be four years and
until their Successors are appointed
and qualified. The members appointed
from each district shall be residents OF
tho district from which they are APP
pointed, and shall be specially qualified
by practical experience and study in
connection with the industries depend
ent upon horticulture. Their term of
Office shall begin within 30 days after
appointment.
Sec. 3. Said board shall have an
Office at the state capital, which shall
be maintained at the expense OF the
state, and within 30 days after their
appointment they shall meet and orr
ganize by electlng a president and
secretary from their number The
state treasurer shall be ex-otiiclo treas
urer OF the board.
Sec. 4. The board shall meet semi
annually, and as much oftener and at
such places as II may deem eXpedient,
20 consult and adopt such measures as
may best promote the horticultural in
dustries OF the state. IL may hold In
stitutes and horticultural meetings, and
may appoint competent and qualified
persons 70 lecture In each of the hortl-
cultural districts named in Section
OF this act, for the purpose OF Illus
trating practical horticultural topics,
and mparting instruction in the meth
DDS OF culture, pruning, fertilizing and
also In the best methods OF treating the
diseases OF fruit and fruit trees, etc,
cleansing orchards, and eXtermnatlng
insect and other pests. They shall also
confer with and instruct the county
fruit tree inspectors provided for here
IN In relation to their duties, as occa-
sion may require, and shall have gem
eral supervision over the enforcement
OF the provisions of this act,
Sec. 8. The secretary, besides being
practical horticultural, shall be es-
pecialy qualified for his Office by ex-
perience and education to compile and