Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1906-06-01
FRUIT SPRAYING AGAIN.
Rules and Regulations of State Board
to be Enforced.


engaged with horticultural matters
at present, and is insisting that all
fruit trees be sprayed. Those failing
or refusing to comply with the reguls
tions of the State Board of Horti-
culture will be dealt with as the law
provides.
Setoion IL of the horticultural law
of Utah should be read by every
person having trees on his premises.
We quote the section in full.
SEQ. ID. The county fruit tree
inspector or his deputies in each
county shall make an inspection Of
every orchard, nursery, vineyard and
fruit packing or cold storage house
storeroom or salesroom, warehouse,
or any other place OF article con-
nected with horticulture, within their
jurisdiction, at least once every year
aud so much oftener as may be deemed
necessary for the protection OF the
fruit Interests of the county and IL
found infected with peets or diseases
injurious to fruit or fruit trees, vines,
shrubs, plants, ornamental or shade
trees, they shall notify the owner, or
owners, person OF persons, In charge
or possession of the fruit, trees, vines,
shrubs or places or articles as afore-
said, that the same or any of them
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their eggs or larvae, and they shall
require such persons to remove or
disinfect the same and make applica-
tion OF such treatment for the purpose
Of destroying them, as prescribed by
the state board Of horticulture, with
In certain time to be specified In
said notice, said notice may be served
upon the person, or persons, owning
or having charge of such infested
trees, fruits, or places or articles
aforesaid. by any Inspector, or they
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owners. person, or persons, In charge
or possession of orchards or nurser,
trees, ornamental or shade trees
fruits, places. or articles infected
with said diseases, insects, or any o
them, their larvae or eggs, after hav.
ing been notified as above by an in
spector, to destroy the same or maxi
application of treatment, as directed
shall fail or neglect or refuse so {,
do. they shall be deemed guilty o
maintaining a public nuisance ano
= shall be punished by fine, not les
than five nor more than one hundre
dollars and any such orchards
nurseries, trees or places or article
thus infected shall be adjudged an
the same is hereby declared publ
nuisance, and shall be punished b
; fine, no less than five nor more thar
: one hunded dollars, and any sue
orchards, nurseries, trees or place
or articles thus infected shall be &C
t judged aud the same Is hereby d,
clared a public nuisance aud shall /
a proceeded against as such. 1t sha
9 be the duty Of the county inspecto
v in whose county said nuisance sha
= exist, to cause such nuisance to
= abated at once by Graduating or de
troying said disease, insects or pest,
or their larvae or eggs, by treatin
or disinfecting the infected
diseased fruit trees, plants, places G
articles as aforesaid, and the cos
thereof shall be assessed against Il
owner or owners, person or person
In charge OF said property or premise
and IL not paid within 10 days fro
demand that said expense shall becon
a county charge, and the board
county commissioners shall allie
and pay the same out of the gener
fund of the county. Any aud q
sums so paid shall be and become
lien on the property and premis
from which said nuisance has bee
removed or abated in pursuance
this act, and may be recovered by
action against the owner or owners
such property OF premises. Provide
that all formulas for disinfection
eradication of said disease or inse
pests shall be as prescribed by t
state board of horticulture, but /
time and place of application SIN
be left to the discretion OF the coun
inspectors.