Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 800. 81 Published July II, 1907.
CHAPTER 529, LAWS OF 1907.

No 399 s. Published July II, 1907.
CHAPTER 529, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend chapter $50 of the laws
of 1899, and to add the provisions there
of to the statutes as sections 1494-1 to
1494-1O, relating to the prevention of
the Introduction or spread of San Jose
scale and other injurious insect and
fungus diseases and to the inspection of
nurseries and making an appropriation
therefor
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. Chapter $50 of the laws of
1899 is amended, and the provisions thereof
incorporated in the statutes as ten new
sections to be known as sections 1494-I
to 1494-10 to read:
Section 1911. The director of the
agricultural experiment station of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin is hereby authorized to
inspect through his agent any nursery or
any fruit or garden plantation, or any I'M
planted or heeled-in nursery stock In TINS
state, that he has reason to suspect is IN
fected with San Jose scale or other in
furious insects or fungus diseases, and for
this purpose his agent shall have free ac-
cess to and egress from any field, garden,
packing ground, building. cellar or other
place where the duties OF carrying out the
provisions Of this act shall call him, and
any person attempting to hinder sucn m, IN
spection by Misrepresentation or other
wise shall be liable to the payment OF
penalty or forfeiture as hereinafter pro-
vided.
the said director shall find present on any
nursery premises, or packing ground, or in
any cellar or building used for the storage
of nursery stock, or on any fruit or garden
plantation any of the aforesaid San Jose
scale or other injurious insects and fungus
diseases. he shall notify the owner, or the
person having charge of such premises for
the owner. in writing to that effect, and If
such owner, after receiving such notice
shall ship or deliver any trees, vines, shrubs
or plants. affected by such San Jose. scale
or other injurious insect or fungus disease,
he shall be subject to the payment of
penalty or forfeiture as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 1893. Whenever any trees,
shrubs, plants or vines are shipped into
this state from another state, country or
province without a certificate plainly fixed
on the outside of the package, box or car,
containing the same, showing that the con-
tents had been inspected by duly appointed
state or government officer, and that they
appear free from San Jose scale and other
injurious insects and fungus diseases, the
fact must be promptly reported to the said
director by the railway, express or steam
boat company, or. other persons carrying
the same; with the statement of the source
whence such articles came and the party
to whom they are addressed and
any person or company who shall
receive and offer for sale any plants. trees
or shrubs not labeled as provided by this
section shall be subject to the payment of
a penalty or forfeiture as hereinafter pro-
vided.
section
Offering for sale in this state any nursery
stock that is known to be infected with
San Jose scale or other injurious insects
and fungus diseases, shall: upon demand OF
the said director furnish within twenty
days list of all persons, as far as TO
him known, to whom he has sold or de
livered any such stock, together with the
postofice address of each of such persons,
so far as to him known; such informa-
tion shall be preserved and be for the sole
use of said director and his agent in carry,
inc ont the provisions of this act. And
any person violating the provisions of this
section shall be liable to the payment OF
penalty or forfeiture as hereinafter pro-
vided.
cause to be issued to the owner of any
nursery in this state, after the nursery
stock therein has been properly inspected,
and found to be apparently free from oan
lose scale or other injurious insects ana
fungus diseases, an official certificate to that
effect, good for a period not to exceed one
wear, upon payment to the said director the
sum of five dollars for each ten acres OF
land owned or leased by such nurseryman
in this state that is devoted Wholly OF III
part to nursery stock, grown dop sa te p seid
director for inspection of his premises FOR
the purpose of securing such certlncate ana
the said director shall cause such lnspectl sa
10 be made within three months aIter re-
ceiving the application, unless Sucn lhSpec-
ton shall be delayed by winter Weatner'
but no such certificate shall be issued cover,
inc only a part of the nursery stock owned
by one person, nor to cover nursery STOCK
received after such inspection was mace !;
and any such certificate may be cancelled
nv the said director upon the discovery IN
snch nursery of the San Jose scale or other
Injurious insects or fungus disease.
ANY person or company requesting N
spection after September 10Th shall pay IN
addition to the regular fee the expenses Oh
the director of the experiment station or
his agent incurred in making the 1nspectlon
section 1494-6. Any nurseryman hold,
ing a valid certificate, issued as prescribed
ia section 1494-5 of this act, may apply
to the said director for official labels or
tags. for which the said director may
charge a sum not to exceed 80 GENTS per
hundred which labels or tags shall certlIy
that the packages or bundles OF nursery
stock to which they are attached are from
nursery stock that has been ofhclally IN
spected and found apparently. free. from
San Jose scale or other injurious insects
and fungus diseases; but no sucn tags OF
labels shall be used for stock not covered
by the aforesaid certificate nor after Suen
certificate has expired or been cancelled !;
and no person shall attempt to immltate or
counterfeit such tags or labels. ANY per-
son violating the provisions or TINS sec
ton shall be liable to the payment or
penalty or forfeiture as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 1871. In case. any person
shall violate any Of the provisions OF this