The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
No. 394, 81. Published June 10, 1909.
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and 1494--1Ol and lA94-10m of the
statutes relating to the introduction OF
San Jose scale and other Injurious In
sects and fungus diseases, and to tho
inspection of orchards. nurseries, parks.
cemeteries. and other public places
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
Section /. Sections 1904, 1494-2,
l4o4-a. 1906, 1905, 1905. 1894
-. 1908, 1494-9, and 1494--l0 Of
the statutes are repealed.
Section 2. There are added to the stat.
utes twelve new sections to be numbered
from t494-1 to 1494-10, respectively. and
14a4--1Ol and 1494--1Om, to read Sec
ton 1904. The director of the agricu-
turai experiment station Of the University
Of Wisconsin shall designate some person
as the state orchard and nursery inspector,
aud to carry out the provisions of this act
under his direction Said inspector shall
either personally or through his deputy or
den plantation, park, cemetery, private or
chnrd. public places, and any place that
he has reason to suspect Is infected with
San Jose scale or other Injurious insects
or fungus diseases. For this purpose he or
his deputy or deputies shall have free ac
cess TO any field, garden packing grounds
Buildings, cellar, or other place where his
duties of carrying out the provisions OF
attempting to hinder such INSPECTION by
IN representation or otherwise shall be liza
BILE TO the payment of penalty or forfeiture
As hereinafter provided.
Section 1404-2. In case the inspector
shall find present on any nursery premises
or packing ground or In any cellar or
building used FOR storage of nursery stock,
any of the aforesaid San Jose scale or 9th
er Injurious insects and fungus diseases.
he shall notify the owner or person hay
ing charge of the premises, In writing. to
that effect aud If such owner. after re-
ceiving such notice Shall ship or deliver
any trees. vines, shrubs. or plants affected
by said San Jose scale or other INJURIOUS
insects and fungus diseases, he shall be sub
lect to payment of penalty or forfeiture as
hereinafter provided.
Section 1494--3. If the inspector In
carving out the provisions of this act
shah find upon examination any orchard,
small fruit plantation, park, cemetery, or
any public place infested with San Jose
scale or other Injurious insects and fungus
diseases he shall notify the owner or the
person having charge of the premises shall
writing to that effect. and the owner or
person having charge of the premises shall
within ten days after such notice take
steps to remove infested trees, plants, or
shrubs, as directed by the Inspector Fail
ure to comply with this act shall be sub
Ject 10 penalty or forfeiture as hereinafter
provided
Section 149i-t. Whenever any trees,
shrubs, plants, or vines are shipped into
this state frnn another state, country. or
province VI Aout certificate plainly fixed
On outside G.. package, box, or car contain
,ng the faiae showing that the contents
state or government official. showing that
they ar" rpparently free from San Jose
scale o. other injurious insects or fungus
disease the fact must he promptly re-
ported 20 said inspector by the railroad.
eEpro.>, or steamboat company, or other
persc carrying the same with the state
mcr' If the source when such articles
can and the party to whom they are ad,
dressed. Further. said carrier shall re-
fuse all such shipments of nursery stock
Failure to comply with this provision of
this act shall be subject TO fine OF not
less than fifty dollars and not more than
one hundred dollars.
Section 1i9f-1 Any person growing
or Offering for sale in this state stock
that Is known TO be infected with San Jose
scale or other Injurious insects and fungus
diseases shall, upon demand of inspector
furnish within ten days a list Of all per
sons so far as to him known to whom he
has sold or delivered any such stock to-
gether with the postoihce address Of each
OF such persons SO far as to him known;
such information shall be preserved and
be for the sole use Of the inspector In car
rying out the provisions of this act Any
person violating the provisions OF this sec
ton shall be liable to payment Of penalty
or forfeiture as hereinafter provided
Section 1i9i-G. Said orchard and nur-
sery inspector shall cause to he Issued to
owners of any nursery in this state after
the nursery stock has been inspected by
authorized official inspectors and found TO
he apparently free from San Jose scale
and other injurious insects and fungus dis
eases, certificate setting forth the fact
OF such Inspection. and license permitting
any nursery inspected to offer for sale
nursery stock in this state The license and
certificate to run not to exceed one year.
Tho cost Of each such license shall be ten
dollars. No person, firm or corporation shall
engage or continue In business of selling
int,
srate fruit trees. plants, or nursery stock
without first having obtained license to
do business in the state as provided by
this act. Agents and others Offering for
required to obtain duplicate copy Of the
license held By the principal from the or
chard and nursery inspector at the cost Of
one dollar each Failure to comply with
payment OF penalty or forfeiture as here
matter provided
Section 1494-7. ANY person. firm, or
corporation outside Of the state may OBJ
stock in the state upon the payment OF
ten dollars and by filing copy of official
inspection with the nursery inspectors to
the effect that said stock has been duly in
spected by authorized inspector. Agents
and others selling nursery stock In the
state for any nurseries outside Of the state
shail be required to carry duplicate copy
OF the license held by the principal. Said
official inspector at the cost of one dollar
for each duplicate license Issued Per
sons. firms. or corporations doing mail or
der bus ness in this state shall be required
TO take out O license in the same matters
and merchants and others retailing mr.
sery stock Of any description when NOT act
Ing as agents shall be required to tale out
a license. Any person, persons. or com
from foreign countries shall notify the In
spector Of such shipment, its date Of ar
rival, nature OF the shipment, and shall
hold such shipment unopened until duly In
spected and released by the inspector. II
acting az agents for party or parties
holding a license, they are required to OBJ
tain agents duplicate license Failure to
comply with this requirement mny be sub
ject, to payment Of nenalty or forfeiture
as hereinafter provided
Section 1913. Any person or com
pany who shall engage in the selling and
shipping of fruit trees In the state Is here
by required to obtain from the orchard ard
nursery Inspector official tags upon which
n certified COPY of the license shall be
printed. and each package. box or carload
lot shall he provided with such tags. Said
tags TO be issued only by the official In
spector at q cost not exceeding thirty cents
per hundred. Failure to comply with this
provision shall be liable to the payment
II penalty or forfeiture Of license as
hereinafter provided.
Section 1fa4-e Growers Of small
fruits not engaged In regular nursery
business who may exchange or give away
plants In their Immediate vicinity. and so
long as such exchanging is confined with
in the state, shall not be required to take
ont license. The selling or bartering of
trees, shrubs, or plants by an unlicensed
person or persons with a person or per-
sons holding a license doing regular nur-
sery business Is prohibited by this act.
Section 1910. The state orchards
and nursery inspector IL hereby authorized
to appoint deputy or deputies assist.
ants. subject TO the confirmation Of such