The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-14
Nursery Inspection Law.

The State Horticultural Society, the
Texas Citrus Growers association and
the Texas Fruit Exchange, in meet
ings held last winter, all urged such
amendments and changes as would
make the laws for the protection of
nurseries and orchards against insect
pests and diseases more effective. In
February Sam a. Dixon, Fred w
Mally and j. w Canada met in AUS
tin End drafted the new law, which
was enacted by the last legislature,
The main changes in the old law are
as follows:
The new law provides how an out
side nurseTymaR can secure entrance
into this state and fixes a fee for the
privilege of doing business in Texas.
2 1t defines nursery stock and pia-
ces forest trees grown in the forest or
in the nursery as nursery stock. and
provides for their inspection. 8. 1t
provides punishment for bartering or
giving away certificates of inspection.
1. 1t places a penalty on the trans
portation companies for handling
shipments of nursery stock without
certificate of inspection attached
thereto. s. 1t places greenhouses on
a parity with the nursery and compels
their inspection. 6. 1t authorizes
the revOking of certificates for
fraudulent Misrepresentation or
fraud praeticed against the people by
the holder of a certificate. T. 1t fixes
a fine for interfering with the COM
missioner of agriculture or his guests
in hn diCoh1royn Of off oil 1r,
ties. 8. Provides how suits may be
filed to enforce the law and rules of
the commission. g. 1t defines a deal
er or agent and provides for their
control. TO- 1t fixes a penalty for
selling in this state diseased trees.
II. 1t places public parks, avenues
of shade trees, shrub5ery and Orna-
mentals along streets or on the
premises of residences under the con-
troll of the commissioner, and makes
it the duty of the city officials to CO.
operate with the commissioner in the
destruction of insect pests. IL 1t
authorizes the commissioner to pro-
vide rules for the shipment of cut
tings, etc. 13- Ii provides for the
destruction of plants, shrubs or trees
infested with the white fly or other
dangerous insect pests when safety
to the public requires it.
Provisions: That the law take eff
feet from and after its passage; that
nursery stock is any tree offered for
sale, whether gotten from nursery or
forest; that a nursery is any place
where trees are either grown or kept
for sale; that being in the nursery
business applies to anyone who may
either grow or sell nursery stock re-
gardless of variety or quantity A
dealer is placed upon the same basis
as the nurseryman; the agent of
a nurseryman or dealer must have
proper credentials; that any nursery,
dealer or agent who delivers to any
body any trees that are diseased as
provided in this law, although same
may be placed in box, bale or pack
age bearing a certificate of inspection
as provided by this act, shall be gull
ty of misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton shall be fined not less than $25
or more than $500 for each such de-
livery. That the commissioner of
agriculture has the power to enforce
this law and to make and enforce
such rules and regulations as may be
deemed necessary for carrying into
effect this act, not inconsistent with
same, and that all such rules and
regulations shall have the full force
and effect of law.
1t may be of interest to state that
Judge E. R. Kone of Austin, Texas, is
commissioner of agriculture and that
applications for certificates, permits,
ETC., are to be made to him. That
Sam H. Dixon of Houston or Austin
occupies the Office of nursery inspee-
tor and F. W. Mally of Galveston is
acting assistant Inspector Matagor-
da Tribune.