Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
No. 394, 81. Published June ID, 1902.
crEZ ETEP Aea LAWS NE Iona

bered 1874 to 1910. inclusive,
and 1910 and 1494-10m Of the
San Jose scale and other Injurious in
sects and fungus diseases, and TO the
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-
act as follows:
Section /. Sections 149z-1, I494-2,
1898. 1904. I494-5, 1919, 1894
the statutes are repealed.
Section 2 There are added to the stat
utes twelve new sections TO be numbered
1494-10I and 1494--1Orn, to read Sec
ton 1861. The director Of the agriCul
tural experiment station Of the University
Of Wisconsin shall designate some person
az the state orchard and nursery inspector
and to carry out the provisions Of this act
under his direction Said inspector shall
either personally or through his deputy or
deputies, inspect any nursery, fruit or gar
den plantation, park, cemetery, private or
chard, 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 depwIes shall have free ac-
cess 20 any field, Garden packing grounds
buildings, cellar or ether place where bis
duties Of carrying out the provisions Of
attempting 10 hinder such inspection by
misreDrcscntation or otherwise shall be liza
bic to the payment Of penalty or forfeiture
as hereinafter provided.
Section 1494---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
or injurious Insects and fungus diseases,
he shall notify the owner or person kav-
ing charge of the premises, in writing, to
that effect, and If such owner, after re.
Cciving such notice shall ship or deliver
-l.w low fDN- n
hy said Sal. Jose scale or other injurious
insects and fungus diseases, he shall be sub
ject TO payment Of penalty or forfeiture as
hCTeiu"ftor provided.
Section 1404-3 IF the inspector in
carving ont the provisions Of this act
shall 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 the
person having charge q the premises shall
writing 70 that effect, and the owner or
person having charge OF the premises shall
within ten days after such notice take
et",s to remove infested trees. plants, or
shrubs, as directed by the Inspector. Fail
urp TO comply with this act shall be sub
ject to penalty OF forfeiture as hereinafter
provided.
Section 1494-4. Whenever any trees.
shrubs. plants, or vines are shipped into
this state from another state, country, or
provinces without CertiuC0te pIaiulY fixed
tho same. showing that the contents
IA We b--2 inspected b. ~ appointed
state or government OhlCial, show ag that
they are apparently free from San Jose
scale otneT injurious insects or fungus
Diseases the fact must he promptly re
ported to said Inspector 10y the railroad,
express, OF steamboat company, or other
persons carrying the same, with the stare
mcut Of the source when such articles
came and tIa party to whom the? are nd
dressed. Further. said carrier shall re-
fuse all such shipments Of nursery stock.
Failure to comply with this provision of
tn $ act shall be subject TO q fire Of not
less than fifty dollars and not more than
one hundred dollars.
or Offering Tor sale in this state stock
that is known TO he infected with San Jose
scale or other injurious Insects ana fungus
diseases shall upon demand Of inspector
sons so far to him known to whom he
has sold or delivered any such stock, to-
gether with the pOstOfiica address Of each
of such persons so far as to him known {;
such information shall be preserved and
he for the sole use Of the Inspector in car
rvinT out the provisions Of this act. ANY
person violating the provisions Of this see
uon shall be liable to payment Of penalty
or forfeiture as hereinafter provided.
Section I494--6. Said orchard and nur-
SeIV inspector shall cause to be issued to
owners Of any nursery IN this state after
the nursery stock has been inspected by
authorized official inspectors ana found to
he apparently free from san lose scale
and other injurious insects and fungus dis
eases, certificate setting forth the fact
Of such inspection. and s. license permitting
any nursery SO inspected 70 offer for sale
nursery stock in this state. The license and
certificate 10 run not to exceed one year.
The cost Of each such license shall be ten
dollars. No person. firm or corpora ton shall
engage or continue In business Of selling
within the StGta or Importing into the
state fruit trees plants or nursery stocl;
ST q RI
do business In the state as provided by
this act Agents and others Offering for
sale nursery stock in this state shall be
required TO obtain duplicate copy OF the
license held by the principal from the Or
Char1 and nursery Inspector at the cost Of
one dollar each Failure to comply with
this requirement shall BE- subject to the
payment Of 4 penalty or forfeiture rs here
matter provided.
Section I494-7 ANY person. firm, or
corporation outside Of the state may OBJ
tain = license to sell plants or nursery
stock In the state upon the payment Of
ten dollars and bY filing q COPY Of official
inspection with the nursery inspectors to
the effect thaC said stock has been duly in
spectod by authorized inspector Agents
and others selling nursery stock in the
state Tor any nurseries outside OF the state
shall b. required TO carry duplicate copy
of the license held by the principal Said
duplicate licenses to he issued only By the
Official inspector at the cost of one dollar
for each duplicate license issued. Per
sons. firms. or corporations doing mail or
der business in this state shall be REQUIRED
to take out license in the same matters
and merchants and others retailing nur.
sery stock Of any description when not act
ing rs agents shall De required TO take out
license. Any person, persons or com
plUy importing plants or nursery stock
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 agents for party or parties
holding q license. they are required to OBJ
tain agents duplicate license. Failure TO
comply with this requirement may be sub
ieur TO payment Of q Denalty or forfeiture
as hereinafter provided
Section 14q4-S. Any person or com
Dany who shall engage in the selling and
shipping Of fruit trees in the state is here
BY required to obtain from the orchard and
nursery Inspector Official tags upon which
certified COPY Of the license shall be
printed. and each package. box. or carload
lot shall ne provided with such tags Said
tags 10 be issued only by the Official in
spector at cost not exceeding thirty. cents
per hundred. Failure TO comply with this
provision shall he liable TO the payment
OF penalty or forfeiture OF license as
hereinafter provided.
Section 14Q-9. Growers Of small
fruits not engaged In a regular nursery
business who may exchange or give away
plants in their immediate vicinity, and so
! long as such exchanging Is confined with
1 IN the state, shall not be required to take
out 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 1494-1O. The SHars arrha ri G
and nursery inspector is hereby authorized
70 appoint q deputy or deputies or assist
| ants, subject TO the confirmation Of such
/ appointment by the director of the agri-
! cultural experiment station. The nay OF
! such deputy or deputies or assistants shall
! pot exceed five dollars per diem when ac-
tually engaged il the work Of fnspArrtoo