Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13
No. 1914. 81. Published June 10. 1909.

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No, 394. 81. Published June 10, 1909
CHAPTER 468, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to repeal sections 1901 to 1894
10. inclusive, Of the statutes, and to
create create twelve new sections to be num-
and 1494-101 and 1494-1om of the
statutes, relating to the introduction of
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-
1903: 14e4-4 1494-5. 1494-e. 14e1
-, 14e4-s, 1494-e, and 1494-1o of
Section 2. There are added to, the stat
utes twelve new sections to be numbered
from 1871 to 1910, respectively, and
1494-1ol and 1494-10m, to read: Sec
tural experiment station of the University
Of Wisconsin shall designate some person
rs 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 other injurious insects,
or fungus diseases. For this purpose he
cess to any field, garden packing grounds,
buildings, cellar. or other place where his
duties of carrying out the provisions of
this act shall call him, and any person
attempting to hinder such inspection by
m Misrepresentation or otherwise shall be liza
Bile to the payment of penalty or forfeiture
as hereinafter provided. 4.s e-
Section 1902. 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 hav-
ing charge of the premises in writing, to
that effect, and 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
carrying out 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 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
iect TO penalty or forfeiture as hereinafter
provided.
Section 1494-4. Whenever any trees,
shrubs, plants, or vines are shipped into
this state from another state, country, or
province wit l0ut certificate plainly fixed
on outside Ct package, box. or car contain
ing the same. showing that the contents
state or government Official, showing that
they are apparently free from San Jose
scale or other injurious insects or fungus
diseases the fact must be promptly re
taH SSi6 hx a
express. or steamboat company. or other
persons carrying the same, with the state
mert of the source when such articles
came 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 a fine of not
less than fifty dollars and not more than
one hundred dollars.
Section '1494-5. Any person growing
or offering for sale in this state stock
that is known to be infected with San Jose
scale other injurious insects and fungus
diseases shall, upon demand Of inspector,
furnish within ten days 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 postoffice address of each
of snch persons so far as to him known
s:rch Information shall be preserved and
be for the sole use Of the inspector in car
ryipg out the provisions of this act. Any
person violating the provisions of this sec
tion shall be liable to payment Of penalty
Section 1905. Said orchard and nur-
sery 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 and found to
he apparently free from San Jose scale
and other injurious insects and fungus dis
cases 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.
The cost of each such license shall be ten
dollars No person. firm corporation shall
engage or continue in business of selling
within the state or importing into the
state fruit trees, plants, or nursery stock
without first having obtained a license to
Go 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 a 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
this requirement shall be subject to the
payment of a penalty or forfeiture as here
matter provided
Section 1904, ANY person, firm, or
corporation outside of the state may OBJ
tain license to sell plants or nursery
stock in tne state upon the payment of
ten dollars and by filing a copy of official
inspection with the nursery inspectors to
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