The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-29
PROPOSED PEST Law TO BE
SUBMITTED 10 STATE
GRASSH0PPER MEETING
District Attorney Carlson Draughts Measure De.
signed to Control Pests That Have Cost Mil
lions to Farmers of the State---Is of Great Inn
portance to Every Resident of Coorado...Pro.
vides Penalties for Those Who Do not Aid War

true that the persons signing the
same are the owners of lands named |
Such sheets shall be fastened as
one document, filed as whole, and !
when signed be not withdrawn or
added to, No signature shall be re-
| voked, except by revocation filed with |
the clerk with whom said petition
shall be fled and before the filing OF
the same.
Section III The county commits
sfoners Of any county when petition
ed b. not less than % fruit grow
ers, farmers, stock growers of gard
eners Of their county to appoint a |
count inspector shall make such ap-
pointment as soon as possible. 1t
| shall be the duty of the state ento-
mologist TO examine all persons ap-
pointed by the county commissioners
as county inspectors, and if found
competent and fully qualified to per-
form the duties of the office, he shall
issue to such applicant license as
count Inspector. No person shall
act as Inspector unless he holds such
licens which license shall certify to
the competency of such applicant,
and Shall authorize him to act as a
COUNT Inspector for a period of two
years from its date provided that in
any county where horticultural in
spector may be appointed, the office
of Horticulture inspector and county
inspettor shall be consolidated, and
held hy the same person.
Section ". 1t shall be the duty
Of the state entomologist, directly or
throush his deputy. or county in
spcet r., to inspect all lands in pest
J Inspection districts at least twice
each year at proper seasons during
the years OF the districts continu-
ance. for the purpose of determining
whether or not any of them are in
tested with grasshoppers or other
pests that are likely to spread and
injure others If any lands or any
portion of them are found not to be
free from grasshoppers, coddling
moths or other pests. that are likely
to spread to the injury of others.
the owner, or renter in charge, OF
such premises must eXterminate or
control the same to the satisfaction
OF the state entomologist, or the
county inspector. having jurisdie-
tion.
Section " Whenever the state
ict Ia &c lnllf1tN y
inspector. has reason to believe, or
has been credibly informed, that in
any pest inspection district within
the state there exists lands infested
by srasshoppers. coddling moths and
other pests which are liable TO
SPREAD to the injury of others, It
shall be his duty to make an investl-
CATION of the suspected premises,
and If they are found so infested,
the state entomolosist, his deput!
or county inspector OF the county
shall notify the owner or possess0r
in writing of the nature, extent ana
location of the infestation. and de-
maud that within a reasonable specl-
fed time certain specified work be
done on the infested premises TOT
the determination of the pests, ana II
the possessor OF the infested prop
erty refuses or fails to do the work
specified on the premises in accord
ance with the instructions OF the
officer in charge. such officer shall
take possession OF the infested prem
ises. and do the work for the exter-
mination of said pest, as provided
In this act.
Each and every violation OF any
of the provisions OF this act. and
each and every noncompliance OF
the provisions thereof. or any OF
them. or noncompliance with any
notice or direction given by the In
spector in charge under the provis-
ions OF this act shall be punishable
by fine OF not less than So and not
more than 500. and each and every
day that any person. firm or corpora
tion shall fail to comply with any
notice In writing received from the
inspector in charge under the provls-
ions OF this act shall be deemed
separate offense. If the defendant
be found guilty the court shall order
the said Inspector to abate the same,
and the expense thus accrued shaii
be taxed as costs against the de-
fendant, and shall be adjudsed lien
upon said property. The district ana
county courts shall have jurisdiction
of such cases.
Section vi. The state entomolo-
eist, his deputy, or county inspector.
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