Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-25

BE Enacted by the Legislature of the TERRITORY of Horoi:
SECTION That the importation for seeding purposes into
the Territory of Hawaii of seeds of alfalfa barley Canadian
blue Kentucky blue grass bronze (awnles buck
wheat ake clover crimson clover red clover, white clover
field Ka meadow fccue flax milet oats orchard
grass rape rcd top sorghum timothy vech, and wheat
which aduatcd unfit for seeding purposes within the
meaning of this Act hereby prohibited and the Board OF
Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry hereby author
lied and empowered make such rules and regulations sub
ect the approval of the Governor of the Territory will
provide for the exclusion of such seeds from the Territory of
Hawaii.
SECTION That seed shall be considered adultcraed within
the meaning of this Act First when seed of red clover
ains than three per of seed of yellow teo
other seed of similar appearance and of lower market value
than seed Of red covcr second when seed of alfalfa contains
than three per of seed Of yellow treo burr clover
clover singy combined third when any kind
variety of the seeds named in of this Act
five per of seed of another kind variety of lower
market value and of similar appearance Provided that the
provisions of this paragraph shall apply mixtures of
white and ske clover red and ake clover aske clover and
timothy.
SECTION g. That seed shall be considered unfit for seeding
purposes within the meaning of this Act: First when any
kind variety of clover alfalfa seed than
seed dodder grams alfalfa second when
kind variety the seeds named in Section of this Act
contains than three per ccn, by weight of seeds of
weeds
SECTION L. That each and every package lot of agri
cultural seeds of the kinds named in Section containing
pound whether in package bulk, which sod of
fered exposed for sale by firm corporation in
the Territory of Hawaii shall be plainly, legby and neby
labeled in English upon the exterior of the container with
written or printed label. Such label shall show
First: The commonly accepted of the kind and vari
ETY. of seed;
Second The full name and address the person. firm
corporation selling offering exposing the seed for sale
SECTION s. That of SALE offering exposure for
labeled upon the exterior of the with
of the kinds varieties of seed composing the mixture
SECTION 6. That person, firm corporation shall sell,
offer expose for sale in the Territory agricultural
garden seeds, excepting only garden seeds in packet
package of pound less which contain in greater num-
bes than two thousand of the seeds under examination
the seeds of the following named noXOus weeds
Canada thistle (Cauuu druenSi$), Russian thistle (Sdoa
tagrS couch, qack qutch grass (lgOpyron rePens),
clover dodder Cuscua epthym), field dodder (Cuscuta
nrress thistle (Soncus arUess and the sale of agr-
cultural garden seeds containing than reasonable trace
of the seeds of wild (Arena fGua burgrass (Cencrus
tibuodes witch grass (Panicum eapare) porcupine
(Spa Spatea) knograss Polygonpn aricuare), sorrel
(er Acetoa) Mexican (Chenopodium dmbrosiodcs),
clarloc (BrdSSca apensS) hedge mustard (Sysmbrtu Of
fcnae black mustard (Bassiea ngra) Shepherds purse
(CapseHa BuSpaStois), wild pcppergra (Lepdum Virgin
icun) Jmson weeds (Datwa Sra,nonu" Dc d. Tatula), rib
grass Pantago laneeoa), ragweed (Abrosia ateisifo
Ha) naywecd ntcmis Cotd), burlock (Arctum Lappa),
oxcye daisy (Ch,ysanthemum Leucanhenum), clicory
(Chichoiut Inybns), bullhse (Carduus ianceotaus),
blackeyed Susan (Rudbeca hu), broad cocklebur (Xa
Hium auaum the seeds of other plants which
from time time be specified in rules and regulations to be
issued by the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and For
cstry as noXious weeds is unlawful.
SECTION That it shall be unlawful for person. either
for himself while acting agent of any other
person. firm corporation to SELL offer for SALE
deliver within the Territory of Hawaii any seeds that
misbmnded within the meaning of this Act. Seed seeds
shall be deemed TO be mranded the contents of any sack
lot Of seeds whether in package in bulk containers is not
labeled in accordance with the requirements of Sections A.
of
any respect.
Section g. Whoever sells offers exposes for sale in the
Territory of Hawaii seeds without comply wing with the
qurcmcns of Sections and of this Act, violation of
Sections and of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
dcmcanor and conviction sha<be fined less than Ten
Dollars (S109O) and the than One Hundred
Dollars $0000 and the costs of the prosecution for the first
ocrc and less than One Hundred Dollars ($OOOO) and