Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-01-20
COMMERCIAL BODY
JOINS PEST CRUSADE
Urges Legislators to Pass Bill
and Aid Fight
SYNOPSIS OF
THE PEST BILL
That WIN Be lntroduced and Urged
by Committse Appointed at
''Orasshopper hleetlng''

OhoSohhORU0S sssSOsss8
Following are the main features OF
the bill that has been drafted by the
executive committee appointed at the
recent "grasshopper meeting" in
Greeley, and will be introduced at
this session of the state legislature,
which the Enterprise is able to give
its readers through the courtesy OF
d. L. Joehnck, a member of the COM
mittee:
An Act to prevent the propagation
and spread of Grasshoppers. Coddling
Moths, and other Injurious Insects
and Pests in Colorado; to provide for
their determination when found in
the State; to provide by petition for
the formation of Pest Inspection Dis.
tricts; to require inspection of Pest
Inspection Districts; to further ex-
pensation of the State Entomologist;
to make an appropriation for carry
ing out this Act, and consolidating
said appropriation with that of the
Horticultural Inspection Act.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Colorado:
Section I. For the purpose of this
act the State Entomologist shall d.
rectly. or through his deputies or
County Inspectors carry out the pro-
visions of this Act. The compensa-
tion OF the State Entomologist for
performing the duties provided by
this Act shall be increased in. the sum
of Five Hundred Dollars $500 per
annum; his deputies and County In
spcctors shall receive -Four Dollars
($4.oo) a day, and Assistant Inspect.
ors shall receive Three and One-half
Dollars $3.50 per day in addition
to other actual and reasonable cx-
penses for the time actually spent in
carrying out the provisions OF this
Act.
Section 2. Upon filing a petition
with the County Commissioners BY
the owners of twenty-five per cent
(2SE) OF the land of any contiguous
area of such county not exceeding
thirty-six (36) square miles, such
area shall be for period Of five (5)
years. formed into a pest inspection
district.
Section ,. The County Commits
sioners of any county when petition
ed by not less than twenty-five fruit
growers, farmers. stock-growers or
gardeners of their county to appoint
a county Inspector shall make such
shall be the duty OF the State Ento-
mologist to examine all persons ap-
pointed by the County Commission.
crs as County Inspectors, and II
found competent and fully qualified
to perform the duties of the Office, he
shall issue to such applicant license
as County Inspector. No person shall
act as Inspector unless he holds
such license, which license shall GER
tify to the competency of such ap-
plica ant. and shall authorize him to
act as county inspector for a period
of two (2) years from its date pro-
vidcd that in any county where
Horticultural Inspector may be ap-
pointed. the Office of Horticultural
Inspector and County Inspector shall
be consolidated, and held by the same
person.
Section 4 For the purpose of this
Act the term pest is defined to in
clude insects. prairie dogs, weeds, or
plant disease injurious to trees, fruits,
crops or pasturage.
II shall be the duty of the State
Entomologist. directly or through his
deputy. or County Inspector. to in
spcct all lands in pest inspection dis
tricts at least twice each year at
proper seasons during the years OF
the districts continuance, for the
purpose of determining whether or
not any of them are infested with
grasshopper, coddling moths. or 9TH
er pests, that are likely to spread and
injure others. II any lands or any
portion of them are found not to be
L~t e1
spread to the injury of others. the
premises must extcrminatc or control
the same to the satisfaction of the
State Entomologist, or the County
Inspector, having jurisdiction.
Section S. Whenever the State
Entomologist, his deputy, or County
Inspector. has reason to believe, or
has been credibly informed, that in
any pest inspection district within
the state there exists lands infested
by pests which are liable to spread to
the injury Of others it shall be his
duty to make an investigation of the
suspected premises, and If they are
found so infested, the State Ento-
mologist. his deputy or County In
spector Of the County. shall notify
the owner or possessor in writing OF
the nature, extent and location OF the
infestation, and demand that within
reasonable specified. time certain
specified work shall be done on the
infested premises for the extermina-
ton OF the pests, and IL the posses
sor of the infested property refuses
or fails to do the work specified on
the premises in accordance with the
instructions OF the officer in charge,