St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02
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AN ACT providing for more effective insper-
ton Of nurseries and other premises and
imported nursery stock to comply with the
laws: requiring certificates for shipments
within state, modifying inspectors fee, and
providing additional funds for carrying out
the provisions Of this act.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That the State Entomologist Is
hereby designated as State Inspector Of nurs-
cries and is authorized either himself or by
deputies duly appointed by him to inspect
all premises in Minnesota where nursery
stock is grown OF held for sale, and further
to inspect all orchards or any premises what
soever within the State, where he has reason
to suspect the presence of injurious insects
or Injurious and Gontasious plant diseases.
Ing all feld-grown plants except herbaceous
annuals) of any kind, also trees, held-grown
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deputies shall have free access to any field,
ground, packing ground, buildings. cellars and
provisions Of this act shall make necessary.
The State Inspector Of Nurseries is en-
powered and required to grant certificates
find free from injurious insects and con-
tagious plant diseases. Such certificates shall
be- !, good for one year unless revoked by him.
between May LIST and September S0th, and
at such other times as may be necessary to
erymen or others having stock to inspect
shall make application to the State Nursery
Inspector for the inspection of stock as far as
year. 1t shall be the duty Of the inspector
or his deputy to make the inspection as soon
thereafter as possible.
For inspection Of nurseries q fec Of nve
dollars $500 per annum shall be paid at
the time OF application or before certificate
is issued. If a dangerous insect. pest or
the premises above described and il in his
Judgment such pest or disease can be Grad
sentative in writing what means shall be en-
ployed; in case any trees, shrubs or plants
are so infested that treatment would be in
resentative to have them destroyed. Said or
der shall be issued in writing. If the order
be not obeyed within ten days after service
thereof, the State Inspector shall cause the
work to be done and render to the owner OF
persons in charge an itemnized bill of the
cost; and If such cost shall IL not It, be paid With
ported to the County Attorney who shall
forthwith collect same In a civil action In
the name Of the state, and shall turn same
the inspection fund.
Sec. 2. No person shall bring into the
State for sale or use s;nd herein or re-s III p,sa
or other Nursery Stock" unless it be ac-
companied by the certificate from the In
f from which Dt 0'i it ca nruDef that et'ci It has "a be been s'I iz
spected and found free from any Of the pests
or diseases referred to: Such certificates
S!ld Uc pI1LIId AdIAc St1hCASC Va u
therein stated but the Entomologist may If
deemed necessary, inspect such stock and
proceed Will respect thereto as PROVIDED Tor
in Section /.
Section 8. A copy Of the state inspection
certificate granted to any firm or firms in
any other state, territory or the District of
Columbia, shall be on file with the Minnesota
inspector before any such firm Or firms shall
make shipment Of nursery stock to be sold
or distributed in the State of Minnesota.
Sec. 4. All shipments from any point or
points in the State of Minnesota to other
points within the state must be accompanied
by certificate of inspection on each package.
Sec. 5. Railroad and express companies
are hereby prohibited from accepting stock
not tagged with certificate as above stated
land must promptly notify the shipper. If
the shipper does not furnish a certificate, such
companies shall report said fact with the
name and address Of party offering SAID stock
for shipment to the State Inspector.)
Sec. 6. Foreign grown stock imported into
Quarantine Law is regarded as coming UNI
der the definition of nursery stock and must
be inspected at points OF destination. It
shall be unlawful for any party or parties
to open any package containing such stock
from a foreign country unless the inspector
or deputy is present. 1t shall be the duty
Of the inspector to be present in person or
by deputy when notified at least forty-eight
hours in advance Of the opening Of such
Sec. I. Dealers or florists not owning nurs-
cries AMI shipping by post, freight, express