Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
apiaries. and making an appropriation

apiaries, and making an appropriation
therefor.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section I. Section 1494f, subsection 83
Of section ITO, and section 4605a Of the
statutes are repealed.
Section 2. There is added to the stat
utes a new section to read: Section
state inspector Of apiaries who is hereby
empowered to appoint one or more depu-
ties as needed to carry out the inspec-
ti9n work S' under his direction rec lon .ao
ally or through his deputy inspect any
apiary, with all appliances, structures,
and buildings If necessary, which is re-
reason to believe may be infected with
any disease injurious to honey bees in
their egg, larvale pupal or edult stages.
If the inspector finds any such disease
to exist in any apiary, appliances. struc-
lures, or buildings, he shall give to the
owner or owners and care-taker or care
takers of such diseased property full in
inspectors judgment seems best.
8. The inspector shall, if it is deem
ed necessary, make q second examination
of all diseased apiaries, property, and
after as he deems advisable. If. in this
second examination diseased condition
is found which is in any manner danger
Gus to the welfare of honey bees in any
of their stages, the inspector shall see
that proper treatment Is Immediately
given and the full expense of material
for such treatment shall be paid by the
owner of the property treated, and the
expense of such treatment shall act as
(, lien on the property until paid. If the
inspector finds conditions such that
further remedial treatment is inadvis-
able, he may burn a part or all of such
fn
spread of disease, without recompense to
the owner, lessee, or agent thereof.
4. If the owner, lessee, agent, or care
taker of an apiary, including appliances,
structures, and honey, wherein disease
exists, shall knowingly sell, barter, or
give away, or move without the consent
of the inspector any diseased bees (be
they queens or workers., colonies, money,
appliances, or structures, or knowingly
expose other bees to the danger of such
disease, said owner, lessee. agent, or
care taker shall on CONVICTION be haole
to a fine of not less than fifty nor more
than one hundred dollars, or not less than
one nor more than two months imprfs-
onment in the county jail.
g. For the enforcement of the proyiS-
ions of this section the state inspector Of
apfaries or his deputy shall have access
to all apiaries, appliances. structures,
and premises where bees or their pro-
, sons who shall resist, impede or hinder
in any way the inspector in the discharge
of his duties under the provisions OF this
section shall on conviction be liable to
fine of not less than fifty nor more than
one hundred dollars, or not less than
one nor more than two months impris-
onment in the county jail.
g. After inspecting infected hives or
fixtures or handling diseased bees. the in
spector or his assistant shall, before
leaving the premises or proceeding to any
other apiary, thoroughly dis1nfect any
portion of his own person and clothing,
nGp6 him
which have come in contact with in
fected material and shall see that any
assistant or assistants with him have
likewise thoroughly disinfected their per-
plementS used by them
Z. It shall be the duty Of any person
in the state of Wisconsin engaged IN
the rearing of queen bees for sale, when
honey is used in the making Of candy
for use in mailing cages, to boil such
honey for at least thirty minutes. Any
person, engaged in the rearing OF queen
bees shall have his queen rearing apiary
or apiaries inspected at least twice dur
ing each summer season, and 'on the dis
covery of the existence of any disease
which is infectious or contagious In us
nature and injurious to bees in their egg,
larval pupal, or adult stages, said per-
son shall at once cease to ship queen bees
from such diseased apiary until the in
spector of apiaries shall declare the said
apiary free from all disease, by the is
suance of a certificate of inspection. On
the complaint of the inspector of apiaries
or any beekeeper in the state that sald
beekeeper engaged in the rearing of
queen bees is violating the provisions of
this section, he shall, on conviction, be
liable to a fine of not less than one hun
dred nor more than two hundred dol
lars.
8. Parties bringing bees or combs
or previously used apiary supplies into
the state must possess a valid certif-
cate of inspection showing that such
property is free from communicable
bee diseases. Bees shipped into the
state unaccompanied by a certificate as
by the state inspector of apiaries,
pending inspection; in case disease IS
found to be present the shipment shall
be subject to the provisions of this
O. The inspector shall keep an ac-
curate account of moneys received ana
expended and file detailed annual report
of the work done and of expenditures and
corrections with the governor
10. 1t shall be the duty of each dis
trict attorney to whom the state in
spector of apiaries or his deputy shal
ton Of any provision or provisions OF
this section to institute and prosecute
without delay appropriate PROCEEDINGS
ment of the provisions of said section.
Section 8. There is added to the
statutes a new section to read: Sec
ton 1878. There is annually appro-
priated out of any moneys in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated
the sum of two thousand dollars for
the suppression of bee disease In the
state and for carrying out the pro-
visions of section 1494f. The inspector
shall receive not to exceed five dollars
per diem when actually engaged IN the
necessary travelling expenses. The sal,
airy of all deputies or assistants shall
be determined by the state inspector
of apiaries.
Section 4 This act shall take effect
and be in force upon it's passage and
publication.
Approved March %, 1913. Copy Law
No. SO. Al Published April 8, 1913
w. CHAPTER 40, LAWS OF 1913.
AN ACT-To authorize John e. Bert