The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-11-20
BILL PROVIDES FOR
INSTRUMENTATION
BILL

SQUIRRELS, OTHER NOXIOU:
RODENTS AND PREDATOR,
ANIMALS, AUTHORIZING COUN
TY COURTS AND BOARDS OI
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TC
PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR
AND PRESCRIBING THE MAN
MANNER OF PROCEDURE TC
CREATE A LIEN UPON THE
PROPERTY INFESTED, WITH
SUCH RODENTS FOR THE EN-.
TERMINATION THEREOF ANr
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE STATE OF OREGON.
SECTION l. II shall be and is
hereby declared TO be the duty Of
every person, firm, corporation. co.
partnership, company owning, leas-
ing occupying, possessing or Laving
charge OF or dominion over any land.
place, building, structure, wharf.
pier or dock which is infested with
ground squirrels and other noxious
RODENTS or predatory animals. as
soon as the presence Of the same shall
come to his, their or its knowledge.
at once to proceed and to continue in
good faith to exterminate and des-
troy such rodents by poisoning tran
ping, or other appropriate and effect
i've means.
SECTION II. The county court
or board OF county commissioners in
any county of this state is hereby
authorized and empowered, or on Il
petition of one hundred, or more. tax
payers and land owners of said coun-
ty' shall, unless remonstrance con,
tanning the names Of a greater mum
Der OF tax payers and land owner.
snail be presented, appropriate ade
quate funds not less than five hun.
dred dollars ts500) in amount. for
the creation of Revolving Fund to
be used in the determination and des
truction Of ground squirrels and
other noxious rodents or predator,
animals, in accordance with the pro
visions of this act.
SECTION III. The county court
or board of county commissioners is
hereby authorized to purchase poison
and other supplies necessary for the
determination of any ground squir
rels and other noxious rodents or
predatory animals and to cause said
poison to be mixed and poison bats
TO be prepared and to sell the same
at the cost to residents of said coun-
~ Tor the purpose aforesaid, and the |
proceeds derived from any sale there
OF shall be paid to and become a part
OF said Revolving Fund.
SECTION ~. 1t shall be the duty
OF the Agricultural Agent of every
county in this state, or in counties
not having such agricultural agent
any person appointed by the court to
carry out the provisions of this Acl
Snail be deemed to be the agricultur-
al agent for the purposes hereof, to
mix any poison and prepare poison
oaits and distribute the same. or
other necessary supplies provided BY
said court or board of county com
mlssloners, TO the applicants for
same and to collect all moneys, and
receipt therefor and make a month
~ report to said court. Such agri-
cultural agent shall receive no ad-
altlonal compensation for performing
the duties herein but shall be allowed
sueh additional assistance as in the
opinion Of said court or board shall
pe necessary to effectively carry out
the provisions hereof, and in counties
not having an agricultural agent the
court or board of county commission
ers shall fix the compensation OF the
person so appointed, which shall not
exceed $500 per day and shall pre-.
scribe by order such additional as.
sistance as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions hereof.
SECTION V. The agricultural
agent shall give notice to all persons
residing or owning any land within
SAID county, by the publication there
OF, IN not less than two newsnan ners
OF general circulation within said
county for two weeks, or three issues
ol sad paper of the kind Of poison
OF poison bats or method most ex-
peoient or effective to be used for the
determination or destruction OF such
RODENTS, and the time when the SAM
Is 10 be put out or used; said notice
shall be deemed to be sufficient to ALI
persons described in Section hereof.
aho unless any such person SHAH
"Ithin thirty days from the first pub
hcatlon OF SAID notice, begin in good
Iailh 10 ex.ermlnate, eradicate and
destroy as aforesaid, or by any othe:
effective means, any ground SQUIRRELS
or other noxious rodents or predatory
animals that may be designated in
The published notice aforesaid. il
snail then be the duty of the county
~ oPPOAAb q P6ISOu OF persons
recommended By the agricultural
agent, to proceed with the extermina-
ton and eradication of such rodents
upon the land or place, as aforesaid.
and for that purpose the said person
or persons appointed are hereby
authorized to enter upon any land,
place or buildings, structure, wharf,
pier or dock for the purposes of this
act and any expense incurred In the
determination or eradication of such
rodents, including charge for SER
vices Of not to exceed Five dollars
N5.O0) per diem, said person or per-
sons shall set forth, fully itemized. in
statement to the county court with
In sixty days from the time that
said money shall have been expended
and the court shall examine into the