Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-09
FUND WOULD
Be PROVIDED
Under One Measure, Emer-
gency Ban on Outside
Produce Possible

Produced in the house Of repre-
-rentatives have for their purpose
ADEQUATE protection Of the citrus
Industry Of the Lower Rio Grande
valley from the Mediterranean
fruit Nv, dread pest which has been
found in Florida orchards.
one Of the bills. introduced by
Polk Hornaday Of Cameron county
and Representative Dunlop OF Ken
edy. provides for an appropriation
~ SIS 600 to the state department.
nf agriculture ITO be used in pay
ing salaries and travelling expenses
Of inspectors and general office
maintenance expense and to pay
damages for fruit destroyed because
OF i~nfestation Of the Mediterranean
fruit fly. and TO pay for labor and
other claims in the destruction OF
infested citrus fruit" This bill IS
No. 81 and carries the emergency
clause. making the fund available
as soon as Il IS passed and signed
bv the governor. This bill has
passed the house with a vote of
LOG to s..
Senator Archer PaT has proposed
an amendment to the appropriation
biz increasing the amount available
10 the department Of agriculture
for INSPECTION service from Sl2,5OO
to SIS, 900.
Emergency Provision
The other bill provides for de-
claring an emergency quarantine
against any section to guard against
spread of any fruit or plant pest
and permitting a permanent quar-
antine after a public hearing has
been held. This act. house bill No.
IS. was introduced by Hornaday
and w. r. Montgomery, Hidalgo
county representative.
The act provides a fine OF 500
TO $500 for violation Of n Of its
provisions. 1t also carries the
emergency clause.
House bill No. So, providing for
puarantines reads:
BE IL enacted by the legislature
of the state of Texas:
Section /. II the commissioner or
agriculture Of this state determines
the fact that anv dangerous insect
pest or plant disease. new to or
not heretofore widely distributed
IN this state. exists outside OF
Texas. he is hereby authorized. and
1t is made his duty to establish.
maintain and enforce a quarantine
against such infested area or state
into this state or into areas in
this state not infested. Of any such
plants and plant products as are
liable to disseminate the pests or
plant diseases under consideration.
If such plants or plant products
Is shall be quarantined. as provided
for herein. can be so disinfected
or treated as not to endanger the
agricultural or horticultural inter-
estS Of this state. then the COM
missioner shall promulgate such
rules and regulations governing
such disinfection or treatment as
may be necessary to insure effect
I've treatment. before allowing such
products to be shipped out OF such
uuarantined area into this state or
any defined area Of this state.
Section .. II a public emergency
arises at any time in which there
is likelihood Of the introduction
into this state Of any plant disease,
insect or animal pest or weed pest.
dangerous 70 the interests OF hor-
ticulture and agriculture within
this state. or II there is a proba-
bility Of the introduction of any
infectious plant disease. insect or
weed or other pest into this state
or across the boundaries thereof.
the commissioner Of agriculture is
authorized to Immediately establish
an emergency quarantine at the
boundaries Of this state. or else
where within the state and imme-
diately make and enforce such
rules and regulations as may be
deemed necessary 70 prevent any
infected or infested stock. tree.
shrub, plant. vine. cutting. graft.
bud, scion. fruit pit. fruit. seeds.
vegetable or other article Of horti-
culture from passing over any
quarantine line established and
proclaimed pursuant 10 this act:
provided. however. that this emery
ency quarantine shall not remain
in effect for more than thirty 800
days from date Of PRONUNCIATION.
unless repromulgated and perpetu-
ated by the commissioner of agri-
culture after official hearing. as
provided for in section 3.
Section 3. Before any quarantine
rs provided for I'm sections l and
? herein. shall be established for
a period in excess Of thirty DAYS.
the commissioner ar agriculture
shall cause the chief entomologist
Of the department Of agriculture
and If he deems it advisable one or
more ether persons DESIGNATED and
appointed by said commissioner. 10
make an Investigation and hold a
public hearing at some convenient
and accessible point either within
this state or out OF it. such place
OF hearing TO be finally determ-
ined by said commissioner. due
notice Of which hearing and the
point where such hearing will be
held. and the matter for discussion
and consideration shall be given FOR
at least ten DAYS prior 70 the date
set for such hearing. by publica-
ton in a newspaper Of general cir
culation in the area or areas i'm
this state to be considered. p-oviI-
ed that II the DroDosed quarantine
shall he aginst any state. states.
or PARTS NJ states. other than the
state Of TEXAS the publication OF
such notice shall be N az least two
newspapers published within the
state of Texas. and having general
circulation within this state be-
ynnd The county of their nublica-
ton The circulation &c r,,nh -