The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08
LEGALS


1 dian Fruit Flies tAnaSfrePha
xpp.) and PromulxatinE Rules In
Connection Herewith.
Under the proxiSi of the Flor
ida Plant Act Of 1927, Chapter
/ 1881. Laws of Florida. approved
May Is, 1877. and in accordance
with Section v. subsection 10 OF
said Act, the State Plant Board %
/ Florida in session al Tallahassee.
Florida. this the nth day Of Septem-
Der. 1894. after due investigation.
finds that West Indian fruit flies
tAnaStrepha spp.l are dangerous in
sect pests and now exist in that
portion of Monroe County lying
west of a north and south line pro-
\ jeeted through the easternmost
/ point OF No-Name Key and that GER
| tain host fruits Of said insects, in
/ Guiding hog plum, guava, Barbados
cherry. and many others growing on
trees located in the above defined
( area are fruits which are or which
are likely TO become infested With
said insects. and that in order
to protect the AGRICULTURAL and
| horticultural interests of this
| state. IL is necessary to establish 3
quarantine TO prohibit andlor reg
ulate the movement of the above
named host fruits and TO declare
J said West Indian fruit flies lana
I strepha spp-l TO be public nuisance
under provision Of Section 4, sub
section of the above Act. and to
provide for destruction of said host
| fruits under provisions OF Section 4.
| subsection of the above Act.
The State Plant Board has
| adopted the following rules in refer
| enee thereto:
Rule 47A Under the provisions
of the Florida Plant Act of 1897,
| Chapter 1921, Laws of Florida, ap-
proved May IS, 1927, and in ac-
| cordance with Section 4. subsection
9 of said Act. the State Plant Board
| of Florida. in session at Talla-
| hasSee. Florida, this the 18th day
of September, 1884, does declare and
give public notice thereof that the
| West Indian fruit flies tAnaStrePha
sppD and each and every fruit and
article including hog plum, guava,
| Barbados cherry, and any others in
| tested Herewith TO be a public
| nuisance, and under the provisions
| OF Section 4. subsection 10. of the
/ above Act does further declare all
| that portion of Monroe County lying
] jected through the easternmost
+, point Of NO-Name Key to be an
area which is infested or likely TO
be infested with West Indian fruit
flies tAnastrepha spp.).
| Rule Alb. The movement OF host
| fruits of the West Indian fruit flies
tAnastrepha sppD. including hog
/ plum, guaVa, Barbados cherry, Su-
| rinam cherry, and any others found
/ infested with West Indian fruit
| flies (AnaSfrepha sppD out Of the
area or areas defined by the State
Plant Board in its public notices
| or rules as areas in which the West
/ Indian fruit flies GAnaStrePha Spp.l
| exist or are likely to exist is hereby
! prohibited: provided, that host
/ fruits imported into the United
States through the ports of the
/ Quarantined area above defined un-
der Federal permits issued under
the provisions of Notice of Quar-
| antine No SO Of the United States
4 Department OF Agriculture may be
| transported through such areas 10
1 destinations outside thereof in the
/ original containers without respect
| to these rules and regulations, con-
! ditioned upon the observance OF
| such safeguards on the part Of the
! shipper as may be required by the
1 Board to eliminate risk OF spread
| ing the West Indian fruit flies
tAnaStrepha Spp)
| Rule 47C. All trees producing
| fruits which are hosts of the West
Indian fruit flies tARaStrepha spp
/ growing in any area defined and
declared by the State Plant Board
1 of Florida as an infested and guar
/ antiped area on account Of the pres
/ ence theFeln Of the West Indian
| fruit flies (AnaStrepha Spp.l and in
| which the eradication of the said
| West Indian fruit flies (AnaStrepha
| Spp-b is being undertaken shall be
sprayed at such Intervals, in such
manner and with such spray ma
| terial as may be specified by the
Board in its instructions to the
| Plant Commissioner. The respOn-
| sibility for such spraying shall rest
| with the owner or occupant Of the
| property. In event of failure or re-
| fUSal Of the owners or occupants OF
| properties upon which such host
| producing trees are located to com.
| ply with the requirements of this
| rule, after due notice, inspectors OF
| the Board are herewith authorized
and instructed to enter upon sucf
| properties and apply the necessar,
spray as ordered by the Board in its
| instructions to the Plant Commits
siOner.
Rule AID. The following hos
| fruits of the West Indian fruit file.
1AnastrePha spp.). hog plum, guava
barbados cherry and Surinan
SEoN AUS on trees located nf
any area defined and declared b,
the State Plant Board of Florida a,
an infested and quarantined ares
on account of the presence therein
of the West Indian fruit flies tAna
StrePha Spp) and in which eradica,
ton of the said West Indian frui
flies (Anastrepha Spp) is being un
dertaken shall not be permitted L
reach stage of maturity at which
they become susceptible to attacl
by and infeStatiOn with the sal
West Indian fruit flies (Anastreph,
/ spp-D, Responsibility for remoVa
: and safe destruction of such hos
, fruits shall rest with the owner o
occupant of the property whereof
the fruit is growing. In event o
failure or refusal of the owners o
. occupants of properties upon whic
such host fruits are produced {
{ comply with the requirements O
, this rule. after due notice. inspec
: tors of the Board are herewith
: authorized and instructed TO ente
, upon such properties and remov
and destroy said host fruits of tn
West Indian fruit flies (Anasfreph
| spp) found thereon.
STATE PLANT BOARD OF FLOR
IDA, BY Geo. II. Baldwin. Chair
man.
Attest: J. T. Diamond,
| Secretary.
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