Chap. 165.—An ACT to add three sections to an act entitled an act to amend
and re-enact an act entitled an act to create and maintain a State
board of crop pest commissioners, and to define its duties and powers,
approved March 5, 1900, approved May 9, 1903. [S B 151]

Approved March 138, 1918.

Be it enacted that the following sections be added:

Section 12-A. Any owner of florist’s stock or other herbaceous
plants which he wishes to ship into another State or country may
apply to the crop pest commission for an inspection of the same
with reference to the presence of insect pests or diseases liable to
prevent the acceptance of such plants in such State or county, agree-
ing in his application to pay in full the expenses of the inspection,
and upon receipt of such application and agreement, or as soon
thereafter as may be conveniently practicable the crop pest com-
mission may comply with such request, and upon receipt of the
expenses of the inspection, it shall issue to the applicant a certifi-
cate to the facts disclosed.

Sec. 2-A. Whenever the crop pest commission shall find that
there exists outside of this State any insect pest or disease, and
that in order to safeguard plants and plant products in this State
its introduction into this State should be prevented, the crop pest
commission shall give public notice thereof, specifying the fant
and plant products infested or infected, or likely to become infested
or infected therewith, and the movement of such plants or plant
product into this State from the infested or infected locality des-
ignated in said public notice shall thereafter be prohibited until the
crop pest commission shall find that the danger of the introduction
into this State of such insect. pests or diseases from such locality
has ceased to exist, of which the crop pest commission hall give
public notice.
Sec. 2-B. Whenever the crop pest commission shall find that
there exists in this State, or any part thereof, any insect pest or dis-
ease, and that its dissemination should be controlled or prevented,
the crop pest commission shall give public notice thereof, specifying
the plant and plant products infested or infected, or likely to become
infested or infected therewith, and movement, planting or other
use of any such plant or plant product, or other thing or substance
specified in such notice as likely to carry and disseminate such insect
pests or disease, shall be prohibited within such area as shall be
designated in said public notice, except under such conditions as
shall be prescribed by the crop pest commission as to inspection,
treatment, and disposition, and said prohibition shall continue in
force until the crop pest commission shall give public notice with-
drawing the same.