Chap. 69.—-An ACT to amend and re-enact section 882 of the Code of Se
Approved February 19, 1920.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
eight hundred and eighty-two of the Code of Virginia ve amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows: a

Sec. 882. Unlawful to dispose of nursery stock until a certificate
of registration is obtained; fee of auditor; expiration of certificate—
From and after the first day of September, nineteen hundred and
twenty, it shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firm or corpora-
tion, either for himself or as agent for another, to offer for sale, sell,
deliver or give away, within the bounds of this State, any plants, or
parts of plants, commonly known as nursery stock, unless such person,
persons, firm or corporation shall have first procured from the auditor
of public accounts a certificate of registration, which certificate shall
contain such rules and regulations concerning the sale of nursery stock
as the board of crop pest commissioners may prescribe and be ap-
proved and countersigned by the State entomologist, who shall have
full power, and is hereby authorized and required to cancel and with-
draw any certificate upon satisfactory evidence that any of the rules
and regulations governing the sale of nursery stock within this State
have been violated by the holder of the same. The auditor of public
accounts shall not issue any certificate of registration except upon the
payment of the sum of ten dollars for each nurseryman or dealer, and
one dollar additional for each agent of such nurseryman or dealer,
and shall forward all certificates to the State entomologist for his
approval before allowing the same to the party making application
therefor, and all such certificates as may be granted shall expire and
become null and void one year from date of issue thereof, and any
person, persons, firm or corporation, either for himself or as agent for
another, shall sell, offer for sale, deliver, or give away any plants or
parts of plants commonly known as nursery stock without having in his
possession a certificate of registration as herein provided for, or with-
out exhibiting a copy of the same to each and every person to whom
he shall sell, or offer to sell, deliver, or give away any such plants, or
parts of plants, shall be deemed guilty of a misedémeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty
($20.00) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each
such offense.