Sec. 22-98. Nursery stock; powers of State Entomologist.
Sec. 22-98. Nursery stock; powers of State Entomologist. The State Entomologist or his assistants shall, upon application, inspect at least once each year all nurseries
at which woody field-grown hardy trees and plants are grown for sale or shipment; may
inspect any nursery stock when dug, before shipment or at destination; may inspect
nurseries at any time for the purpose of controlling plant pests or to ascertain whether
such pests exist in nurseries; may prescribe forms for registration, certificates and permits and may make regulations regarding time and methods of inspection; may destroy
or treat or order the destruction or treatment of, and prohibit the movement of, plants
infested with dangerous pests; may cooperate with agents of the United States Department of Agriculture in the inspection of nurseries and control of plant pests; may, at
reasonable times, enter any public or private grounds in performance of his duties under
the provisions of this section and sections 22-99 and 22-100. If orders are issued for the
destruction or treatment of infested plants, the owner, manager or agent of the nursery
shall, within a reasonable time from the date of such order, destroy such plants as are
ordered destroyed and make such treatment within the time specified in the order or be
subject to the penalty provided in section 22-101.
(1949 Rev., S. 3263.)