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 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 217. 1920. 727 shall be given b him to the owner or Hperson in possession or control thereof, and such owner or person sha forthwith control or eradicate and prevent the dissemination of such insect pest or disease and shall remove, cut, or destroy such infested and infected plants, plant products, and articles and substances used or connected therewith, which are hereby declared to be nuisances,within the time and in the manner required in said notice or by the rules and regulations of the Secreta of Agriculture. Whenever such owner or person can not be founldsj lQt*;g*gj§*{)°,gc}g{S D; or shall fail, neglect, or refuse to complly wit the forego` provisions {allure crowns. of this section, the Secretary of Agric ture is hereby aighorized and required to control and eradicate and prevent dissemination of such insect est or disease and to remove, cut, or destroy infested or infected) plants and plant products and articles and su stances used or connected therewith, and the United States shall have an action of debt against such owner or persons for expenses incurred by the I em h Secretary of .%3griculture in that behalf. Employees of the Federal mfp °° aut °”` Horticultural oard are hereby authorized and mquired to inspect places, plants, and plant products and articles and substances used or connected therewith w enever the Secretary of izgriculture shall determine that such inspections are necessary for e purposes of Rum and mm,a_ this section. For the purpose of carrygg out the provisions and umsetbemaet. " requirements of this section and of the es and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture made hereunder and the notices given plursuant thereto, employees of the Federal Horticultural Board s all I,,§,1’,‘,{§'“’ °f °'“’ have power with a warrant to enter into or upon any place and open any bundle, packagle, or other container of tp ants or plant products whenever they sha have cause to believe at infections or infestations of plant pests and diseases exist therein or thereon, and when such infections or infestations are found to exist, after notice by the Secretary of Agriculture to the owner or person in possession or control thereof an an pepportunity by said owner or person to be heard, to destroy the infec or infested plants or lplant products contained therein. The upolice court or the municipa court of the District of '¤=¤·°’w¤m¤*·¤- Columbia sha have power, upon information sup orted by oath or affirmation showing probable cause for believing that there exists in any place, bundle, package, or other container in the District of Columbia any plant or plant product which is infected or infested with plant pests or disease, to issue warrants for the search for and seizure of a l such plants and plant products. It shall be the duty ,,,};§f’gT,§"‘°°'°° °f of the Secretagy of Agriculture, and he is hereby required, from time to time, to m e and promulgate such rules and regulations as shall Pumshmem M ,,0 be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, and any person nam. who shall move or allow to e moved, or shall ship, transport, or carry, by any means whatever, any plant or plant products from or into the District of Columbia, except in compliance with the rules _ and regulations prescribed under this section, shall be punished, as l'°H"“m° is provided in section 10_ of this Act." otal for Federal Horticultural Board, $194,050. xmmhmgsabh W And not to exceed 10 per centum of the foregoing amounts for the pmpaamm. miscellaneous expenses of the work of any bureau, division, or office herein provided for shall be available interch eably for expenditures on the objects included within the genx;5 expenses o such bureau, division, or office, but no more than 10 per centum shall be added to any one item of appropriation except in cases of extraordinary emergency, and then only upon the written order of the Secretary of Agriculture. Mrscnrnaivnous. “"°°¤‘”°°°‘ Dmuossrnarrons on nncranxmox rnomcrs: To enable the Sov .¤g?°1°m°°°° pm} retary of Agriculture to encourage and aid in the agricultural devel- ,,,;§$,§‘,€',,’$}"‘“""