Richardson v. Baldwin

By Chapter 12291, Acts of 1927, Section 3630, et seq., Compiled General Laws, the Legislature created the State Plant Board and defined its powers and duties. As to its duties it is required to make investigations and prevent the introduction of, control, and spread of insect pests and plant diseases. Pursuant to the power vested in it the State Plant Board made an investigation in 1934 and found an insect pest known as the spiney-citrus white fly or black fly on citrus trees in the City of Key West. It thereupon took steps to eradicate said pest and declared a quarantine in the City of Key…