772 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 373

said officer or agent may cause the diseased colonies to be de-
stroyed in such manner as to prevent the spread of the dis-
ease.

74e. No colony of bees shall be shipped or transported into
the State for delivery to any consignee residing within the
State, from any State or foreign country having an inspector
of apiaries or other officer charged with the duties commonly
performed by an inspector of apiaries, unless said colony be
accompanied by a certificate in writing from such officer, stat-
ing that he has inspected said colony, and that it is free from
infectious or contagious diseases. Whenever a colony of bees
shall be shipped or transported into the State from any State
or foreign country not having an inspector of apiaries or other
officer charged with the duties commonly performed by an
inspector of apiaries, the consignee shall, upon receipt of said
colony, forthwith notify the officer or agent of the Board of its
receipt, and the officer or agent shall forthwith inspect the
same. No transportation company or common carrier shall
accept for transportation into the State or shall deliver any
colony of bees from a State or foreign country having an in-
spector of apiaries, or other officer charged with the duties
commonly performed by an inspector of apiaries, to any con-
signee residing within the State, unless such colony is accom-
panied by a certificate of inspection, as heretofore provided.
No common carrier shall be liable for damages to the consignee
or consignor for refusing to receive, transport or deliver such
a colony when not accompanied by a certificate of inspection, as
above provided. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
prevent the transportation or delivery of queen bees when not
accompanied by brood or comb.

74f. For the purpose of enforcing this Act, the State
Board of Agriculture, through its duly authorized officer or
agent, shall have access, ingress and egress to and from all
places where bees, bee products or supplies or appliances used
in apiaries are kept. The State Board of Agriculture may
issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary for carry-
ing out the purposes of this Act, and such rules and regula-
tions shall have the force of law.

74g. Any person convicted of the violation of any provi-
sion of this Act, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ten
dollars ($10. —) for the first offense, to a fine not exceeding
twenty-five dollars ($25. —) for the second offense, and to a