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Show STATEMENT OF THE STATE ! BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AS TO THE REASONS FOR THIS ACT AND WHAT IS EXPECTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT FROM AN OPERATOR CF A THRESHING MACHINE, COMBINE HARVESTING MACHINE MA-CHINE OR A SELF BINDER L THE CUTTING. HARVESTING, AND THRESHING OF GRAINS AND SEEDS It is recognized t"-.at perhaps one cf t:.s greatest sources of the spread c: nrxlovs -aeeSs is acrually in the planting of seed infested with seed cf nr.xious weeds. This often occurs by way cf one cf said '.r.a: " incs pissing from an infested farm to a non-infected f;ii.rj, therety mixing ncx-ousiseed seed with wht otherwise other-wise ta clean seed. Also any seed that niig'.'.t drcp fr:m ens of thjse rajliines on a farm that is other-ware other-ware clean, imr.'ediately infests tne clean far.Tt. ! Ci.:e law prodes that an operator cf ;ny one of s:id machines, before leaving an infested field (and responsibility re-sponsibility is i 1:c6q' upon the operator oper-ator of t"e ixachine to ascertain w.ie'X.er the field is infested before he leaves said field) , shall s Jeep all exterior parts and exposed parts of s:id .mchines free frm noxiaus weed seed and refuse. In case cf a co-T.bine harvester or threshing '.m-c. '.m-c. ine shall be speeded up and all noxious weed seed and refuse blrwn from the machine. All gears, pulleys, '.::in,vasts, screans, elevators, fans, belts, and other working parts ji.u be cleaned free from noxious weed seed. Responsibility is placed directly direct-ly up:n the operators of these ma-c'.'.ines ma-c'.'.ines to see that the trao.jines are free frcr.1 noxious weed seed' before leave a noxious weed infected fie.d. Failure on their part to. perform; per-form; this service will irean, in case an inspector or any other person W.'. o finds that the wcrk has been (properly dene and sees fit to enter a complaint, that the operator is liable to prosecution. T . e la i " provides that penrruts m:'st be obtained frox: the Utah State Board of Agriculture, before any farn; machinery may be used for public service. lAny person failing to comply with the provisions of this law is guilty of a n-.igJemeancr, which, under the general statutes of the State of Utah is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six .T.onKs, or by a fine in any sum less than three hundred dollars, or by both. |
