Section 1703. Plant Industry.--The Department of Agriculture shall have the power, and its duty shall be:
(a) To inspect any nursery, orchard, farm, garden, park, cemetery, or any private or public place, which may become infested or infected with harmful insects or plant diseases, to establish and enforce quarantines, to issue and enforce orders and regulations and make investigations for the control of said pests, wherever they may exist within the Commonwealth, and to perform such other duties relating to "plants" and "plant products" as may seem advisable and not contrary to law;
(b) To inspect apiaries, for diseases inimical to bees and beekeeping, and enforce the laws relating thereto.