established or which is liable to become a menace to said interests. [2515-2.] SECTION  1855 . Provincial Agricultural Nurseries Under Supervision of Director of Agriculture . — The provincial board of each province of the Philippine Islands shall establish, maintain, and hereafter provide for the necessary operating expenses of at leas t one public agricultural nursery for the cultivation and propagation of fruit trees and other agricultural products, which shall be located at the capital or the most suitable place of the province, to be fixed by the Director of Agriculture, who shall in  this respect be guided by the climatic conditions, productivity of the soil, means of communication, and other pertinent considerations. In case the public good requires it, such nursery may be transferred, upon recommendation of the Director of Agricultu re, from one place of the province to another where a nursery does not yet exist, as hereinafter provided. [2585.] SECTION  1856 . Municipal Agricultural Nurseries Under Supervision of Director of Agriculture . — Any municipal council may establish, maintain, and operate similar nurseries on its own account, upon petition by such municipal council, approved by the provinc ial board, with the concurrence of the Director of Agriculture. [2585.] SECTION  1857 . Supervisory Authority of Director of Agriculture . — The Director of Agriculture shall have the exclusive general supervision of all agricultural work done in these nurseries, and shall from time to time confer with the provincial board concer ning the progress made and shall recommend the improvements that should be introduced in said nurseries. The Director of Agriculture may, for good cause, at any time close any nursery temporarily, informing the public of this fact by posting a notice to this  effect at a conspicuous place in said nursery. [2585.] SECTION  1858 . Terms Defined.  — "Domestic animals", as herein used, includes horses, mules, asses, cattle, carabaos, hogs, sheep, goats, dogs, deer, and circus animals or those intended to be used for show purposes. ARTICLE  II Animal Quarantine 551 Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011