contagious and infectious diseases of animals

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY—BULLETIN NO. 54.

D. E. SALMON, D. V.M., Chief of Bureau.

LAWS(FEDERAL, STATE, AND TERRITORIAL)

RELATING TO

CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASESOF ANIMALS.

19O2 a n d 19O3.

WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

1904.

ORGANIZATION OF THE BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.

Chief: D. E. SALMON, P. V. M.Assistant Chief: A. D. MELVIN, D. V. S.Chief Clerk: E. B. JONES, LL. M., M. D.Dairy Division: HENRY E. ALVORD, C. E., chief; CLARENCE B. LANE, B. S., assist-

ant chief.Inspection Division: A. M. FARRINGTON, B. S., I). V. M., chief.Quarantine Division: RICHARD W. HICKMAN, Ph. G., V. M. D., chief.Editor: GEORGE FAYETTE THOMPSON, M. S.Artist: W. S. D. HAINES.Eocpert in Animal Husbandry: GEORGE M. ROMMEL, B. S. A.Librarian: BEATRICE 0. OBERLY.

LABORATORIES.

Biochemic Division: E. A. DE SCHWEINITZ, Ph. D., M.'D., chief; MARION DORSET,M.D., assistant chief.

Pathological Division: JOHN R. MOIILER, A. M., V. M. D., chief; HENRY J. WASH-BURN, D. V. S., acting assistant chief.

Zoological Division: CH. WARDELL STILES, « M. S., A. M., Ph. D., consulting zoologistin charge. * .

EXPERIMENT STATION.

Superintendent: E. C. SCHROEPER, M. D. V.; expert assistant, W. E. COTTON.

INSPECTORS IN CHARGE.

Dr. F. W. Ainsworth, Union Stock Yards, Pitts-burg, Pa.

Dr. M. OT Anderson, care Geo. A. Horinel & Co.,Austin, Minn.

Dr. Don C. Ayer, Post-Office Building, SouthOmaha, Nebr.

Dr. G. S. Baker, 6th and Townsend sts., San Fran-cisco, Cal.

Dr. L. R. Baker, South St. Joseph, Mo.Dr. Boyd Baldwin, care Cudahy Bros., Cudahy,

Wis.Dr. A. E. Behnke, room 432 Federal Building,

Milwaukee, Wis.Dr. John A. Bell, Watertown, N. Y.Dr. S. E. Bennett, Post-Office Building, Kansas

City, Mo.Dr. Eli L. Bertram, Tri-City Packing Co., Daven-

port, Io^a.Dr. Fred Braginton, care Continental Packing

Co., Bloomington, 111.Dr. J. J. Brougham, care Missouri Stock Yards,

St. Louis, Mo.Dr. G. W. Butler, care Drummond Bros., Eau

Claire, Wis.Dr. Richard J. Blanche, care Brittain & Co., Mar-

shalltown, Iowa.Dr. J. B. Clancy, National Stock Yards, 111.Dr. Charles Cowie, Ogdensburg, N. Y.Dr. David Cumming, 912 Lapeer ave., Port Huron,

Mich.

Dr. Robert Darling, care Chas. S. Hardy, SanDiego, Cal.

Dr. J. F. Deadman, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. *Mr. Albert Dean, room 328, Stock Yard Station,

Kansas City, Kans.Dr. F. L. De Wolf, care Chas. Wolff Packing Co.,

Topeka, Kans.Dr. Geo. Ditewig, care Union Stock Yards, Cin-

cinnati, Ohio.Dr. E. P. Dowd, care White, Pevey & Dexter Co.,

Worcester, Mass.Dr. O. E. Dyson, 316 Exclmnge Building, Union

Stock Yards, Chicago, 111.Dr. Geo. C. Faville, Box 796, Norfolk, Va.Dr. N. K. Fegley, care Sperry & Barnes, New

Haven, Conn.Dr. T. A. Geddes, care U. S. Consul, London,

England.Dr. H. H. George, 507 Johnson st., Louisville. Ky.Dr. W. H. Gibbs, care Morton-Gregson Co., Ne-

braska City, Nebr.Dr. L. K. Green, care Hammond, Standish & Co.,

Detroit, Mich.Dr. H. A. Hedrick, J215 St. Paul st., Baltimore,

Md.Dr. O. B. Hess, care Frye-Bruhn Company, Seattle,

Wash,Mr. G. S. Hickox, P. O. box 1145, Salt Lake City,

Utah.Dr. A. A. Holcombe, Aurora, 111.

(Continued on third page of cover.)

a Transferred, August 16, 1902, to U. S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, as Chief ofDivision of Zoology, but remains also in temporary charge of Zoological Division, Bureau of AnimalIndustry.

Historic, archived document

Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY—BULLETIN NO. 54.

D. E. SALMON, D. V. M., Chief of Bureau.

LAWS(FEDERAL, STATE, AND TERRITORIAL)

RELATING TO

CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASESOF ANIMALS.

19O2 and 19O3.

WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

1904.

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY,

Washington, D. C, December' 1, 1903.SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith copies of such Federal,

State, and Territorial laws relating to contagious and infectious dis-eases of animals as were enacted during the years 1902 and 1903, andrecommend that they be published as Bulletin No. 54 of this Bureau.Prior to 1901 it had been the custom to publish these laws bienniallyin the report of this Bureau, but the laws of 1900 and 1901 werepublished separately in bulletin form so as to avoid taking up themuch-needed space of the report. The present bulletin, therefore, isdesigned to be a continuation of Bulletin No. 43 of this Bureau, whichcontained the aforesaid laws of 1900 and 1901.

Respectfully,D. E. SALMON,

Chief of Bureau.Hon. JAMES WILSON,

Secretary.

CONTENTS.

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LAWS FOR THE CONTROL OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASESOF ANIMALS.

UNITED STATES.

AN ACT To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to more effectually suppress and prevent the spreadof contagious and infectious diseases of live stock, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Americain Congress assembled:

Transfpr of imwpr torpe-nlfltP trnim SECTION 1. That in order to enable theTransfer ofpower to r e f l a t e trans- S e c r e t o f A g r i eulture to effectually sup-

portation ot animals. p r e g g a n d e x t i r p a t e contagious pleuro-pneumonia, foot-and-mouth disease, and other dangerous contagious, infectious, andcommunicable diseases in cattle and other live stock, and to prevent the spread ofsuch diseases, the powers conferred on the Secretary of the Treasury by sections fourand five of an act entitled "An act for the establishment of a bureau of animal indus-try, to prevent the exportation of diseased cattle, and to provide means for the sup-pression and extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious diseases amongdomestic animals," approved May 29, 1884 (23 U. S., 31), are hereby conferred onthe Secretary of Agriculture, to be exercised exclusively by him. He is herebyauthorized and directed, from time to time, to establish such rules and regulationsconcerning the exportation and transportation of live stock from any place withinthe United States where he may have reason to believe such diseases may exist, intoand through any State or Territory, including the Indian Territory, and into andthrough the District of Columbia and to foreign countries, as he may deem necessary,and all such rules and regulations shall have the force of law.G+«+ • a ^ti^ A f^a .*iwki: iw,/i Whenever any inspector or assistant in-State inspection and fees abolished. g p e c t o r of t h / B u r e £ u o f A n i m a l I n d u s t r y

shall issue a certificate showing that such officer had inspected any cattle or otherlive stock which were about to be shipped, driven, or transported from such localityto another, as above stated, and had found them free from Texas or splenetic feverinfection, pleuro-pneumonia, foot-and-mouth disease, or any other infectious, conta-gious, or communicable disease, such animals, so inspected and certified, may beshipped, driven, or transported from such place into and through any State or Ter-ritory, including the Indian Territory, and into and through the District of Colum-bia, or they may be exported from the United States without further inspection orthe exaction of fees of any kind, except such as may at any time be ordered orexacted by the Secretary of Agriculture; and all such animals shall at all times beunder the control and supervision of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Agricul-tural Department for the purposes of such inspection.

and take such measures as he maydeem proper to prevent the introduction or dissemination of any contagious, infec-tious, or communicable disease of animals from a foreign country into the UnitedStates or from one State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbiato another, and to seize, quarantine, and dispose of any hay, straw, forage or similarmaterial, or any meats, hides, or other animal products coming from an infected for-eign country to the United States, or from any State or Territory or the District ofColumbia in transit to another State or Territory or the District of Columbia, when-ever in his judgment such action is advisable in order to guard against the introduc-tion or spread of such contagion.

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8 BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.

Pen alt ÊC* ^' -ât a n ^ Person> company, or corporation knowingly violatingJ • the provisions of this act or the orders or regulations made in pursuance

thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by afine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars($1,000), or by imprisonment not more than one year, or by both such fine andimprisonment.

Approved February 2, 1903.

AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending Junethirtieth, nineteen hundred and four.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Americain Congress assembled:

A • +• +^ a+ ™^ ^ ,+ *\™+ EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION: TO enable the

Appropriation to stamp out foot- g e c r e o f A i c u l t u r e t o s t o u t a n dand-mouth disease. eradicate the foot-and-mouth disease and other

contagious diseases of animals, to be used for no other purpose, five hundred thou-sand dollars ($500,000).

Approved March 3, 1903.

COLORADO.

AN ACT Appropriating the sum. of two thousand one hundred dollars, or so much thereof as maybe necessary, to pay certificates in full heretofore issued by or under the authority of the Stateveterinary sanitary board for diseased animals killed by order of such board.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:. . +. « A»a*na A SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated, out of

Appropriation for dseased a n y f u n d s i n t h e t r e a f l u nQ> X r w i s e appropii-animais Kinea. Rted> t h e g u m of t w Q t h o u g a n d o n e hundred dollars

($2,100), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to make payment in full of anyand all outstanding and unpaid certificates issued by or under the authority of theState veterinary sanitary board, for diseased animals heretofore killed by order ofsaid board.™,îwni ^f n n r m n t l 4 SEC. 2. Upon presentation and surrender of said outstandingMetiiott oi payment. ce r t i f i ca te*s t h e aU(iitor of state is hereby authorized anddirected to draw warrants in favor of the holders and owners of said certificates forthe full amount of said certificates, respectively; such warrants, however, not toexceed in all the sum of two thousand one hundred dollars ($2,100), and said war-rants shall be paid by the State treasurer upon presentation thereof to him, out ofany moneys in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated.

nlnn«a SEC- 8- I n t h e opinion of the general assembly an emergencyclause. e x i g t g . t h e r e f o r e > t h i g a c t s h a l l t a k e e f f e c t a n d b e i n f o r c e

from and after its passage.Approved April 14, 1903.

AN ACT To establish a State board of stock inspection commissioners, to prescribe their duties andpowers, to provide for the inspection of live stock before shipment by railroad or removal beyondthe boundaries of this State, to provide for the sanitary inspection of live stock and for quarantineagainst infectious diseases in live stock, to provide penalties for the violation of the provisions ofthis act, and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

Governor to appoint 9 commis- * SECTION L ?he governor shall appoint, upon thesioners for storkinsneetion Pa s s age a n d approval ot this act, nine commis-sioners ror stock inspection. g i o n e r g j t o b e k n o w n a s t h e s t a t e b o a r d o f g t o c k

inspection commissioners, of whom five shall be actual and practical cattle men, threeactual and practical sheep men, and one an actual and practical horse man. Onlysuch men shall be eligible to serve on said board as are actual owners of cattle, sheep,or horses in the State of Colorado, and whose main industry and occupation is thelive-stock business, and the person or persons chosen to represent the cattle, sheep,or horse interests shall be mainly engaged, respectively, in the cattle, sheep, or horseindustry. Such commissioners shall be appointed for the term of two years, whichterm shall commence May 1, 1903, and biennially thereafter.

LAWS: CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 9

Commissioners shall receive ^ 2 ; . T h e mem.be.rs of the State board of stockwiuiuioBiwjiciB 011011 it^ciTc inspection commissioners shall receive no salary or

no saiarr. emolument whatsoever.

Powers of board of commissioner,tion of brands and live stock, and affecting quarantine and sanitary conditions, asthey shall deem proper; provided, that the same do not conflict with this act.

Officers of the board. Salary S ? a *: TThe^e sha11 b e c

+hosen a \ t h e fS

Afao«wJoi.v J of said board a president, a secretary, and a treas-01 secreiary. urer thereof. The president shall be one of the

members of said board, and shall preside at the meetings of the board and performsuch other duties as may be delegated to him by the board as the chief officerthereof. The secretary shall enter into a bond, to be approved by said board, runningto the people of the State of Colorado, in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000),conditioned for the faithful performance of duty, which said bond shall be filed withthe secretary of state. The secretary of said board shall devote his entire time andattention to the business of said board, and shall keep accurate records of all trans-actions thereof, as well touching the inspection of live stock and quarantine regula-tions as all matters and things done by said board, and all moneys received andexpended by said board. It shall be his duty, immediately upon the receipt thereof,to turn over to the treasurer of said board all moneys which may come into his handsas such secretary, and shall annually file in the office of the governor of the State astatement of the acts and doings of said board for the previous year. The secretaryshall receive as compensation the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) per year,to be paid out of the inspection fund by warrants drawn monthly upon the Statetreasurer by the State auditor.Treasurer of board, bond and duties, g £ Jbe^T.aTbS SdSSl £t£into bond for ten thousand dollars ($10,000), conditioned as provided for the secre-tary by section four of this act, which said bond shall be filed with the secretary ofstate.

It shall be the duty of the said treasurer to receive and account for all moneys andfunds of whatsoever character coming into the charge and custody of said board, orthe secretary thereof, and to disburse and pay out the same upon proper orders andwarrants issued by said board, and to keep accurate and exact accounts of the same,and to render said board once in every six months, or oftener if required by saidboard, full, complete, and accurate statement of all moneys or funds received by him,all sums paid out or disbursed, and showing the balance in his hands, and the sourcefrom which all moneys were received, and on wThat account the same wTere paid out,and to what fund the balance, if any, belongs.

ATmm'ntniAnt ant\ fiflinrv SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of the board of stock inspec-P P nf «wtrfliTliAr tion> a t t h e first meeting of said board, to appoint a

oi stenograpner. competent stenographer to assist the secretary of saidboard, which stenographer shall receive not to exceed nine hundred dollars ($900)per annum, to be paid in monthly warrants drawn by the State auditor and to bepaid by the State treasurer from the stock-inspection fund.

Appointment of inspectors, S E C ' 7 ' +T h e s a j d b o a r d shall have full authority and

aoiTi-v o«i hnmi power to appoint such regular and special brand andsalary ana oonu. it i t th h l l d d i t

p pp g psanitary inspectors as they shall deem expedient

and necessary for the proper protection of the live-stock interests of the State. Allsaid inspectors shall be under the control and direction of said board, and subject toits rules and regulations. As compensation for their services the regular brandinspectors shall receive not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per month, andthe auditor of state shall draw his warrant therefor upon vouchers approved by thepresident and secretary of said board, and the State treasurer shall pay the same outof the inspection fund: Provided, That no voucher shall be drawn by said board inexcess of the amount of money in said inspection fund. Said board shall be author-ized to employ special brand inspectors when and where needed for special inspec-tion, and which said special inspectors shall be paid such proportion of fees collectedby virtue of such inspection as the board may allow. Inspectors may be requiredto enter into a bond in the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500), conditionalas provided by section four of this act.

Appointment veterinary surgeon; ^ ^ % » n S «*"' <y' * appoint a competent veterinary surgeon

as State veterinary surgeon. Before entering upon the duties of his office the said


veterinary surgeon shall give a bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) forthe faithful performance of his duties, with good and sufficient sureties, as condi-tioned in section four of this act, which said bond shall be filed with the secretaryof state. It shall be the duty of the State veterinary surgeon to investigate any or

vall cases of contagious diseases or infectious diseases among the domestic animals ofthis State which may come to his knowledge, and for that purpose he shall visit atonce any locality within the State where any such disease may be reported to exist,and shall make full and careful examination of all or any animals in that locality.He shall prescribe the proper care and necessary remedies, inaugurate and direct thenecessary sanitary measures to prevent the spread of such disease, and report thesame to the State board of stock inspection commissioners. He shall perform anyother and further duties as may be prescribed by law or by rule of the State boardof stock-inspection commissioners. The State veterinary surgeon shall be paid anannual salary of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), and he shall be allowred not to exceedfive hundred dollars ($500) per year for the payment of expenses necessarilyincurred, as evidenced by vouchers, in traveling through the State in performanceof his official duties, to be paid monthly out of the State treasury, upon warrantsdrawn by the State auditor upon the stock inspection fund.

Board may dismis<i PTUUIOVPP* SEC* 9" A U o f f i c e r s a n d appointees of the StateBoard may dismiss employees. b o a r ( j o f stock-inspection commissioners shallhold office only during the pleasure of said board, and may be removed by the saidboard at any time.PAcrnlntinna fnr nnraniino SEC- 10- The State board of stock-inspection com-Re^ulations for quarantine, m i s g i o n e r s m a y make and adopt such quarantine

importations, etc. t ees. a n d g a n i t a r y regUiatiOns affecting the movement oflive stock into and out of the State of Colorado, and within the borders of said State,as mav from time time be necessary to prevent the introduction into the State, or thespread within the State, of any contagious or infectious disease, and the expenses ofsuch quarantine measures, and the carrying out of such regulations shall be made bythe imposition of a fee of three cents per head on all cattle and horses, and one andone-half cents per head on all sheep entering the State of Colorado from any quaran-tined or infected territory, and whenever the State board of stock-inspection com-missioners shall know, or have good reason to believe, that any contagious or infectiousdisease exists in any locality in any other State, Territory, or country, or that there areconditions which render domestic animals from such infected districts liable to bringsuch disease into this State, they may report the same to the governor of the State ofColorado, whereupon he shall, by proclamation, prohibit the importation of any suchlive stock into this State, unless accompanied by certificate of health given by theveterinary surgeon or sanitary inspectors appointed by the State board of stock-inspection commissioners, which surgeon or sanitary inspector shall carefully exam-ine all such live stock previous to the giving of such certificate. All fees connectedwith such examinations are to be paid by the owner or owners of such stock so exam-ined: Provided, That no sanitary inspection shall be necessary and no fees collectedfrom the owners of any animals to which a clean bill of health has been previouslygranted by the Federal authorities within ten days from the day they have entereathe State, or such other further time as the board may determine in its rules and reg-ulations, and that no fee shall be collected from the owner of any animals enteringthis State by railroad in direct route toother States or Territories, and which do notremain in the State of Colorado for a longer period than is required for watering,unloading, or feeding in transit.

Count, sheep inspector,; untie,, f ^ J ^ ^ ^ J ^ ^ ^ Z*' * recommendation of ten wool growers, residents

of any county in the State, appoint some practical sheep man inspector of saidcounty. Said inspector's duty shall be to prevent and suppress any infectious orcontagious diseases among sheep, under such regulations as may be prescribed by theboard. Said sheep inspector shall be paid three dollars ($3) per day for the actualtime employed, and his actual traveling expenses, not to exceed three hundreddollars ($300) in any one year, to be paid out of the stock-inspection fund upon hissworn voucher, to be approved by the county commissioners of said county.

Powers of board to prevent SEC> 1 2 ' Xt s h a 1 1 b e t h e dut? o f t h e S t a t e b o a r d » o f

snread of disease stock-inspection commissioners to make and adopt^ * such quarantine and sanitary regulations as are

deemed necessary to prevent the introduction of southern or splenic fever, con-tagious pleuro-pneumonia, or any other contagious or infectious disease, under suchregulations as shall not conflict with this act, and it shall have power to order the


destruction of stock to prevent the spread of disease or to crush out such disease,when deemed necessary by the board for the public safety.

Board may order stock destroyed. ^

and cause the same to be killed, for which no compensation shall be paid.

Penalty for violate reflations. g* ^ ^ ^ ^ n d ? qSSantine or sanitary provision of this act, or any brand, sanitary or quarantine rule,regulation, or order of the board, made in pursuance of its official duties, shall beguilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum ofnot more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment in the county jail for aperiod not to exceed one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 15. For the purpose of this act eachBoard may secure evidence on oath, member of the State board of stock-inspec-

tion commissioners, the secretary of saidboard, and the State veterinary surgeon is authorized to administer oaths for thepurpose of eliciting information to be used in the furtherance of quarantine and sani-tary regulations.

SEC. 16. In addition to the funds now provided by law forBrand-inspection fees, the purpose of providing the State board of stock-inspec-

tion commissioners wTith sufficient funds wherewith tomeet and defray its expenses, it is hereby made the duty of the brand inspectorsappointed by said board to-charge and collect a fee of not to exceed three cents (3c.)per head, as a brand-inspection tax, on all cattle, horses, and mules to be shipped byrail from any point in this State to any point without this State, or to be driven outof the State, said fee to be determined by said board of stock-inspection commission-ers, and to be collected by said brand inspectors from the owners or persons in chargeof said cattle, horses, or mules, before issuing any certificate of brand inspection grant-ing leave to the owners or persons in charge of said cattle, horses, or mules, to loadthe same into railroad cars for shipment from any point within this State to anypoint without this State, or to drive the same beyond the boundaries of this State,and the fee so collected shall be reported and transmitted to the State board of stock-inspection commissioners at such time and in such manner as it shall by regulationrequire: Provided, That in no case shall said fees exceed one dollar ($1) for any car-load of cattle, horses, or mules so shipped or driven: Provided further, That no feeshall be charged for an inspection made where stock is shipped from one point toanother within the State.

Animals iroinff out of State S E C ' 17' U s h a 1 1 b e t h e d u t y o f e v e r y I**8011 o r

C s t fllst be insDected P e r 8 o n s ' firm> association, or corporation shippingmust nrst ne inspected. c a t t l e ? h o r g e g ) o r m u l e s f r o m a n y p o i n t w i t h i n t h i s

State to any point within or without this State, or intending to drive same beyondthe boundaries of this State, to hold the same at some convenient place for inspection,as hereinafter provided by this act. And it shall be unlawful for any person or per-sons, firm, association, or corporation to ship any cattle, horses, or mules upon anyrailroad in this State, or to drive the same beyond the boundaries of this State untilthe same shall have been duly inspected as hereinafter provided.T! i * i * •i,.in1«,ia + a\*\n SEC. 18. It shall be unlawful for any railroad

animaYs without Inspection ^ ? ^ t o r e c e i v e f o r transportation any herd,animals without inspection b a n £ o r ^ ^ o f ^ ^ h o r g e g ) o r m u l e g >

cenincaie. u n t i l t ^ e g a m e g h a l l h a v e b e e n d u l y inspectedas hereinafter required by this act, and until such railroad company shall have beenfurnished with a certificate by a duly authorized brand inspector, showing that thebrands or earmarks upon such cattle, horses, or mules have been duly inspected asrequired by this act; and any railroad company, or any officer, a^ent, or servant, ofany railroad company, who snail violate the provisions of this section, shall be guiltyof a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five thousanddollars ($5,000).nr 4-1. A * • a 4-* T^4\™.^ SEC. 19. Every person or persons, firm, association or

l p L Y K a t e corporation, or their or either of their agents, serv-leaving1 state. ants, or employees, having in charge cattle, horses, or

mules destined for transportation by rail from any point within this State to any pointwithin or without this State, or to be driven beyond the boundaries of this State,shall make application to the State board of stock inspection commissioners, or someduly authorized inspector of said board, to inspect the brand or brands and ear-marks of any such cattle, horses, or mules, stating in such application the time andplace, when and where said animals will be ready for inspection, and it shall be the


duty of such inspector, or some other inspector, to be designated by the said board,within twenty-four hours after the reception of such notice, to attend at the placedesignated in such application, and inspect said cattle, horses, or mules, make thenecessary record and give the necessary certificate required by the provisions of thisact. In all cases of cattle, horses, or mules transported by rail, the place of inspec-tion shall be at some stock yard, at the proposed point of shipment of said animals,and cattle, horses, or mules destined to be driven out of the State ehall be held atsome point within ten miles of the State line for inspection before being driven fromthe State, and if the owner or person in charge of said animals shall cause any unrea-sonable delay or loss of time to such inspector so notified to attend, such owner orperson in charge of any such cattle, horses, or mules shall pay the expenses andsalary of such brand inspector during such delay or loss of time, not to exceed fivedollars ($5) per day.

animals other than those described in the certificate provided by the brand inspectorinspecting such animals, as provided in section nineteen of this act, or should theyremove any of said animals and substitute others therefor, without the knowledge ofsaid inspector, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall befined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment not more thanone year or by both such fine and imprisonment, as the court may determine.

and report all inspections. f o r e p r o v i ! l e d ) o r w h o g h a l l b e geiec ted bythe board of stock inspection commissioners, to inspect the brands and earmarks ofany cattle, horses, or mules to be transported by rail from any point within this Stateto any point within or without the State, or to be driven out of the State, to make areport to the secretary of the State board of stock inspection commissioners, whichhe shall certify to as correct, of the result of such inspection at least once everythirty days, or oftener if in the opinion of the secretary of said board of stock inspec-tion commissioners it shall be necessary so to do. It shall also be the duty of saidbrand inspector to furnish to any person, firm, association, or corporation, or their oreither of their agents, servants, or employees, having cattle, horses, or mules des-tined to be so shipped or driven, with a certificate to the effect that they have dulyinspected the brands and earmarks of any such cattle, horses, or mules enumeratedand designated in the notice furnished such brand inspector as herein provided for.

Penalty for issuing false certificate. ^ ^visions of this act to the secretary of the State board of stock inspection commissioners,shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined in a sum notexceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment not exceeding one year, orboth such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.T> «i+ * «n^ i a-h

m i SEC. 23. Any person, persons, firm, association, oror d r i v e s o r a n i m u s * corporation, who shall violate any of the provisionsor driving of animals. o f t h i g ac t> Q r w h o g h a l l B h i p ^ y b a n d > h e r d j Q r

carload of cattle, horses, or mules upon any railroad in this State, or who shall drivethe same beyond the boundaries of this State, without hHving had the same inspectedas required by the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not more than one thousanddollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for a period of not more than one year, or bothsuch fine and imprisonment, but nothing in this act shall be construed as repealingthe laws now in force respecting the larceny of live cattle or stock.

Tnut^tnr* uhnll hnlrt nuimnla SEC- 24- I n making any inspection of any animalsno ftelonliSto BhiSSJS as P r o v i d e d in this act' Prior to shiP™nt by railnor Belonging to snippers. Qr r e m o v a l f r o m t h e s t a t e ? i f a n y i n S p e c t o r s h a l l

find any animal or animals bearing marks and brands other than those of the ownerof the other cattle in said shipment, and if said owner or shipper shall fail to exhibita bill of sale or other authority for the possession of said animal or animals in saidshipment, the inspector shall forthwith declare them to be estrays, and shall takepossession of the same for the State board of stock inspection commissioners, anddispose of the same according to the rules and regulations prescribed by said board.

-Rnnrd in urn t o riiamwitinu SEC- 25- T h e s t a t e board of stock inspection commis-of animals lleW s i o n e r s a r e h e r e b ^ a i l t ho™ed and empowered to make

such reasonable rules and regulations regarding thedisposition of estrays taken up by inspectors, as provided in section twenty-four of


this act, as may seem to said board to be proper and just and for the best interestsof the owners of same.

i. nf f™™aa SEC- 26- A11 moneys coming into the hands of the secre-

\ L a ^ ry o f t h e S t a t e b o a r d o f 8 t o c k inspection commissionersuy uoaru. f r o m t h e ^ o f e s t r a v a n i m a ] s 8hall constitute and be

known as the ''estray" fund, and shall be kept in an account separate and distinctfrom other accounts, in conformity with regulations to be prescribed by said board.All other funds of said board, including fees collected for the inspection of cattle,shall constitute and be known as the "brand inspection" fund of said board, whichshall be kept in conformity with the regulations to be prescribed by said board.u A . K l „ . ^ _ « a* SEC. 27. Any person, persons, association, or cor-Reimbursing owners of estray p o r a t i o n ; establishing to the satisfaction of the

said stock inspection board the ownership to anyestray animals which have been sold by said board, and the amount realized fromsuch sale deposited in the estray fund, as herein provided, shall be forthwith paidthe amount for which said animal or animals were sold, less the sum of one dollar($1) for each animal, which shall be retained by the said board and placed in thebrand-inspection fund.Final disposition of estray funds. No &?• 28; ^ a n d f< m o ^ e y s ?0Wf ^ ^*»lftimsftllnwpH nffpr tlirPA VPUVS estray fund, derived from the sale of estrayclaims allowed after three yeai s. a n i m a l g b y t h e s t a t e b o a r d o f B t o c k i n s p e c .tion commissioners, or any inspector acting under the authority of said board, whichhas been in the possession of said board of stock inspection commissioners for sixyears or longer from the date of sale of such estray animal or animals, and for whichno valid claim has been made, shall be turned into the brand-inspection fund of saidboard, ancl all claims for moneys from the estray fund made by the owners of cattlesold as estrays by said board, after the passage of this act, shall be made within threeyears from the date of sale of the same, or the same shall be forever barred and nomoneys shall be paid upon claims made after three years from the date of such sale.The funds so transferred from the estray fund may be used by the said board underproper vouchers for the prosecution of persons charged with larceny of live stock,and for other and general expenses of the board.

OflW i-Ao-iilntintia nf hnnvil SEC- 29- T h e s t a t e b o a r d o f inspection commissionersOffice regulations of board. g h a U o c c u p y q u a r t e r s in the capital building of theState of Colorado, which shall be their general office, and which shall be kept openfrom nine o'clock, a. m., to five o'clock, p. m., daily, Sundays and legal holidaysexcepted.Penalty for violation of this act SEC* 30* A n y Person> firm' association, or cor-renai ty ror violation ot this act. p o r a t i o r i ) o r t h e i r o r e i t h e r o f t h e i r a g e n t s o r

employees, who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, shall be punished bya fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) to be paid into the school fund ofthe county in which the conviction is secured, or by imprisonment not exceedingsix months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court.

Acts and nnrU of aoU repealed SEC ' 31< A n a c t e n t i t l e d " A n a c t t o prevent andActs ana parts or acts repealed. SUpp ress infectious and contagious diseases amongthe domestic animals of this State, and for the appointment of the necessary officers tocarry into effect the same, and to fix compensation," approved March 23, 1885, andas amended April 8, 1893, and an act entitled "An act to prevent the introduction ofany infectious or contagious disease among the cattle and horses of this State,"approved March 21, 1885, and sections 19 and 20 of an act entitled "An act to amendan act entitled 'An act to provide for the branding, herding, and care of stock, and torepeal certain acts in relation thereto,' " approved February 18, 1881, and as amendedApril 2, 1885, and an act entitled "An act in relation to live stock and to provide forthe inspection of same before shipment or removal beyond the boundaries of thisState, and to provide penalties for the violation of this, act, and to repeal all actsinconsistent therewith," approved April 14, 1899; all of the same being in conflictwith this act, and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions ofthis act are hereby repealed.

PmaiMrat.™ nlnneo SEC- 32- I n t h e opinion of the general assembly an emergencyriiuerg^nLj cm use. e x i g t s > therefore this act shall take effect and be in force fromand after May 1, 1903.

Approved April 6, 1903.


FLORIDA.

AN ACT To provide for the investigation of diseases among domestic animals, and to prevent thespread of contagious diseases among such.

Be it enacted by tfie Legislature of the State of Florida:

General powers Tested in board oftrustees of University of Florida. ^ fi

among domestic animals, to prescribe rules and regulations for such investigations,and to adopt such measures as will prevent the spread of contagious diseases amongsuch. Said board is hereby authorized to employ an agent, to be known as " veter-inarian," who shall be a graduate of a veterinary college, and have had at least fiveyears' experience in the practice of veterinary medicine, and who has made originalinvestigations in veterinary science, to require of such veterinarian such duties as inthe judgment of the said board will promote the welfare of the domestic animals ofthe State of Florida, and to aid in the discrimination [dissemination] of knowledgeof veterinary science.Board may isaiip cniarantinp SEC ' 2' T h e ^ b o a r d o f t r u s t e e s s h a 1 1 h a v e t h eHoard may issue quaiantme s a m e p Q w e r tQ p r o m u l g a t e r u l e s and regulations

reg1 a ns. a n ( j .Q enforce the same concerning segregationand quarantine of domestic animals when they have reason to believe they areinfected with any contagious disease or in any danger of conveying it to other ani-mals as is now by law conferred upon the State health officers concerning persons.The duties and powers of the said board of trustees and said veterinarian shall beregulated and controlled by the laws regulating the powers and duties of the Stateboard of health and State health officers, in so far as such rules and regulations maybe applicable to the duties herein imposed.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect upon its approval by the governor.Approved June 3, 1903.

GEORGIA.

AN ACT To make penal the importation of any stock with contagious diseases, excepting distemper,inside the limits of this State, to prescribe penalties for same, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia:

Unlawful tn imnnrt ditu>fl«P<l *t(u>\c SECTION 1. That from and after the passageUnlawful to import diseased stock. o f t h i g a c t i t g h a l l b e u n l a w f u l f o r a n y p e r .son to knowingly import within the limits of this State any stock with contagiousdiseases, except distemper.

Penalty ÊC' ^' ê ^ furtêr enacted, That any person violating provisions of this" act shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be punished as now pre-

scribed in the code of Georgia for offenses of like character.ÊC. %> Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws inc o n f l i c t herewith be, and the same are, hereby repealed.

Approved November 5, 1901.a

IDAHO.AN ACT To amend sections 16 and 17 of an act entitled ' 'An act to suppress contagious and infectious

diseases of sheep; to create the office of sheep inspector and deputy State sheep inspectors, to providefor the appointment of the same and to fix their compensation; making the doing of certain acts acrime and providing for the punishment of the same, and for other purposes," and repealing anact entitled "An act to suppress contagious and infectious diseases of sheep, to create the officeof State sheep inspector and of deputy sheep inspectors, to provide for the appointment of the sameand fix their compensation; making the doing of certain acts a crime, and providing for the punish-ment of the same, and for other purposes," approved February 25, 1899, approved March 7, 1901.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

Law of 1901 amended. SECTION 1. That section 16 of an act entitled "An actto suppress contagious and infectious diseases of sheep,

to create the office of sheep inspector and deputy State sheep inspectors, to providefor the appointment of the same and to fix their compensation; making the doing ofcertain acts a crime, and providing for the punishment of the same, and for other

a The last publication of laws, containing those of 1900-1901, did not include thislaw, because the legislature of Georgia does not meet until October in each year, andtherefore it was not published in time.


purposes;" and repealing an act entitled "An act to suppress contagious and infec-tious diseases of sheep, to create the office of State sheep inspector and of deputy sheepinspectors, to provide for the appointment of the same and fix their compensa-tion; making the doing of certain acts a crime, and providing for the punishment ofthe same, and for other purposes," approved February 25, 1899, approved March 7,

Regulations for brining sheep \f\% ^ ^ P — ^ S Stion or association, or any agent or employee

of any person, persons, company, corporation or association, intending to bring orcause to be brought from any other State or Territory any sheep into trie State ofIdaho in any manner, except by shipping the same through the State by railroadtrain, whether any proclamation shall have been issued by the governor or not, shall,before crossing the State line, notify the deputy sheep inspector of the county ordistrict into which the said sheep are intended to be brought. Which notice shallset forth number of sheep, the brands thereon and name of the owner or ownersthereof and the particular locality from which said sheep have come and throughwhich they have been driven. The deputy sheep inspector, under such regulationsas have or may be provided by law and the State sheep inspector, shall thereuponmake such investigation and inspection as he may deem necessary, and shall makewritten report of such investigation and inspection to the State sheep inspector, whoshall thereupon make an order in writing, signed by him, which order shall eitherpermit said sheep to enter the State of Idaho or shall provide that the same shall beheld under the control of such deputy inspector at the State line, for such period oftime as the said State sheep inspector shall deem necessary, which period shall bespecified and set forth in such order. If at the end of the period so specified in suchorder it shall appear that said sheep are free from disease and can safely be broughtinto the State, the State sheep inspector shall make an order in writing, signed byhim, permitting the said sheep to be brought into the State; and thereupon the saidsheep shall become in all respects subject to the sheep inspection and quarantine lawsof this State. Any sheep in transit through this State upon any railroad train shallnot be unloaded from such train for any purpose, except at such points as shall bedesignated by the State sheep inspector, and when so unloaded at such points shallbe held in the feed yards at such point and shall not be allowed to leave the sameexcept to be reloaded upon said train for transit through or out of the State. Allexpenses of enforcing the provisions of this section shall be paid by the owner orowners of the sheep. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of thissection shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shallbe punished by imprisonment in a county jail not more than sixty days or by a fineof not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars($5,000), which fine shall be alien upon said sheep and may be enforced by properproceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Seizure of sheep illegally brought11110 B w u e « are brought into this State from another

State in violation of any of the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty of thedeputy sheep inspector of the district or county wherein said sheep may be, imme-diately to seize the same and hold them in his possession, and to file a complaint ina court of competent jurisdiction, charging the owner or person in charge of saidsheep with such violation, and, upon conviction of the defendant or defendants sooffending, the said deputy shall (unless all fines, costs, and charges be immediatelypaid) sell, in the same manner as sales of personal property on execution out of thedistrict court are made, so many of said sheep as may be necessary to pay the costsand charges of making such sale, including the compensation due him, together withthe fine imposed upon such conviction, and a certified copy of the judgment of con-viction shall be sufficient warrant for making such sale.


AN ACT To amend section 1 of an act entitled "An act establishing quarantine against diseasedsheep, prescribing the duties of the governor and State sheep inspector in relation thereto, andproviding penalties for the infraction of its provisions," approved March 1, 1901, prescribing dutyof owners or persons in charge of prohibited sheep and prescribing penalties, and repealing an actentitled 'An act establishing quarantine against diseased sheep, prescribing the duties of governor .in relation thereto, and providing penalties for the infraction of its provisions," approved March13, 1899.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:T t\f 1QA1 no. a*A SECTION 1. That section 1 of an act entitled " An act estab-liaw 01 ±tfu± anienueu. l i s h i n g q u a r a n t i ne against diseased sheep, prescribing theduties of the governor and State sheep inspector in relation thereto, and providing

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penalties for the infraction of its provisions,'' approved March 1, 1901, be amended

Governor .may proclaim auarantine ^ ^ ^ ^ L ^ Zagainst diseased localities. b d i ? 8 e t h a t g c ^ o r a n y o t h e r i n f e c t i o u a

disease has become epidemic in a certain locality or localities in any other State orTerritory, or that conditions exist that render sheep likely to convey disease, orwhenever the State sheep inspector shall certify in writing to the governor that con-ditions exist in certain localities in any other State or Territory that render sheepcoming therefrom likely to convey disease, the governor shall forthwith, by procla-mation, designate and schedule such locality or localities and prohibit the importa-tion from it or them of any sheep into this State, except under such restrictions ashe may deem proper.

Any person or persons or corporation who, after publication of such proclamation,has or receives in charge any such sheep from any of the prohibited districts andtransports, conveys or drives the same to and within the limits of any of the countiesof this State is punishable by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) norless than two hundred dollars ($200) and is liable for all damages that may be sus-tained by any person by reason of the importation or transportation of such prohib-ited sheep: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall prohibit thetransportation of sheep from such district through the State by railroad train undersuch restrictions and regulations as may be prescribed by law or by the governoror the State sheep inspector, or either of them.

Renealinir clause ^EC< ' ^ n a t a n a c^ entitled "An act establishing a quarantineP ® ' * against diseased sheep, prescribing the duties of governor in

relation thereto, and providing penalties for the infraction of its provisions," approvedMarch 13, 1899, and all other acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith, are herebyrepealed.

SEC. 3. Whereas an emergency exists, this act shall be in force from and after itspassage.


AN ACT To amend section 2 of an act entitled "An act to suppress contagious and infectious diseasesof sheep; to create the office of sheep inspector, and deputy State sheep inspectors; to provide forthe appointment of the same and to fix their compensation; making the doing of certain acts acrime, and providing for the punishment of the same, and for other purposes, and repealing an actentitled "An act to suppress contagious and infectious diseases of sheep; to create the office of Statesheep inspector and of deputy sheep inspectors; to provide for the appointment of the same and fixtheir compensation; making the doing of certain acts a crime and providing for the punishment ofthe same, and for other purposes," approved February 25, 1899, approved March 7, 1901.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:SECTION 1. That section 2 of an act entitled "An act to suppress contagious and

infectious diseases of sheep; to create the office of sheep inspector, and deputy Statesheep inspectors; to provide for the appointment of the same and to fix their compen-sation; making the doing of certain acts a crime and providing for the punishment ofthe same and for other purposes, and repealing an act entitled "An act to suppresscontagious and infectious diseases of sheep; to create the office of State sheep inspectorand deputy sheep inspectors, to provide for the appointment of the same and fix theircompensation; making the doing of certain acts a crime and providing for the punish-ment of the same, and for other purposes," approved February 25, 1899, approved

Sheep inspector, salary and dutie, f ^ J £ £ £ * * ^ £ 3sheep inspector shall receive as full compensation for his services a salary of twelvehundred dollars ($1,200) per annum and ten cents (10c.) a mile for each mile actu-ally traveled in the discharge of his official duties: Provided, The total amount ofsuch mileage shall not exceed the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for any oneyear, such compensation to be paid as the salary and fees of other State officers arepaid: And provided further, That no mileage shall be allowed, to be paid out of theState treasury, to said inspector in cases wnerein payment of his expenses is other-wise provided for in this act. It shall be the duty of the State sheep inspector tohave general supervision over his deputies appointed under the provisions of this act,and to aid, counsel, and advise with such deputies, and generally to enforce the pro-visions of this act. The said sheep inspector shall have the same power within theentire State as the deputies appointed by him have in their respective districts, andwhere the services of the State sheep inspector are demanded in a county or districtother than that in wThich he resides, to settle differences between sheepmen and anydeputy, it shall be the duty of said State sheep inspector to go and adjust such differ-


ences, and the said party or parties demanding such services shall pay the actualtraveling expenses of said State sheep inspector.

SEC. 3 [2]. Whereas an emergency exists, this act shall be in force from and afterits passage.


AN ACT To prevent the importation, selling, or running at large of domestic animal or animals withany infectious or contagious disease.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

Penalty for importing diseased S ? ™ L I tf?

ha11 . no1

t b e ^wflJ l fo r t h e o w n e rJ animals 6 of any domestic animal or animals, or any person

having them in charge, knowingly to import ordrive into the State any animal or animals having any contagious or infectious disease;and any person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall bepunished by a fine in any sum not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than onehundred dollars ($100) and [or] be imprisoned in the county jail not more thanthree months, or both, in the discretion of the court.Penalty for disposing of diseased ^ E a 2 ; . A n ^ P ™ ' Ve i lf t h e , owner of any

*j v animals ** OC"D™ domestic animal or animals, or having the samein charge, who shall suffer any such domestic

animal or animals having any contagious or infectious disease, knowing the same tobe so diseased, to run at large upon any range, common, or highway, or shall let thesame approach within ten rods of any highway, or shall sell or dispose of anydomestic animal or animals, knowing the same to be so diseased, without fully dis-closing the fact to the purchaser, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shallbe punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) andimprisoned in the county jail not less than six months.

Kecovery of damage, by civil action. £ £ J f ^ Sages in a civil action against any person or persons who shall sell, trade, or import,or drive into this State, such diseased animal or animals, or who shall allow suchdomestic animal or animals to run at large, or to approach nearer than ten rods ofany highway.Towers of justice of peace. £?°- f: A n y justice of the peace, upon proof beforeJ F him that any animal or animals are going at large ordriven in or through his county in violation of the preceding sections, shall order aconstable or sheriff to impound them, and the owTner thereof shall be held liable forall costs and damages; incase owner is not known, said justice of the peace shallthereupon summon three disinterested citizens who shall be stock owners of theneighborhood to examine said animal or animals, said examiners, before enteringupon the discharge of their duties, shall be sworn to make a true and faithful reportwithout prejudice or favor. They shall, after making examination, return certifiedcopies of the nature of the diseased animal or animals, together with an accuratedescription of each animal or animals, giving all brands, earmarks, wattles, age, sex,and class, to the justice of the peace by whom they were summoned, who shall, afterentering the same upon his records, have [the same] published in some newspaperin the county for one week, where said animal or animals are impounded. If theowner does not claim said animal or animals and pay all costs and damages withinten days after impounding, said justice of the peace shall order constable or sheriffto slaughter such animal or animals and destroy the carcass by burning to ashes.

When any diseased animal or animals are impounded by the constable or sheriff,the fees shall not be more than twenty-five cents (25c.) per head for the first tenhead, and ten cents (10c.) per head for all additional animals impounded, the feed-ing and watering of such animal or animals shall be ordered by the constable orsheriff, and shall not exceed fifteen cents (15c.) per day for each animal, all chargesfor impounding, examining, feeding, slaughtering, and burning shall be paid by thecounty in which said animal or animals were impounded, out of the general countyfund.kAAi+t i u K H H #A A SEC. 5. Any person violating: any of the pro-Additional liability for damages. v i s i o n s of &£ act> i n a d d i t i* n t / t h e penaftiesherein provided, shall be liable for all damages that may accrue to the party dam-aged by reason of said diseased animal or animals imparting disease.

SEC. 6. Whereas an emergency exists, this act shall take effect and be in forcefrom and after its passage and approval.

Approved March 10, 1903.13527—No. 54—04 2

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MASSACHUSETTS.

AN ACT Making an appropriation for the compensation of inspectors of animals.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:A , A A A . + A » . a ^J^ a SECTION 1. A sum not exceeding seven thou-$7,000 appropriated for inspectors. ^ d o l l a r 8 ( f7 ;000) is hereby appropriated,to be paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, from the ordinary revenue, forthe compensation of inspectors of animals, during the year ending on the thirty-firstday of December, nineteen hundred and two.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.Approved January 31, 1902.

AN ACT To abolish the board of cattle commissioners and to create a cattle bureau of the Stateboard of agriculture.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:Board of cattle commissioners SECTION 1. The board of cattle commissioners is

abolished. hereby abolished.

Tntila hnronii oroniort SEC. 2. A bureau of the State board of agriculture is herebyta t t l e bureau created. c r e a t e d ? t o ^ e k n o w n a s t h e c a t t l e bureau of the State

board of agriculture.rii.' * #> +±i K .1 +• « SEC. 3. The governor shall annually appoint aChief of cattle bureau, duties c W ? f of t h e ^ b u r e a u o f t h e g J t e ^ a r d o f

* agriculture, who shall have the powers and per-form the duties heretofore conferred and imposed upon the board of cattle commis-sioners: Provided, That no orders or regulations made by him under authority ofsections four and seven of chapter ninety of the Revised Laws shall take effect untilapproved by the governor and council. His appointment shall be confirmed by theexecutive council. He shall make a written report on or before the tenth days ofJanuary and July in each year to the State board of agriculture, and the board shallinclude an abstract of his reports in its annual report to the general court. He shallreceive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800) and the amount of hisnecessary expenses, and may appoint a clerk at a salary of twelve hundred dollars($1,200) a year.Sec. 1, chap. 89,Bev.LaWs, amended. ^ *inserting after the word "agriculture," in the third line, the words " the chief ofthe cattle bureau of the State board of agriculture," so as to read as follows: Sec-tion 1. The governor and lieutenant governor, ex officiis, the secretary of the Com-monwealth, the president of the agricultural college, the secretary of the State boardof agriculture, the chief of the cattle bureau of the §tate board of agriculture, oneperson appointed from and by the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture,one person appointed from and by each agricultural society which receives an annualbounty from the Commonwealth, and three other persons appointed by the gov-ernor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall constitute the State board ofagriculture.

SEC. 5. So much of section three of this act as authorizes the appointment of saidchief of the cattle bureau shall take effect thirty days after the passage of this act,and the remainder of the act shall take effect as soon as the said chief has beenappointed and qualified.


AN ACT Making an appropriation for expenses of the board of cattle commissioners.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Bfrom the ordinary revenue, to meet expenses authorized by the board of cattlecommissioners in connection with the extermination of contagious diseases amonghorses, cattle, and other animals, from January fi**st to April fifteenth of the presentyear.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.Approved March 26, 1902.


AN ACT Making an appropriation for exterminating contagious diseases among horses, cattle, andother animals.


$50,000 appropriated for extermi- f^^Jkl^ f™ Kof flfty

. . & JUal diseases. ^<»£^Twealth from the ordinary revenue, for the extermination of contagious diseasesamong horses, cattle, and other animals, during the year ending on the thirty-firstday of December, nineteen hundred and two.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.Approved April 11, 1902.

AN ACT Relative to the inspection of certain domestic animals, and of certain carcasses.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:Kor* 1<V*nn<] 104- oh an 7£ "RPV SECTION 1. Sections one hundred and threeSees. lOd; and 104 chaw. 75, Kev. a n d Q n e h u n d r e d a n d f o u r o f c h a p t e r seventy-

L.aws, repeaiea. fiye of t h e R e v i g e d L a w 8 a r e h e r e b y repealed.£ 1AA ho 7^ ^EC. 2- Section one hundred and five of chapter seventy-aec. IUO, cnap. jo, fiye o f t h e R e v i s e d L a w s i s hereby amended by striking outite>. .Laws, amended. t h e w o r d <<gix>> i n t h e first l i nGj a n d i n s e r t i n g i n p i a ce

thereof the word "four," so as to read as follows: Section 105. The provisions of thefour preceding sections shall not apply to a person not engaged in such business,who, upon his own premises and not in a slaughterhouse, slaughters his own neatcattle, sheep, or swine, but the carcass of any such animals shall be inspected by aninspector at the time of slaughter, unless said animal is less than six months old orhas been duly inspected, under the provisions of chapter ninety, within six monthsprior to such slaughter and a certificate of health has been delivered to the owneror person in charge thereof.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.


AN ACT Making an appropriation for the compensation of inspectors of animals.


$7,000 appropriated for inspector, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ,to be paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, forthe compensation of inspectors of animals during the year ending on the thirty-firstday of December, nineteen hundred and three.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.Approved January 31, 1903.

AN ACT Making an appropriation for exterminating contagious diseases among horses, cattle, andother animals.


$58,000 appropriated for extermi- ^ r T ^ O O O ^ C ! & 1 g ! £ Z $nating animal diseases. t o b e ^ o'ut J t h e t r e a J r y ^ ^ Com'_

monwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the extermination of contagious diseasesamong horses, cattle, and other animals during the year ending on the thirty-firstday of December, nineteen hundred and three.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.Approved February 13, 1903.

AN ACT Relative to the marking of certain carcasses, and the inspection of certain domestic animals.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:Chan 7fi nf BPV Taws a<1<lp<l to SECTION L Chapter seventy-five of the RevisedChap. 75, of Rev. Laws, added to. L a w g i s h e r e b ^ a m e n d e d b y inserting aftersection one hundred and two the following new sections: Section 103. In a slaugh-

Kelatin, to stampin, of carcasse, ^ , ^ ^ ^ £ ^ 5 ^ 3 2and regulations for the inspection of live stock and other products, established bythe United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with acts of Congress in


force on the fifteenth day of June in the year nineteen hundred and one, the car-casses of animals slaughtered under the provisions of the four preceding sections shallat the time of slaughter, if not condemned, be stamped or branded by the inspectorthereof in like manner as those inspected by the United States Bureau of AnimalIndustry for interstate trade, by a stamp or brand designed for the purpose by thecattle bureau of the State board of agriculture, which shall be furnished by it to theboard of health of a city or town applying therefor. Such stamps shall be uniformin design throughout the Commonwrealth, but shall contain the name of the city or

Peaalty for selling; stamped ^^^^Z^LX^^e JXvisions of the five preceding sections, and not

stamped or branded as provided in the preceding section, shall be deemed unfit forhuman food and shall not be sold or offered for sale. Whoever sells, or offers forsale, or has in his possession with intent to sell, a carcass or any part thereof requiredby the provisions of the preceding section to be stamped or branded, which has notbeen stamped or branded as therein provided, shall be punished by a fine of notmore than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not more than sixtydays, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

cDP 9 nllQ14 oio ««ta r tf IQAO SEC. 2. Section one hundred and five of said chap-Sec. I, chap. 31J, acts of 1JOJ, t e r s e v e n t y . f i v e ) a s a m e n ded by section two ofchapter three hundred and twelve of the acts of

the year nineteen hundred and two, is hereby further amended by striking out theword "four," in the second line, and inserting in place thereof the word "six," soas to read as follows: Section 105. The provisions ot the six preceding sections shallnot apply to a person not engaged in such business, who, upon his own premises andnot in a slaughterhouse, slaughters his own neat cattle, sheep, or swine, but the car-cass of any such animals shall be inspected by an inspector at the time of slaughter,unless said animal is less than six months old or has been duly inspected, under theprovisions of chapter ninety, within six months prior to such slaughter, and a certifi-cate of health has been delivered to the owner or person in charge thereof.


RESOLVE To provide for compensating owners of animals killed in exterminating the foot-and-mouth disease.

A i A A A A ^^*int^A f™ f™+ ««,i RESOLVED, That there be allowed and paid$40,000 approprla ed for foot-and- Q u t of t h e ' . t r e a s u r y of t h e Commonwealth,

mourn disease. u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of t h e c h i e f ? f t h e ^ ^bureau of the State board of agriculture, to the owners of animals in this Common-wealth that were slaughtered previous to April eleven, in the current year, by orderof the State authority, for the purpose of exterminating the disease knowTn as thefoot-and-mouth disease, in addition to the amount paid by the United Slates, a sumequal to the difference between the amount already paid and the value of such cattle,as appraised by the agents of the United States. For this purpose there may beexpended from the treasury of the Commonwealth a sum not exceeding forty thou-sand dollars ($40,000).

Approved May 26, 1903.

MINNESOTA.

AN ACT To amend sections four (4) and twelve [five] (12) [5] of chapter two hundred and thirty-three (233) of the general laws of 1897, as amended by chapter three hundred and twenty-two ofthe general laws of 1901, entitled "An act to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseasesamong domestic animals in this State."

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:I f t w f t f 1 OQ7 ftml -IQAI arnt>nt\0i\ SECTION 1. That section four (4) of chapter twoLaw of 1897 and 1901 amended. h u n d r e d a n d thirty-three (233) of the generallaws of 1897, as amended by chapter three hundred and twenty-two (322) of the gen-eral laws of 1901, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section4. No animal shall be killed by any of the boards of health herein mentioned until it

Destrnction of diseased and exposed $ £ *?*>$£ 'S t f i f i ! ? 5 £ £.uiimui*. either by a duly authorized agent of the

State board of health or by a competent veterinary surgeon selected by a local healthofficer or board of health; except, that whenever, in the judgment of the State board


of health, the control or eradication of a disease renders it advisable to do so, suchboard may order killed and buried, or otherwise destroyed, any domestic animalwhich has been exposed to a contagious or infectious disease, although at the timenot infected therewith: Provided, however, That cattle in this State shall not beadjudged infected with the disease of tuberculosis or condemned as being so infected,and that horses in this State shall not be adjudged infected with the disease of glan-ders or condemned as being so infected, except and until such animal has beeninspected by a competent veterinarian under the authority of the State board of health.

Tnwnf 1«Q7 and 1QO1 nmoTwlod SEC- 2- That section five (5) of chapter two hun-Law of 1897 and 1901 amended. d r e d a n d t h i r t y . t h r e e (233) of the general lawsof 1897, as amended by chapter three hundred and twenty-two (322) of the generallaws of 1901, be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 5.Destruction of infected animals, post- C h e n e y a domestic animal has been

rtLrtoao^naei-rent'andcoiupen- s s ^ s s s ^ ^ i s ^ s s s ssanon to owners. \d\ledt t h e o w n e r o r k e e p e r o f g u c h a n i m a i

shall be notified thereof, and within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter he may file awritten protest with the board of health which is responsible for such killing againstthe killing thereof, and shall therein state under oath that to the best of his beliefsuch animal is not infected with any contagious or infectious disease. Whereupon,such animal being killed notwithstanding such report [protest], a postmortem exam-ination thereof snail be made by experts, who shall be present at the killing, andshall be appointed one by the board of health, or its representative, which orderedthe killing, one by the owner or keeper, and one by the two already appointed, andif upon such examination said animal shall be found to have been entirely free fromcontagious or infectious disease they shall also appraise it at its cash value imme-diately before it was killed, and the amount of such appraisal shall be paid to theperson entitled thereto out of the funds of the State or trie municipality ordering thekilling. The experts shall be paid one-half by the owner or keeper making the pro-test and one-half by the State or municipality whose board of health is responsiblefor the killing. In case the owner or keeper of such animal shall fail to appoint, inwriting, at the time an expert as herein provided, an expert shall be appointed bythe State board of health, or its representative, in lieu of the one provided herein bvthe owner or keeper. All appraisements and examinations made under this act shallbe in writing, signed by the appraisers or examiners, certified to by the board ofhealth ordering the examination or killing, and filed with the treasurer of the Stateor of the municipality which is responsible for the examination or killing. Uponthe filing of any such examinations as appraisal it shall be the duty of the board ofhealth which is responsible for the examination or killing to make a certificate underthe hand of its secretary as to the number of days served by and the amount due tosaid experts or appraisers, and to file the same with the treasurer of the State or munici-pality, as the case may be, which is responsible for the examination or killing, andupon such filing such treasurer shall pay to each of said experts or appraisers theamount due him, and to the person entitled thereto the amount due him by theterms hereof: Provided, however, That any expert or appraiser employed on a salaryby the board of health shall receive no compensation hereunder. Whenever anydomestic animal has been adjudged infected with the disease of tuberculosis orglanders and has been ordered killed by a duly authorized representative of the Stateboard of health, and is killed in accordance therewith after or without protest, thevalue of such animal shall be determined by a board of appraisers, consisting of threecompetent and disinterested men, one to be appointed by the State board of healthor its representative, one by the owner or keeper of the condemned animal, withintwenty-four (24) hours after the killing is ordered, and the third by the two alreadyappointed, who shall appraise it, before it is killed, at its cash value: Provided^ Thatin determining such value the fact that such animal was infected by tuberculosis orglanders shall not be taken into consideration: And provided further, That in no caseshall the appraised value of a horse afflicted with glanders exceed seventy-five ($75)dollars, and in no case shall the appraised value of a cow afflicted with tuberculosisexceed thirty-five ($35) dollars: And provided, That payment shall not be made forany such animal unless such animal is one year old or over and has been kept in thisState in good faith for at least one year next prior to the killing thereof. In case theowner or keeper fails to appoint an appraiser, as herein provided, one shall beappointed on his behalf by the representative of the State board of health. Themarket value of the carcass of the tuberculosis animal shall be deducted from theappraised value of the animal, and three-fourths the remainder thereof, or three-fourths of the appraised value of the glandered horse, shall be paid by the State in themanner hereinbefore set forth to the person entitled thereto, who shall bear the

22 BUKEAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTKY.

remaining one-fourth of the loss. Each appraiser shall receive one dollar ($1) a dayfor his services as appraiser. Whenever any such animal which has been adjudgedto be infected is killed by order of said board, but not by the owner or keeperthereof, a postmortem examination thereof shall be made by experts appointed asaforesaid, and if found to have been entirely free from any infectious disease thevalue of such animal shall be determined and paid for as hereinbefore specified.Except as in this section expressly provided, no compensation shall be paid for anyanimal killed by virtue of any authority given by this act.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.Approved April 8, 1903.

AN ACT To establish the State live stock sanitary board of Minnesota and to provide for the suppres-sion and control of dangerous, contagious, and infectious diseases of domestic animals.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:r\ •*• # tj+ + T SECTION 1. That a board is hereby established to beComposition of htate live k a g , , T h g t e t e u ^ g a n i t a w d „

stock sanitary board. T h i g b o a r d g h a l l c Q n g i 8 t o f fiye ( 5 ) mem{en t o b eappointed by the governor of the State of Minnesota. Each member of said boardshall be a qualified elector of the State of Minnesota. Three members of said boardshall be persons who are financially interested in the breeding and maintenance oflive stock in the State of Minnesota, and two members of said board shall be com-petent and qualified veterinary surgeons who are graduates of some regularly organizedand recognized veterinary colleges practicing in the State of Minnesota.

* and Wnm of S E C ' 2< I n m a k i n g t h e first appointments to said Statenfhnnrd l i v e s t o c k unitary board the governor shall divide theoi uoaru. appointees into five classes: The term of office of each

of the first appointees shall commence on the first day of April, 1903; one of saidappointees shall hold his office for a term of one year, one for the term of two years,one for the term of three years, one for the term of four years, and one for the termof five years; and at the expiration of theterm of office of each of the first appointeesa successor shall be appointed, who shall hold his office for a term of five years, sothat the term of office of one member of said board shall expire every year. In caseof the death, resignation, or removal of any member of said board during his termof office the governor shall appoint a successor to serve the unexpired portion of theterm of office of such member.M^tine-a of hoard F ic t ion SEC- 3 ' Immediately after the appointment of theMeetings of board. Election firgt b o a r d hereinafter provided for the members

oi omcers. thereof shall meet at the city of St. Paul, and fromtheir own numbers shall elect a president and a vice-president. They shall alsoelect from putside their numbers a secretary, who shall be a graduate of some regu-larly organized and recognized veterinary college, who shall be the executive officerof said board, and who shall receive such compensation as said State live stock sani-tary board may determine. His term of office shall be one year, and he shall holdhis office until his successor is elected and qualified. The said board may also, if itdeem expedient, elect a field veterinarian, a bacteriologist, and an attorney for saidboard, which said officers, if elected, shall also hold office for the term of one year,and shall receive such compensation as may be determined by said State live stocksanitary board. The said State live stock sanitary board shall also have the power toappoint or employ such additional help as it may deem necessary and expedient forcarrying into effect the powers and duties conferred on said board by this act.

Members of board to receive SEC> 4' N o m e m b e r o f s a i d S t a t e l i v e s t o c k sanitaryexpenses but no salary b o a r d s h a 1 1 r e c e i v e a n ^ compensation for any serv-expenses, DUI no salary. i c e g h e m a y r e n d e r > e i t h e r a g a m e m b e r o f s a i d

board or to said board, under the provisions of this act, save and except that themembers of said board shall receive their actual expenses necessarily paid or incurredin the discharge of their duties as members of said board.

PIIIPP H«d dafps of TiiPPtiiie-* SEC- 5- T h e s a i d S t a t e l i v e s t o c k sanitary boardriace and dates ot meetings g h a U h o ] d q u a r t e r l y m e e t i n g B i n t h e d t < / g t P a u l

on the Friday after the second Tuesday in January,April, July, and October of each year. The annual meeting of said board for theelection of officers shall be on the Friday after the second Tuesday in April of eachyear.Tintipa nf hoard ^EC. 6- J t s n a 1 1 ^ e t n e duty o f t n e ^ ^ s t a t e l i v e stock sanitaryi/iiiies oi wuaru. ^ ^ t o p r o t e c t t ^ e health of the domestic animals of the State;to determine and employ the most efficient and practical means for the prevention,


suppression, control, and eradication of dangerous, contagious, and infectious dis-eases among the domestic animals of the State of Minnesota, and for these purposesit is hereby authorized and empowered to make all such rules and regulations forthe conduct of the business of said State live stock sanitary board as it may deemexpedient.

Local boards of health to ®EC' I' " V1^7 *m£e ?he d u t y-i? f t h e "T™!- l 0CaJcooperate with board. *™rd* ?f

fh e a l t h o f

+t h e . J°wns, v l l l a S e s ' a ? d J \ t i e ? . o f

*,™F^x«i^ M^axu. t h i g state to cooperate with and assist said State livestock sanitary board in all matters and things pertaining to the prevention, suppres-sion, control, and eradication of dangerous, contagious, or infectious diseases amongthe domestic animals of the State whenever directed so to do by said State live stocksanitary board or the executive officer thereof, and in such manner as directed bysaid State live stock sanitary board.

Authority transferred from former | f ° : 8j A11, a"? tt,ori, tl c ° n f e r r e d , uP o n . ">e

**J:^~A +^ ~~™ 4- ~ ~ fetate board 01 health by any law 01 tneboard to present one. g t a t e o f M i n n e g o t ? c o n c / r n i n | the preven-

tion, control, suppression, or eradication of contagious or infectious diseases amongany of the domestic animals of this State is hereby taken from said State board ofhealth and conferred upon said State live stock sanitary board. The proviso at theend of section four (4) of chapter two hundred and thirty-three (233) of the laws ofMinnesota for the year 1897 is hereby repealed.

General powers of board in S+

E C \9 ' ^ o r i t y is hereby given to the State liveprevention of disease. ***** ^ l t a 7 f £

o a f i a n d %the seYeTf - ^ h?^FX^TCI uivu V i nLBuaw. o f j j ^ ] ^ of foQ towns, villages, and cities of thisState to take all steps they may severally deem necessary to control, suppress, anderadicate any and all contagious and infectious diseases among any of the domesticanimals in this State, and to that end said boards are hereby severally empowered,within their respective jurisdictions, to quarantine any domestic animal which isinfected with any such disease, or which has been exposed to infection therefrom, tokill any animal so infected, and, wThenever deemed necessary by the State live stocksanitary board, to kill any animal which has been exposed to the infection of anysuch disease, to regulate or prohibit the arrival in or departure from this State, orthe arrival in or departure from any of the towns, villages and cities thereof, of anysuch exposed or infected animal, and, at the cost of the owner thereof, to detain anydomestic animal found in violation of any such regulation or prohibition, to adoptall such rules and regulations as may be by such several boards deemed necessary orexpedient to enforce the authority hereby given; and said State live stock sanitaryboard is hereby expressly given authority to regulate or prohibit the shipment intothis State of any domestic animal which in the judgment of said board may injurethe health of live stock in this State: Provided, That neither said State live stock san-itary board nor any local board of health shall, by any rule or regulation thereof,prohibit the sale, disposal, or removal of any domestic animal of any person or per-sons from any place when such animal has no disease or has not been exposed to anycontagious disease, and the fact that animals are upon the same premises with otheranimals having a contagious disease shall not of itself necessarily be construed asevidence of exposure to such a contagious disease as is had by said other animals.

Notion of outbreaks to bo SEC> 1 0 ' Any P e r s o n w h o k n o w s o f o r h a s reason toJNotice or outbreaks to be s u s p e c t t h e existence of any contagious or infectious

seni to uuuru. disease in any domestic animal in the State of Minne-sota shall forthwith give notice thereof to the local board of health of the town, village,or city wherein such animal is kept. Within twenty-four hours after any local boardof health shall receive notice or have knowledge that any domestic animal is infectedwith any such disease, or has been exposed thereto, it shall give notice thereof inwriting to the said State live stock sanitary board.

Rules and regulations of f™' JL V

A11 ™les ™d R a t i o n s adopted by said Stateboard to h^ nnhlishpcl l l v e s t o c k s a a ^ y b o a r d o r by any local board of healthboard to be published. u n d e r t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t h i s a c t s h a l l b e e n t ered upon

the minutes of the board so adopting such rules or regulations, and shall be pub-lished in a newspaper to be designated by the board making such rule or regulationand in the manner by such rule or regulation prescribed. All regulations now inforce adopted by any board of health within this State under authority of any lawexisting prior to the passage of this act or relating to the matters covered by this actand not in conflict with this law are continued in force and are hereby declared tobe rules and regulations of said State live stock sanitary board and the several boardsof health of the towns, villages, and cities under this act until such times as othersare adopted.


T h e d e s t r u c t i o n o f i n f e c t e d a n n u a l . ^ ^ ^ ^shall first have been adjudged to be infected with a contagious or infectious disease,either by a duly authorized agent of said State live stock sanitary board or by a veteri-nary surgeon selected by a local board of health; except that whenever, in the judg-ment of said State live stock sanitary board, the control or eradication of the diseaserenders it advisable to do so, said State live stock sanitary board may order killedand buried or otherwise destroyed any domestic animal which has been exposedto a contagious or infectious disease, although at the time not infected therewith.

n 4- o+ « • o+ i , ' i r SEC. 13. Whenever a domestic animal has°T!f ÎJ £ ™ ^ D \ ViiiLS" ên adjudged to be infected with a con-Postmorfem by experts. Appraise- ^[QUB ^ ^ f e c t i o u s d i s e a s e ) a n d h a s b e e n

m e n i s - ordered killed by said State live stock san-itary board or by a local board of health, the owner or keeper of such animal shallbe notified thereof, and within twenty-four hours thereafter such owner or keepermay file a protest against the killing thereof with the board which has ordered suchanimal killed. Such notice shall state under oath that to the best of the knowledgeand belief of the person making such protest, such animal is not infected with anycontagious or infectious disease, whereupon, if such animal is killed notwithstandingsuch protest, a post mortem examination thereof shall be made by three experts, oneof said experts to be appointed by said State live stock sanitary board, one to beappointed by the person making such protest, and the two thus appointed to choosea third. If upon such postmortem examination such animal shall be found to havebeen entirely free from contagious or infectious diseases, there shall be appointedthree competent and disinterested men, one to be selected by said State live stock sani-tary board, one by the person making such protest, and the third by the two alreadyappointed, to appraise such animal at its cash value immediately before it was killed,and the amount thereof shall be paid to the owner of said animal out 'of the fundshereby appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this act. The appraisementsmade under this act shall be in writing and signed by the appraisers and certified bythe local board of health and the said State live stock sanitary board, respectively,to the auditor of the State, who shall draw a warrant on the State treasurer for theamount thereof.•D + ^ â+ ~+,*™ * oâ SEC. 14. The expense of the experts in mak-Payment of postmortem expenses. i n ? t h e p o s t m o r | e m examination herein pro-vided for shall be defrayed by said State live stock sanitary board out of the moneysappropriated for the carrying into effect of this act, in case said experts upon exami-nation find such animal to have been entirely free from contagious or infectiousdisease. If, however, upon such examination, such animal shall be found to havebeen infected with a contagious or infectious disease, then the expense of the expertappointed by said State live stock sanitary board and the third expert shall be paidby the said State live stock sanitary board out of the funds hereby appropriated forthe carrying into effect of this act, and the expense of the other expert shall be paidby the person making the protest. The amount of such expense shall be fixed andallowed by the said State live stock sanitary board, and by it certified to the Stateauditor, who shall draw his warrant on the State treasurer for the amount thereof.

Certificate of expense to be Hied. E A £ ^f th l l b d f h l t h i th t ill it h h i tof the local board of health in the town, village, or city where such appraisement

shall have been had to make a certificate under their hands of the number of daysserved by the appraisers in making their appraisement, and upon the filing of suchcertificate, the said certificate shall be forwarded to the State live stock sanitaryboard, and if by said board found to be correct, such fact shall be endorsed on theback thereof, and such certificate with such endorsement shall be filed with theState auditor, and the State treasurer shall pay to each of said appraisers the sum oftwo dollars ($2) per day for his services as such appraiser upon the warrant of theState auditor, such payment to be made out of the funds herein appropriated.

SEC- 16 ' Whenever any such animal which has

thereof, a postmortem examination thereof shall be made by experts appointed asaforesaid, and if found to have been entirely free from any contagious or infectiousdisease, the value of such animal shall be determined and paid for as hereinbeforespecified.


Apportionment of cost of quarantine ^BC: "• Th^ ef Pe"?e of *he kiUj?^ an*PaPnddestruetionof diseased animals. ^ i % & g ^ « X " T Sboards aforesaid shall be borne by the town, village, or city where such animal waskept The expense of the quarantine of any infected animal, or of any animal thathas been exposed to infection, when taken from the possession of its owner orkeeper, shall be borne, one-fifth by the town, village, or city wrhere the animal waskept, and four-fifths by the State. When any animal is quarantined upon the prem-ises of its owner or keeper, the expense thereof shall be borne by such owner orkeeper. Whenever any animal is quarantined when being shipped into the State,the expenses thereof shall be borne by its owner or keeper. Whenever the owneror keeper of any domestic animal is liable for any expenses incurred under this actby the State live stock sanitary board or by any board of health in connection there-with, such board may have a lien on such animal for such expense, and may alsomaintain an action against such owner or keeper therefor.

Piil hnnrdfimnat pnrrv nnt SEC* 18' J t i s h e r e b y m ade the duty of the severalorde?fof State board l o c a l b o a r d s o f h e a l t h i n t h i s S t a t e t o « " ? o u t a n d

oraers or Mate ooara. enforce all orders and directions of the State live stocksanitary board to them directed, and the State live stock sanitary board may requireany two or more local boards to act together for the purpose of enforcing any of theprovisions of this act.RnlesofStateboardshallsupersede 5^%2?S^3fSSS^lSSSSSSS-

local regulations. u n d e r a u t h o r i t y o f t h i s a c t c o n f l i c t w i t h t h erules and regulations made hereunder by any local board of health, those made bythe State live stock sanitary board shall supersede those made by the local board.

Board may examine witnesses SEC* 20' T£e S t a t? ! i v e ****. T ^ ^ 1 °I'nderoath any member or duly authorized agent thereof,

may examine or cause to be examined, under oath,all persons believed to possess knowledge of material facts concerning the existenceor dissemination, or danger of dissemination, of disease among domestic animals;and for this purpose shall have all the powers vested in justices of the peace to takedepositions and to compel witnesses to attend and testify.Penalties for violating this act SEC* 21* A n y P e r s o n violating any provisions ofrenames ror violating tnis act. t M g ftct o r a n y r u l e o r r e g u l a t i o n m a d e b y t h e

State live stock sanitary board, or by any local board of health, or any order madeby any such board under the authority hereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, andbe punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) or more than onehundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days or morethan ninety (90) days. Any member of any local board of health who shall neglector refuse to carry into effect the provisions of this act, or who shall neglect or refuseto carry out any directions of the State live stock sanitary board, or who shall neglector refuse to enforce any rule or regulation made by the State live stock sanitary board,or by any local board of health under the authority hereof, shall be guilty of a mis-demeanor and be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) andnot more than one hundred dollars ($100), and each and every day's neglect or refusalto perform any duty imposed upon him by this act shall constitute a separate andindependent misdemeanor. Complaints for violating the provisions of this act, orfor violating any rule or regulation made by the State live stock sanitary board, orby any board of health under its authority, or by the said State live stock sanitaryboard, may be made by any member or authorized agent of any such board, or byany citizen of this State, or by any person directly interested.T> 1+ « + . . SEC. 22. Whenever, during the prevalence in thisPenalty for entering premises g t a t e o f a n y c o n t ' a g i o u 8 % r infectious disease

nniawiuny. among domestic animals, the owner shall poston his premises a notice forbidding all persons not authorized by said State live-stocksanitary board or local boards of health to enter any building or enclosure on saidpremises without permission from said owner, it shall be a misdemeanor to enterupon said premises, punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25),nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not less thanthirty (30) nor more than ninety (90) days.i* ^4 w « ««i ~~+ SEC. 23. The said State live stock sanitary board shallBoard to make annual report m a k e a n a n n u a l r e p ( ? r t t o t h e g o v e r n ^ r o f M i n n e .

to governor. g o t a Qj a l l i t s proceedings and transactions for thepreceding year, which said report shall be published by the State of Minnesota.

26 BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTKY.

Books, papers etc., to be turned § & &OTer to ooara. l i y e g t o c k g ^ ^ y board, immediately upon the

appointment of said board, all books, papers, documents, and files of said State boardof health pertaining or relating to contagious or infectious diseases of domesticanimals, either in Minnesota or elsewhere.m a* « . +. SEC. 25. The annual appropriation made for the useTransfer of appropriation. o f t h e g t a t e b o a r d o f ^ ^ , ) y t | ) e p r o v i s i o n g of s e c .tion twelve (12) of chapter two hundred and thirty-three (233) of the laws of Minne-sota for the year 1897 as amended by section two (2) of chapter three hundredand twenty-two (322) of the laws of Minnesota for the year 1901, is hereby trans-ferred from said State board of health and granted and appropriated to said Statelive stock sanitary board for the carrying into effect the purposes of this act; and anymoney which at the time of the passage of this act remains unexpended out of saidannual appropriation for fiscal year ending July 31st, 1903, is hereby transferredfrom said State board of health and granted and appropriated to said State live stocksanitary board.i» rt u i SEC. 26. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this-act areRepealing clause. h e r e b y r e p e a l e d .

SEC. 27. This act shall take effect and be in force from and aiter its passage.Approved April 22, 1903.

NEVADA.AN ACT To prevent the spread of contagious diseases among live stock of the State of Nevada, and

to quarantine against other States or infected districts.

The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact asfollows:Proclamation of cmarantinp SECTION 1- Whenever, upon the application of tenProclamation of quarantine ? r m o r e c i t i z e n 8 of ^his State to the governor, ask-

uy g-uvernu . ^ ^ ^Qr a p r o c i a m a t i o n of quarantine against anyState or States, district or districts, infected by contagious diseases prevailing amonglive stock of said States or districts, the governor may issue a proclamation givingnotice to such State or district, by mailing to the governor of said State or States,district or districts, where such disease exists a copy of said proclamation, in whichit shall be stated that all diseased or infected, a«nd all stock having been exposed toany infectious or contagious disease or diseases, are prohibited from entering withinthe borders of this State during the time of quarantine: Provided, That said pro-hibition shall not apply to any stock being transported through and beyond thelimits of this State by any railroad company by permit or authority granted by anyagent or inspector acting under the instruction and authority of the United StatesGovernment.

Governor may employ veterinarian. ^ ^ ^ T T L ' g S ?&&£surgeon to investigate epidemic and contagious diseases affecting live stock in thisState.

for inmortintr SEC> 3 ' A n ^ P e r s o n w h o i n violation of the quarantined l i v ^ t o c k r e g u l a t i o n s expressed in section 1 of this act by bringinged live stocK. t h e l i y e g t o c k [n to t h i s g t a t e f r o m t h e g t a t ^ ^ r d i s t r i c t g 0

quarantined, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof,be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more thantwo thousand dollars ($2,000), together with all the costs of treatment and dis-infection, and the stock so treated and disinfected shall be held by the veterinarysurgeon appointed by the governor for the full cost of treatment and fine imposed,and shall not be released until both fine and costs are paid.


NEW MEXICO.AN ACT Relative to the duties of the cattle sanitary board.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico:

Section 197 of Compiled Laws of 1897 S»C™N L That section 197 of the Com-

te £7*r i i l l f s S ^ g i s s s s s s f f i ^lawof sSe^agissssssffi^amended by striking therefrom the word*

''other than " contained in the second line of said section and oy inserting the wrord


"including" in place thereof; and by striking therefrom the word " except" at theend of the twelfth line of said section and by inserting the word "including" in placethereof.

The original law was approved March 1.9, 1884, and the section in its entirety, asamended, is as follows:

SEC. 197. In all cases of contagious and infectious disease covered by this act, includ-ing Texas or splenic fever, existing or becoming epidemic on premises previouslyquarantined, as provided by this act, said board is authorized and empowered tocause the slaughter of cattle upon such premises which are known to be so diseasedor have been exposed to such disease, when said veterinarian shall decide that thesame is necessary for the sanitary protection of other cattle and shall so advise suchboard, and said board shall be of the same opinion and shall order such slaughter tobe done: Provided, however, That no such cattle shall be slaughtered that have nodisease nor have been exposed to any disease, including Texas or splenic fever. Suchslaughter of cattle shall be done under the superintendence of said veterinarian orboard, who, prior thereto, shall notify the nearest justice of the peace and deliver tohim the order therefor; such justice shall thereupon select and summon before himthree cattlemen of the neighborhood, who shall have no interest in the cattle to beslaughtered, to act as appraisers of the value of such cattle, and administer to each ofthem an oath to make a true, faithful, and impartial appraisement of the value ofthe cattle to be slaughtered without prejudice against or favor to anyone. There-upon &aid appraisers shall inspect such cattle and make such appraisement thereof.They shall also return to each justice certificates of their valuation of each animal soappraised, containing an accurate description thereof, with brands, ear marks, wat-tles, age, sex, color, and class as near as may be. One of such certificates to be filedwith the justice, one to be delivered to the owner of the cattle to be slaughtered, andone to be transmitted to the said board by said justice. The fees of justices of thepeace for services herein provided shall be the same as for similar services as fixedby law, and said appraisers and all necessary employees for the slaughter of animalsand destruction of their carcasses, as provided by this act, shall receive three dollars($3) per day and their necessary expenses while engaged therein, all of which shallbe paid by said board upon their order. Such veterinary surgeon shall also super-intend the destruction of the carcasses of each animal and each part thereof, whichshall be by burning the same to ashes.

fn fiAPtinri 9(Ui nf SEC* 2- T n a t section 200 of the Compiled Laws ofLaws of 189^ t h e Territory of New Mexico for the year 1897 be,Laws or ±sa 7. a n d ^h e g a m e .g h e r e b y j a m e n ( i e d by striking there-

from the word "not" at the end of first line of said section, and by inserting theword "including" in place thereof; and by inserting the words "or shall be likely toexist or shall be threatened" after the word "exist" in the third line of said section.

Section 200 in its entirety, as amended, is as follows:SEC. 200. In case of epidemic or contagious disease (including Texas or splenic

fever) may become known to the board to exist, or shall be likely to exist, or shallbe threatened, within the Territory, and the board may deem it necessary to usemore money than the present assessment (one-half of one mill on each dollar) mayyield, then they may summon the governor, treasurer, and auditor of the Territoryto meet as a Territorial cattle sanitary board, at the governor's, treasurer's, or audit-or's office, in the city of Santa Fe, and if this board upon meeting shall determine itto be to the best interests of the cattlemen of the Territory to do so, they may ordera levy not to exceed one-fourth of one per cent of the assessable value of cattle withinthe Territory, or they may issue bonds in the denomination of one hundred dollars($100), bearing interest not to exceed eight per cent, payable annually; interest andbonds are payable at the First National Bank of Santa Fe, N. M. Said bonds shallrun from five to eight years and are payable at any time after five years. The bondswill be signed by the president of the cattle sanitary board and by the treasurer ofthe Territory, and by the latter registered in a book to be provided by the cattlesanitary board, which book shall be continued in the possession of the treasurer ofthe Territory and his successors. The governor of the Territory will preside at allmeetings of the Territorial cattle sanitary board, and a record 01 each meeting willbe made by the treasurer of the Territory and also by the secretary of the cattlesanitary board. The bonds shall be sold at the highest obtainable price. Wheneverthe Territorial cattle sanitary board may think best, they may order a levy not toexceed one-eighth of one per cent of the assessed value of cattle within the Territory,and continue said levy yearly until a sufficient sum is realized to pay said bonds withthe yearly accruing interest. Said levy shall constitute a sinking fund for the pay-ment of said bonds and for no other purpose. Said sinking fund shall be depositedwith the Territorial treasurer, who shall give a good and sufficient bond, to beapproved by the governor, for a sum equal to the bonds and interest. The levies


provided for by this act shall be made by the several county commissioners of thedifferent counties at the expense of such counties making such levies. The Territo-rial treasurer shall pay said bonds in their numerical order. Notice of payment willbe posted in the First National Bank of Santa Fe, N. M., sixty days before payment.The bonds when paid shall be destroyed by the treasurer and auditor of the Terri-tory and a record of the same [kept?] by the treasurer. It shall be the duty of thegovernor to demand of and cause to be executed a bond by each of the members ofthe cattle sanitary board to the Territory of New Mexico with two or more suffi-cient securities, and in such sum as will cover the amount wThich may be raised andcollected by the aforesaid levies, conditioned for the faithful disbursement of saidmoneys. In the event that either of said members do not execute said bonds withintwenty days, his or their office will be vacant, and the governor will at once fill suchvacancy and require the two bonds provided for in this act.


AN ACT To amend the laws relative to the sheep sanitary board.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico:A ,.^«,i ».,>..+ + cMii^r I*»A A f ^ m n j u j SECTION 1. That section 160 of the Com-Amendmeut to section 100 of Compiled i l e d L a w 8 o f N e w M e x i c o o f 1 8 9 7 ^

L a w s o r i ^ ^ . and the same is hereby, amended by strik-ing out the word "three" in the first line thereof and inserting in lieu thereof theword "five;" and by inserting the words "and two at large" after the word "dis-tricts" in the tenth line.

The above-mentioned section 160 in its entirety, as amended, is as follows:SEC. 160. A sheep sanitary board, consisting oi five (5) practical sheep raisers and

owners is hereby created for the Territory of New Mexico, which Territory, for thepurpose of this act, is hereby divided into three sheep sanitary districts, as follows:First district, Lincoln, Chaves, Eddy, Grant, Dona Ana, Sierra, and Socorro; seconddistrict, Valencia, Bernalillo, San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, and Santa Fe; third dis-trict, San Miguel, Guadalupe, Mora, Colfax, and Union. The governor shall nomi-nate members of said board, one from each of the several districts and two at large,and appoint them by and with the advice and consent of the legislative council, whoshall serve for the period of two years from the approval of this act and until theirsuccessors are appointed and qualified as hereinafter provided; and in case of anyvacancy in said board from any cause, the governor shall fill such vacancy by appoint-ment, and such appointee shall hold [office] only during the unexpired term forwhich he was appointed: Provided, That each member of such board must be a prac-tical sheep man and owner of sheep and a bona fide resident within the district fromwhich he is appointed, and his permanent removal therefrom to another districtshall cause a vacancy in such board.No TVrritnrinl iimm>ptirtTi TKWft<4Arv SEC ' 2- T h e Pr°visions of the act of the leg-

i h ^ ^ ^ h ^ w ^ ^ ^ t ^ i s l a t i v e assembly of t h e Territory of Newif inspected by (xoveinment. M e x i c 0 ) approved March 10, 1899, which

appears as chapter thirty-three of the printed acts of the legislative assembly at itsthirty-third session, are hereby so amended and modified as not to require any inspec-tion of sheep coming into, or going out of, the Territory, as to their sanitary condition,when such sheep have been inspected by an inspector or an assistant inspector of theBureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture, in accordance with theact of Congress entitled "An act to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to moreeffectually suppress and prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases oflive stock, and for other purposes," approved February 3rd [2nd], 1903, and inaccordance with the rules and regulations established, or which may be establishedfrom time to time, by the Secretary of Agriculture under the authority conferred onhim by said act, and when such inspector or assistant inspector has issued a certifi-cate showing that he has inspected such sheep in accordance with said act and saidrules and regulations and has found them free from any infectious, contagious, orcommunicable disease; but the said act of the legislative assembly of New Mexicoshall remain in full force as to all other sheep coming into, or going out of, the Ter-ritory of New Mexico.

Record innst be kept of sheep im- **>• 3- -11 i s !"ereby m?<\? * e d u t y .of t h «ported. Fees for same. sheep inspectors carefully to examine allFv ™. < o v name. sheep coming into the Territory of New

Mexico from any other country, State, or Territory, for the purpose of ascertainingand making a record of all brands and marks on said sheep and of the name or namesof the person or persons shipping or bringing said sheep into the Territory, and ofthe persons to whom within the Territory the said sheep are shipped or consigned,


and reports of such facts shall immediately be made by inspectors to the secretary ofthe sheep sanitary board, and the owner or person in charge of such sheep shall payto the inspector a fee of three cents (3c.) per head for the making of such examina-tion, record and report: Provided, however, That in the cases of sheep which havenot been inspected bv an inspector or assistant inspector of the Bureau of AnimalIndustry, as specified in the second section of this act, the fee of five cents (5c.) perhead prescribed in section five of the act of the legislative assembly of New Mexicoof March 10, 1899, referred to in said second section of this act, shall be consideredas including the fee of three cents (3c.) per head fixed and prescribed by this sec-tion for making the examination, record, and report aforesaid.

Exporting sheep from Territory. In- S*c- 4 ' . J t i s ^ ^ mfaft * e d u ty .of th*

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, certificates, and fe'e, g g ^of the Territory for the purpose of ascertaining and making a record of all brands andmarks upon said sheep, and no sheep bearing any of the marks by the law of thisTerritory declared to be unlawful shall be allowed to be shipped or driven out ofthe Territory, except under express authority of the sanitary board. The inspectorshall also require each person so shipping or driving sheep out of the Territory toexhibit a bill or bills of sale, or authority in writing to ship or drive such sheep,executed as now provided by law for live stock, from the recorded owner of all marksand brands upon such sheep, unless such person is himself the recorded owner ofsuch marks and brands. The inspector shall make a record, and report to the secre-tary of the board, of the number of the sheep so shipped or driven out of the Terri-tory, of all brands and marks on such sheep and of the facts shown in such bill ofsale or authority in writing as aforesaid, and shall give to the person in charge ofsuch sheep a certificate setting forth the said facts, and the said person shall, beforereceiving such certificate, pay to the inspector a fee of five mills (5m.) for each sheep soinspected. In case of any sheep about to be shipped or driven out of the Territorywhich have not been inspected by an inspector or assistant inspector of the Bureau ofAnimal Industry, and a certificate issued by such inspector or assistant inspector, asspecified in the second section of this act, the Territorial inspector shall also examinesaid sheep as to their sanitary condition, and if fully satisfied that they are free fromany contagious or infectious disease, he shall, upon payment to him of a fee of onecent (lc.) for each sheep, which fee shall be in full for all services performed underthis section, give to the person in charge of said sheep a certificate or bill of clearancesetting out the performance of everything required by this section, which certificateor bill shall authorize the taking of said sheep out of the Territory; and it shall notbe lawful for any person, firm, or corporation to offer for transportation, nor shallany railroad company in this Territory accept or receive for transportation on itslines of railroad from this Territory to any place beyond its boundaries, any suchsheep for the transportation of whicn a certificate or bill of clearance, as herein pro-vided for, is not first obtained and exhibited to the railroad company by the shipperimmediately before and at the place of shipment; and any railroad company violat-ing the provisions of this act shall be held liable in the sum of five cents (5c.) perhead for each and every head of sheep received by it for transportation and actuallytransported from this Territory to any place beyond its boundaries without such acertificate or bill of clearance, which sum shall be recovered for the use of the sheepsanitary fund upon the suit of the sheep sanitary board in any court of competentjurisdiction: And provided further, That in event any judgment should be recoveredagainst any railroad company for damages because of its compliance with any of theterms of this act, such company shall be reimbursed in the amount of such judgmentout of the sheep sanitary fund. The said inspector shall make report to the secretaryof the board of every inspection made by him under the provisions of this section,which said report shall show the name of the shipper, the place of shipment, theplace of destination, the number of sheep shipped, their marks, brands, and sanitarycondition, and the date of shipping, together with name or names of any formerowner or owners of such sheep, or any portion thereof, and the substance of the billsof sales made by such former owner or owners exhibited by the shipper, and anyadditional matters which may be required by the board.x, - * . + SEC. 5. All sheep shipped or driven into the Territory

Territory to *Efe °f N e w M e x i c ° f ° r t h e PurPose of bein^ ^ a z e d dur in^l e r n t o r y TO graze. t h e w h o l e o r a n y por tiori of the year shall pay a fee

of five cents (5c.) per head, to be collected by the sheep inspector at the time of thecoming of said sheep into the Territory, or as soon thereafter as it may be discoveredthat they have so come into the Territory, and said fee shall be a lien on said sheep,and when collected shall be paid into the sheep sanitary fund; and unless such fee

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is immediately paid or its payment secured to the satisfaction of the inspector, theinspector shall summarily take charge of the flock or flocks of sheep, as under attach-ment, and report the flocks to the board, and the board shall institute proceedingsagainst said sheep as for the foreclosure of a lien, and against their owner, for therecovery of said fee and all costs and expenses incurred in caring for such sheepwhile in the custody of the inspector.

ha iiuml fni« SEC- 6- A 1 1 fees collected under sections three andf o u r o f t h i s a c t s h a 1 1 b e U 8 e d f o r t h e P u rP o s e o fexBensef of insDection f o u r o f t h i s a c t s h a 1 1 b e U 8 e d f o r t h e P u rP o s e o f

expenses oi inspection. defraying the cost and expenses of inspectionstherein provided for, and for no other purpose.

annl+v fnr viAlntin^ SEC- 7' A n ^ P e r s o n violating the provisions of sectionsenaity lor violating t h r e e a n d f o u r o f t W g ^ w h e t h e r b y shipping or drivingsections a anu ±. g ^ e e p Q u t o f t h e Territory, w i t n o u t firgt having obtained

the certificate therein provided for, or by failing to pay the fees required by saidsections, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fineof not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars($500), and, in the discretion of the court, also by imprisonment not exceeding sixmonths.Owners of sheep with contagious S E C ' 8/ Whenever any inspector shall find

disease subject to penalty. Col- a n ? s h e e P m f e c t ? d witlJ1BcaV-?r ?ther C°n"Wti<vn of samp tagious disease, he shall notify the owner

lecxion oi same. or person in charge of such sheep that he issubject to penalty not exceeding the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), which shallbe a lien on such sheep, and shall immediately report the facts of the case fully tothe board, and the board shall instruct the inspector as to the amount of penalty todemand and collect from such owner, or person, or sheep, and if the same be notpaid within ten days after demand is made therefor, the inspector in the name of theboard, or the board, may enforce the payment thereof by appropriate proceedingsin any court of competent jurisdiction, which shall include the district court of thecounty where the office of the board may be, and the court may give judgment forany amount not exceeding the amount fixed by the board as aforesaid, and theamount so recovered shall be paid into the sheep sanitary fund, but the impositionand collection of the penalty herein provided for shall not be any bar to any criminalprosecution for violation of any other provision of law, nor shall these provisions beheld to interfere with or repeal any other statutory remedies or proceedings lookingto the suppression of contagious diseases among sheep. The court before which anysuch case is tried shall, as necessary to a judgment against defendant, require evidenceof the existence of scab or other contagious disease among the sheep, of notice by theinspector to the owner or person in charge of the sheep, and of the action of theboard in fixing the penalty, but the certificate of the secretary of the board shall besufficient and conclusive evidence of the action of the board, and a certificate fromthe inspector, stating the fact, shall be prima facie evidence of the existence of scabor other contagious disease among the sheep.

Sheep tax. Method of levying etc. %ffi£assessed value of all sheep in the Territory. Such order shall be made by the boardon or before the first day of July in any year, and shall be certified to the Territorialauditor by the secretary of the board, and the amount of such levy shall by saidauditor be certified to the board of county commissioners of each county, and suchcommissioners shall include said levy in their annual levies of taxes. Such specialtax shall be collected in the several counties and paid to the Territorial treasurer inthe manner provided by law for the collection and payment of other Territorialtaxes. Such fund shall be kept separately by such treasurer and shall be usedexclusively for the payment of any expenses properly incurred by the sheep sanitaryboard, and such fund shall be paid out by the Territorial treasurer on the order ofsaid board only. Such special tax shall be assessed, levied, and collected at theexpense of the several counties; and in case the county commissioners of any countyshall fail or neglect to make the levy provided herein, they shall each become per-sonally responsible to said fund in an amount equal to twenty-five per cent of saidlevy, to be collected from them and their bondsmen for the exclusive benefit of saidfund.PanpaliTio-oianaA ^EC. 10- Section 1 8 of the Compiled Laws of 1897, and thenepeaiins clause. a m e n d m e n t thereto contained in section 21 of the act of thelegislative assembly of New Mexico, referred to in the second section of this act, arehereby repealed.


SEC. 11. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed, andthis act shall be in force from and after its passage.


NEW YORK.

AN ACT To amend article four of the agricultural law, by adding thereto three sections in relationto the slaughtering, sale, and transportation of calves and veal.

The People of the State of Neiv York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact asfollows:T nw nf 1 ftQq *to nmAn<iA«l SECTION 1. Article four of chapter three hundred andLaw ot 1HV6, etc., amended. t h i r t y_e i ght of the laws of eighteen hundred andninety-three, entitled '' An act in relation to agriculture, constituting articles one,two, three, four and five of chapter thirty-three of the general laws" as amended bychapter four hundred and ninety-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, chapter one hundred and eighteen of the laws of nineteen hundred, and chap-ter three hundred and twenty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred and one, is herebyamended by adding at the end thereof three new sections to be numbered respec-tively sections seventy-e, seventy-f, and seventy-g, to read as follows:

-htpriTitr and splline- SEC ' 70~e< N o P e r s o n s h a 1 1 slaughter, for the purposehtering and selling o f s e U i n g t h e g f t m e f o r f o o d j o r e x p Q s e f o r g a l e Q r g e U

within this State, or bring or cause to be brought intoany city, town, or village within this State for food any calf or carcass of the same,or any part thereof except the hide, unless it is in good healthy condition and was atleast four weeks of age at the time of killing. Any person or persons duly authorizedby the commissioner of agriculture may examine any calf or veal found within thisState offered or exposed for sale, or kept with intent to sell as food, and if such calf isunder four weeks of age, or the veal is from a calf killed under four weeks of age, orfrom a calf in an unhealthy condition when so killed, he may seize the same andcause it to be destroyed or disposed of in such manner as to make it impossible to bethereafter used as food.

Shi i s veal ^EC" ^ ^ ' ^ n an(^ a ^ e r * n e Passage of this act it shall be unlawful« PP e • for a n y corporation, partnership, person, or persons to ship to orfrom any part of this State any carcass or carcasses of a calf or calves, or any partof such carcass except the hide, unless they shall attach to every carcass or partthereof so shipped in a conspicuous place a tag, that shall stay thereon during suchtransportation, stating the name or names of the person or persons who raised thecalf, the name of the shipper, the points of shipping, and the destination and the ageof the calf.ttpppivinir VPRI for shipment SEC* 70~%' O n a n d a f t e r t h e P a s s aS e o f t h i s a c t n o

b T C ^ m S n c O T i e r T r a i l r o a d comPany> e x P r e s s company, steamboatDy common carriers. c o mpany, or other common carrier shall carry or

receive for transportation any carcass or carcasses of calves, or any part of the sameexcept the hide, unless the said carcass or carcasses or parts thereof shall be taggedas herein provided.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.Approved February 19, 1902.

AN ACT Making appropriation for the prevention and (suppression of infectious and contagious dis-eases among domestic animals.

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact asfollows:

Appropriation for suppressing con- ^TL^TJ^^lytnei^lstagious diseases of animals. h e r e b y a p p r o p r i a t e d Out ot any moneys in

the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay expenses incurred and to be incurredby the commissioner of agriculture under the provisions of the agricultural law insuppressing or stopping the spread of or preventing the existence of contagious andinfectious diseases of domestic animals.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.Approved January 23, 1903.


NORTH CAROLINA.

AN ACT To prevent the spreading of disease among hogs in Currituck County [and other counties].

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:-m « A l. « • ™«± t ^« +;«* SECTION 1. That it shall be unlawful for anyDiseased hogs in eertain counties o f s i t h i n t h l i m i t f c /

may not rnn at large ^ C ^ t f C i t k S d dg o f s i t h i n t h l i m i t f c

may not rnn at large. ^ C o ( ] n ^ w e g t o f C u r r i t u c k S o u n d > a n dthe counties of Wake, Camden, Tyrrell, and Lenoir owning hogs that have choleraor other infectious disease to permit the same to run at large.Tk* •+• f JIO o J ^«rtDa^o SEC. 2. That the owner of hogs within theDisposition of diseased carcasses. a b o y e U m i t e t h a t d i ? w i t h ch«lfm Qr o t h e r

infectious diseases, shall bury at least two feet under the soil or burn or have burnedor buried said hogs at once.P alt ^ E C ' ' That a n y ° n e violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty" y. of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined not less than five dollars($5) nor more than ten dollars ($10), or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.

SEC. 4. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification.Ratified February 11, 1903.

OHIO.

AN ACT Relating to the board of live stock commissioners and its duties and powers. (On May 7,1902, sections 4211-9, 4211-13, 4211-15, 4211-16, 4211-17, and 4211-18 of the old law were amended, Acopy of the entire law, as amended, has been furnished by W. W. Miller, secretary of the Stateboard of agriculture, and is as follows:)

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:

ers for the promotion and protection of the live stock interests of the State and theprevention of the spread of infectious and contagious diseases among domestic animalsand the extermination of the same; and to cooperate with the Bureau of AnimalIndustry of the United States Department of Agriculture in the suppression andextirpation of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals. The boardmay elect such officers as it may deem necessary, and shall have power in its organi-zation and work to prescribe such rules and establish such regulations, riot in conflictwith law, as it may deem necessary to secure strict quarantine and otherwise preventthe spread of infectious and contagious diseases among live stock and extirpate thesame, so far as it may be able to do.Dntv as to extirnatimr diseases SEC< 4 2 1 1 - 1 0 - T h e b o a r d o f commissioners areDuty as to extirpating diseases. a u t h o r i z e d t o u g e a l l p r O p e r m e a n 8 t o p reventthe spread of dangerous and fatal diseases among domestic animals, and to providefor the extirpation of such diseases; and in the event of any such contagious or infec-tious disease breaking out in this State, it shall be the duty of all persons owning orhaving in charge animals infected with the same, to immediately notify said board ofcommissioners, or some member thereof, of the existence of such disease, and there-upon it shall be the duty of said board immediately to cause proper examinationthereof to be made by a competent veterinarian; and if said disease shall be foundto*be a dangerously contagious or infectious malady, the board shall order the dis-eased animals, and such as have been exposed to the contagion, to be strictly quar-antined in charge of such person as the board, or an authorized member thereof,shall designate, and to order any premises or farms where such disease exists, or hasrecently existed, to be put in quarantine, so that no domestic animal subject to suchdisease be removed from or brought to the premises or places so quarantined; andthe board shall prescribe such regulations as they may deem necessary to preventthe contagion from being communicated in any way from the premises so quarantined.

Bodies of dead animals SEC* 4 2 1 1 - n - T h e bodies of all dead animals shall beBodies of dead animals. b u r i e d Q r b u r n e d b y t h e o w n e r s thereof, as providedby law.

Penaltv for disnosimr of or imnortinc SEC< 4 2 1 1 " 1 2 - T h a t anY person having inTlseaLd aninLt X d to? fiMffK ^PO-ession, or under his care, any ani-report outbreaks. !™1 w h l ? h *Le knows or has reason to

F believe, is affected with a dangerouslycontagious or infectious disease, and does not, without unnecessary delay, make


known the same to said board, or to some member thereof, or to the sheriff or con-stable of the proper county, to be by him communicated to said board; or any per-son or corporation who shall bring into this State, or sell or dispose of any animal,knowing the same to be affected as aforesaid, or any animal having been exposed tosuch contagion, within three months of such exposure, or shall move the animal sodiseased or exposed from the quarantine to which it was ordered by the board of com-missioners, or shall move any animal to or from any district in this State declared tobe infected with such contagious disease, or shall bring into this State any animal ofthe kind diseased from any district outside of the State that may at any time belegally declared to be affected with such disease, without the consent of said board,except under such conditions as are or may be prescribed by said board, shall, uponconviction of either of the aforesaid offenses, be fined in any sum not exceeding fivehundred dollars ($500). And all proper expense incurred in the quarantining ofanimals under the provisions of this act shall be paid by the owners thereof, and ifthe same is refused, after demand made by order of the commissioners, an actionmay be brought to recover the same with costs of suit, which action may be in thename of the State of Ohio, for the use of the board of live stock commissioners. Itshall be the duty of all sheriffs and constables to execute within their several coun-ties all lawful orders of the -said commissioners.

Record, of board; report compensa- ^ S ^ ^ g . U S 5 Snon, aim expenses. a c t s a n d i n v e s t i g a t i o n s o f diseases of live

stock and report the same to the governor on the first Monday of November annu-ally, and shall publish and distribute such bulletins and reports as may be deemedof general interest and information. The supervisor of public printing shall pro-vide for such printing as the board may deem necessary and desirable to benefit thelive stock interests of the State under the same provisions as are made for other Stateprinting. Each member of said board shall receive for his services the sum of threedollars ($3) per day and necessary traveling expenses for each day he is actuallyengaged in the investigation and eradication of diseases of domestic animals by thedirection of the board.

mation from the State board of live stockcommissioners, shall believe that any dangerous, contagious, or infectious disease hasbecome epidemic in certain localities in other States, Territories, or countries, orthat there are conditions which render domestic animals of such infected districtliable to convey such disease, he shall, by proclamation, prohibit the importation ofany live stock of the kind diseased into the State, except under such regulations asmay be prescribed by the State board of live stock commissioners and approved bythe governor.A»k^«j^»^»+ ^f ««.«H«W««H SEC. 4211-16. When in the opinion of the commis-Appraisement of condemned g i o n e r g i t g h a l l b e n e c e 8 g a r y £ p r e v e n t t h further

spread of any dangerous, contagious, or infectiousdisease among the live stock of the State, to destroy animals affected with or whichhave been exposed to any such disease, it shall determine what animals shall bekilled, and shall appraise or cause the same to be appraised, by disinterested citizensas hereinafter provided, and cau$e such animals to be killed, and their carcasses tobe disposed of as in the judgment of the commission will best protect the health ofthe domestic animals of the locality; provided, that no animal shall * * * beslaughtered under the provisions of this act unless first examined by a competentveterinarian in the employ of the commission and the disease with which it isaffected, or to which it has been exposed, adjudged to be a dangerous and contagiousmalady.A «; +„,.,,+ ^#^«+^^««^o« SEC. 4211-16 A. The board of live stock commis-Appointment of veterinarian. g i o n e r s g h a l , a p p o i n t a C ( , m p e t e n t veterinarian,whose compensation shall be fixed by the board; such veterinarian to perform allduties prescribed by the board and be subject to such rules and regulations as it mayadopt. In case of an outbreak of animal disease, the board may, if it is deemedadvisable, appoint temporarily additional veterinarians, or other persons for anyspecial work in furtherance of the live stock interests of the State, and fix their com-pensation.i « AA+«A n*A ~^+,w»*i , ^€ SEC. 4211-16 B. In the enforcement of any of the pro-Inspection and protection of v i g i o n s o f t h i g ^ o r a n y ^ther l a w g r ^ t i n g ^ ^

board of live stock commissioners, and in the enforce-ment of the rules and regulations that may be adopted under the authority of this act,the board of live stock commissioners, or any of them, or their authorized officers,

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agents, or employes, shall have authority to enter upon any public or private premises,or within any building where live stock is housed, or to enter any railway car or anyboat or other conveyance used in the transportation of live stock, for the purpose ofinspection and for the protection of the live stock of the State.

^ I , . SEC. 4211-16 C. The failure of any individual, company, or cor-wenerai penauy. p o r a t i o n to comply with the rules of the board of live stock com-missioners, or to respect its regulations with regard to diseased animals, when notifiedso to do, shall subject the offender to a penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50)nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), to be recovered by civil action in thecounty where the offense is committed or in the county of Franklin, and in additionto the penalty above provided, a person violating any of the provisions of this actshall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction snail be fined not lessthan fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200), such fines andpenalties to be collected in the name of the State of Ohio for the use of the board oflive stock commissioners.rt +* *+i » ~™* ^* A i«,«i SEC- 4211-16 D. The board of live stockCooperation with Bureau of Animal c o m m i 8 8 i o n e r 8 i s authorized to accept on

industry. behalf of the State the rules and regula-tions prepared by the Commissioner [Secretary] of Agriculture under and in pursu-ance of section three of an act of Congress approved May 29, 1888, entitled "An actfor the establishment of a Bureau of Animal Industry, to prevent the exportation ofdiseased cattle and to provide means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals," and to cooperatewith the authorities of the United States in the enforcement of the provisions of suchact.T>^™,.O ~* n^™~«™^+ ina™»+^ SEC. 4211-16 E. The inspector of the BureauPowers of Government inspector. o f A n i m a l I n d u f l t f the United Statee shallhave the right of inspection, quarantine, and condemnation of animals affected withany contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, or suspected of being so affected,or that have been exposed to any such disease; and for these purposes are authorizedand empowered to enter upon any ground or premises in the State. They shall havepower to call upon any constables and peace officers to assist them in the dischargeof their duties in carrying out the provisions of said act of Congress; and it is madethe duty of said officers to assist them when so requested. The inspectors shall havethe same powers and protection as peace officers while engaged in the discharge oftheir duties.rmni^n«fltini»far1u.iin1,k SEC. 4211-17. In case of destruction of ahy animalCompensation for animals u n d e r t h e p r o v i a i o n 8 o f t h i s a c t > t h e compensation to

^ " be made for the same by the State shall be computedupon the basis of the actual value of the diseased animal, if any, at the time ofslaughter; for any animal that has been kept in the same building or enclosure two-thirds of such value, and in case of other animals destroyed for the extinction of suchdisease, the full value of the same without reference to the suspicion of contagion;provided, that no compensation shall be made to any person who may have broughtanimals into the State affected with such contagious disease, or from a district inwhich such contagious disease existed, or who may have wilfully concealed the exist-ence of such disease among his stock or on his premises, or may have by willfulneglect or purposely contributed to the spread of such contagion; and in appraisinganimals to be slaughtered as herein provided, no allowance shall be made on accountof such animals being thoroughbred, or pedigree stock.

Motlnul nf nflrino- ^lnim* SEC- 4 2 1 1 - 1 8 - All claims against the State by owners ofMethod of payingr claims. a n i m a l s 8iaugh tered under the provisions of this actshall, when approved by the board of live stock commissioners, be reported by saidcommission to the governor, to be by him communicated to the legislature with therecommendation, if the matter is approved by him, that the proper appropriation bemade to pay such claims.

WHEREAS All cattle wintered in the States of Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia,Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, and the Indian Territory are infectedwith a germ which renders them capable, except during the frost of winter, of infecting northerncattle with a malady commonly known as "Texas fever," while they show no manifestation of dis-ease; therefore,

Tinted Bpflcnn for TWn* SEC> 4 2 1 1 " 1 9 - During the months of March, April, May,Closed season for Jexas J u n e j J u l y > A u g U 8 t > September, and October no cattle

lever t ame . g h a l l b e p e r m i t t e d t o b e driven into this State from anyof the above-mentioned States or Indian Territory, or that shall have been winteredtherein, nor shall any person or company bring, or cause to be conveyed into thisState by railway or otherwise, any such cattle under said conditions, except as speci-fied in the next section of this act.


Tan not h« UTIIASUIAII et* SEC- 4211-20. Any railroad or other transportation corn-tan not be unloaded, etc. p a n y c r y i n g into or through this State, or any stock-yard company receiving such cattle during the months aforesaid, will not be permittedto unload the same in this State for any other purpose than to be fed and watered orfor immediate slaughter, and in yards and premises especially provided for that pur-pose, into which the northern cattle will not be permitted to enter. And the locationand arrangement of the said yards and premises and the disinfection of the cars andquarters used in the transportation of such cattle shall be governed by the rules andregulations prescribed by the board of live stock commissioners.

Penalty ÊC* 4211~21- A n v P e r s o n o r corporation that shall bring or cause to be*' brought or driven into this State any cattle wintered in the States or Ter-

ritory above mentioned, or to be driven or conveyed otherwise than as herein specified,shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars($100), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), and shall, moreover, be liablefor all damages that may be occasioned on account of other cattle being infected withsaid disease.

penalty for violation. bringing into and unloading in this Statecattle, otherwise than as specified in section two (4211-20) of this act, during themonths above specified, to require a statement to be made in their shipping lulls,showing in what State or Territory the cattle shipped were wintered; and it shall bethe duty of every railroad company bringing into this State cattle, which may unloadsuch cattle for any other purpose than to be fed and watered as specified in sectiontwo (4211-20) of this act, to leave at the office of such company nearest the pointwhere such cattle may be unloaded, a copy for public inspection of the statementabove required, showing where the same were wintered; and any company or cor-poration neglecting to comply with the provisions of this section, shall, upon convic-tion thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).

PrnsApntiftii for nffptmps hprpnndpr SEC* 4211~23- Upon the request of the boardProsecution ior offenses nereunder. o f H y e g t o c k c o m m i s s i o n e r s i t g h a l l ^ t h e

duty of the prosecuting attorney of any county in which the suit may be brought tobegin and prosecute anv action for the violation of the provisions of this act and therules and regulations of the board of live stock commissioners. Proceedings againstany railway company under this act may be had in any county in this State throughwhich any portion of such company's road may pass or in which its principal officemay be situated; and process may be served by leaving a copy at the office of suchcompany within such county.

animals. t h a t h e k n o w g o r h a g r e a g o n tQ k e l i e v e i a

affected with the disease known as glanders or farcy, or that has been adjudged tobe so affected by the State board of live stock commissioners, upon a report made tosaid board by a competent veterinary surgeon, in their employ, after a careful exami-nation of such animal, who shall sell or otherwise dispose of or secrete the same, orshall fail to keep such animal securely isolated so that contact with other horses,mules, or asses shall not be possible, shall, upon conviction of either of said offenses,be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), and shall moreoverbe liable for all damages sustained by reason of the same.

r> a«+v« fA». /1AC+I.,,««A« SEC. 4211-25. In case the live stock commissionersCoinpensabon for destruction g h a l l o r d e r t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of a n i m a l a f f e c t e d

of slandered animals. w i t h g l a n d e r s o r f a r c y i n t h e c h r o n i c 8tage of thedisease, which may be adjudged capable of rendering some service, the board maycause the animal to be appraised and order such compensation to be paid out on theorder of the live stock commissioners, on the warrants of the auditor of State, out of.any funds in the treasury to the credit of the live stock commission, as in the judg-ment of the commissioners may be just, not exceeding its cash value: Provided, Thehorse was not diseased when passed in possession of the owner.i> i4 r n AiotmvÂ SEC. 4211-26. Any person owning or having in

shLrto runaTlarre charê an? sheeP aêcted w i t h foot"rot o r «*h

sheep to run at large. w h o g h a l l g u f f e r t h e g a m e t o r u n u p o n a n y h i g h .way, common, or other uninclosed ground, or shall sell such sheep, knowing or hav-ing reason to believe them to be diseased, without disclosing the fact to the purchaser,shall, upon conviction of either of said offenses, be fined in any sum not exceedingone hundred dollars ($100), and be liable to parties injured for all damages sustained.

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*.' , , . A a SEC. 4212. All railway companies and owners ofDuties of carriers and owners s t e a m b o a t s U 8 e d i n conveying live stock and own-

oi SIOCK yaras. e r s Q^ g t o c ^ v a r c i s a n ( i other premises that may beoccupied by such stock, shall, immediately upon discovering any contagious diseaseamong stock occupying such cars, boats, yards, or other premises, take all possiblemeasures to prevent such diseased stock from communicating the contagion to otherstock, and shall moreover cause all such cars, boats, yards, and premises to be thor-oughly disinfected before the same shall be occupied by other stock. Every corpora-tion and company, their officers and employees, or individuals violating the provisionsof this section, shall pay a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), to berecovered in any court of competent jurisdiction, and shall also be liable to partiesinjured for all damages that may be occasioned thereby.

PENNSYLVANIA.AN ACT To encourage the repression of tuberculosis of cattle, and to provide for the disposition of

the carcasses of meat-producing animals that are infected with tuberculosis to a degree that ren-ders their flesh unfit for use as food.

Be it enacted, etc.:T x. # _ #_ , SECTION 1. That whenever it comes to the knowledgeInspection of carcasses for o f t h e s e c r e t a r y o f t h e s t a t e l i v e 8 t o c k g a n i t a * y

xuoercuiosis. board, or an agent of that board who is authorizedto inspect animals, that a meat-producing animal killed for food was found to beinfected with tuberculosis, or with a disease resembling tuberculosis, it shall be theduty of the secretary of the State live stock sanitary board, either himself or bydeputy, or of an authorized agent of the State live stock sanitary board, to make aninspection of the said dead animal and its parts, for the purpose of ascertainingwhether it is or was infected with tuberculosis, and, if infected, to what extent.

of di^nsPil onronsw* SEC* 2 ' I f [t s h a 1 1 b e f o u n d t h a t t h e a n i m a l >of diseased carcasses. f r o m w M c h t h e ^ ^ o r m e a t ^ ^ wf tg

infected with tuberculosis or other infectious disease, and to a degree that rendersthe flesh unfit for use as food, the said dead animal, carcass, or meat, shall be con-demned and shall be disposed of by the use of any method that is approved by theState live stock sanitary board. For the guidance of inspectors of animals andmeats, and of agents of the State live stock sanitary board, rules for the inspectionof the carcasses of meat-producing animals may be promulgated by the State livestock sanitary board, or, in the absence of such rules, the rules of the United StatesBureau of Animal Industry, that cover the inspection of animals and carcasses fortuberculosis in abattoirs under Federal inspection, shall be observed.

CVrtifleatp and amtraisement SEC< 3* W h e n {t i s decided by a meat inspector,Lertincate and appraisement. a p p r o v e d i n r e 8 p e c t t o competency and reliabilityby the secretary of the State live stock sanitary board, or by a member or agent ofthe State live stock sanitary board, and certified by him in writing on an officialform that shall be provided for this purpose by the State live stock sanitary board,that the flesh of a meat-producing animal is unfit for use as food, on account of thefact that the animal from which it came was infected with tuberculosis to an injuriousdegree, the said meat or carcass may be appraised by agreement between a memberor agent of the State live stock sanitary board and the owner or his agent, or, if anagreement can not be made, three appraisers shall be appointed, one by the owner orhis agent, one by the State live stock sanitary board or its authorized agent, and thethird by the two so appointed, who shall, under oath or affirmation, fairly and impar-tially appraise the meat or carcass, taking into consideration its apparent market valueat the time of appraisement: Provided, however, That such appraised valuation shallnot exceed five cents (5c.) per pound, nor twenty-five dollars ($25) for the entirecarcass.How flunrflisAd vnlimtirm SEC- 4- T h e amount of the agreed or appraised valua-

snail be DIW t i o n 8^a11 b e p a i d b^ t h e S t a t e l i v e 8 t o c k sam*"?^ ' board in the same manner as other expenses of said

board are paid, upon the presentation of satisfactory certificates of condemnationand valuation, and satisfactory evidence in writing that the condemned animal hasbeen continuously in the State of Pennsylvania for not less than four months priorto slaughter, and that the carcass was disposed of in a way that had been approvedby the State live stock sanitary board.



AN ACT To provide for the investigation of the diseases of domestic animals, and making an appro-priation therefor.

Be it enacted, etc.:

$25,000 for investigating diseases, fhECTI0Ni-rl

Tnat ^LfJSL 0 1 twenty-flv.e

especially tuberculosis of cattle. thousand dollars ($25,000), or so muchF J thereof as may be necessary, be and thesame is hereby specifically appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not other-wise appropriated, for the purpose of conducting investigations concerning the causes,nature, treatment, and prevention of the diseases of the domestic animals of theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania, and especially for the investigation of tuberculosisof cattle, and of improved measures planned to check or repress this disease, withthe object of discovering new facts, which may be applied advantageously and profit-ably by the owners of live stock and those engaged in the care and rearing ofanimals.Worktobeunderdireet ionofState SEC, 2 That such investigation shall be

livp stock sanitary board m a d e b ^ a n d u n d e r t h e d i r e ^ t l 0 n of t h «m e stocfc sanitary board. g t a t e u ^ g t o c k g a n i t a r y b o a r d ? a n d t h e g a i d

board is hereby authorized to make such provision for and conduct such work ofinvestigation as is deemed necessary for the purpose of discovering the most efficient,economical, and practical means of avoiding and suppressing the diseases of thedomestic animals of this Commonwealth, and the practical deductions from suchwork shall upon the order of the secretary of agriculture be published as a part ofthe annual report of the department of agriculture, or as bulletins from said depart-ment: Provided, however, That all expenses incurred under the provisions of thisact shall first be approved by the governor and the secretary of agriculture. Thesaid appropriation is to be paid upon the warrant of the auditor-general on the pre-sentation of specifically itemized vouchers and the written approval of the governorand secretary of agriculture as herein provided.

> Approved May 15, 1903.

PORTO RICO.

AN ACT Providing for the payment of the value of animals found to be suffering from glanders andwhich are ordered to be killed.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico:

Order of as/SEffirapprai8e- s r a i ForiW:i^t^-menis repeaieu. mientos are compelled to pay from their

treasuries two-thirds of the value of the appraisement made on cattle which must bekilled because of being found to be suffering from glanders, anthrax, rabies, or tuber-culosis is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.


AN ACT To prevent contagious and infectious diseases.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico:-D i + i « f ~ ^ .^o»+i».,k SECTION 1. That the governor, upon the recom-Regulations for quarantine. m e n d a t i o n o f t h e g u p | r i or board of health, is au-thorized and empowered to establish, maintain, and enforce such local quarantine,sanitary, and other regulations as he may deem necessary to protect the health andsafety of the people or domestic animals of the island from all contagious or infec-tious diseases, and by proclamation to designate the foreign or domestic ports againstwhich sanitary or quarantine regulations shall be enforced, or with which all inter-course shall be prohibited.T» M * ' i +• „ A^* SEC- 2. Any person who shall violate any order orPenalty for violating orders. pTOtiUmati?J g o i g s u e d b y the governor or any partthereof shall be liable to punishment according to the provisions of the penal code.The police shall enforce and make effective all such quarantine, sanitary, or otherregulations or proclamations.-n , . . * A +« i I SEC. 3. The superior board of health shallKegulations for domestic animals. p r e p a r e r e g u l a £ o n s for t h e treatment, quar-antine, and destruction of domestic animals suffering from infectious or contagiousdiseases.

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t>~ ™ ^ rt~,.^+ ««^ ™. ™™+;™ SEC- 4- The president of the board of health,Power of arrest and prosecution. m e m b e r B of fhe s u p e r ior board of health, andinsular health inspectors shall have the power to arrest and prosecute any personoffending the above-mentioned regulations, proclamations, or any part of them.•p 1 . ,i « ^EC- 5- ^ laws, royal decrees, general orders and parts thereofuepeanng clause. i n c o n f l j c t w j t n t ^ e provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 6. That this act shall take effect from and after its passage.Approved March 1, 1902.

AN ACT To establish a penal code for Porto Rico.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico:SECTION 1. That this act shall be known as the "Penal Code of PortoRico."Title of act.

Penalty for selling l eased animal, g * ^ £ S &who shall cause or procure to be sold or offered for sale, or used, or exposed, anyhorse, mule, or other animal having the disease known as glanders, or any other con-tagious or infectious disease, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Diseased animals must be destroyed. ^ ^disease shall at once be deprived of life by the owner or person having chargethereof, upon discovery or knowledge of its condition, and any such owner omittingor refusing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a mis-demeanor.

* * * # * * *

T -t- A • i a m ofKn SEC. 354. Every person who imports into Porto Rico

f ^ S ^ S ™ any ™ttle hor^8 mules' or ass*8' after the

i hldi i ih a g m a d e p r o c i a m a t i o n holding in quarantine for the

purpose of inspection for contagious or infectious diseases such animals, and allowsthe same or any of them to leave the place of their first arrival in Porto Rico, untilthey have been examined by the insular veterinary surgeon, and a certificate hasbeen obtained therefrom that such animals are free from disease, or permits any suchanimals to run at lar^e, or to be removed, or to escape before such certificate hasbeen received, is punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500).

Ppnflltv for transporting SEC ' 355> E v e i T Person who, after the publication ofa n W l n o ? i n j e c t e d s u c h Proclamation, knowingly receives or transportsanimals not Inspected. w i t M n t h e U m i t g of P ( ? r t ( ) R i c o a n y a n i m a l m e n t £ n e d

in the preceding section before the certificate mentioned therein has been given, ispunishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000).

nnl+v for failure in SEC- 356- E v e i T person who owns or has the custody of anyrenort disease c a t t l e ' horses> mules> o r a s s e s infected with a contagious

^ ' disease, and fails to immediately report the same to theinsular health authorities, or conceals the existence of such disease, or attempts to doso, or wilfully obstructs or resists the said health authorities in the discharge of theirduty as provided by law, or sells, or gives away, or uses the meat or milk, or removesthe skin or any part of such animal, is punishable by fine not exceeding three hun-dred dollars ($300) or imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or both, in thediscretion of the court.VinlfltioTi nf miflrnntinA n SEC- 357- Every person who shall violate the terms ofViolation ot quarantine a a n y p r o c l a m a t i o n i g 8 u e d b y t h e g o v e r n o r i n accOrdance

misueineunoj. ^ w i t h J a w a n d -n r e l a t i o n t o public health, or who shallviolate local quarantine, sanitary, or other regulations issued under authority of law,shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable accordingly.

* * * * * # *Approved March 1, 1902.


SOUTH CAKOLINA.

AN ACT To prohibit the importation of diseased stock into this State.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

TTnlnwfnl to import stork with SECTION 1- T h a t f r o m a n d a f t e r t h e passage ofU ty ? di this act [t 8haU *? U £ l a w f ^ *?* T ^ ' ^disease t h i s a c t [t 8

fhaU *? U £ l a w f ^ *?* ^ T ^ ' ^

niovaau. Qjt c o r p O r a t l o n to knowingly import into thisState any stock with contagious diseases, except distemper.Penalty Ê-c' ' ^ n a ^ a n y Person> firm, or corporation violating the provisions of

^' this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction,shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than five hun-dred dollars ($500), or shall suffer not more than twelve months' imprisonment.


TEXAS.

AN ACT To amend article 822 of chapter 4, Title XVII, of the Penal Code of the State of Texas—Ofinfectious diseases among animals.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:

4, l i t l e XY11, of i-enal Code. tQ hereafter read as follows: Article 822.The counties of Freestone, Gonzales, Morris, Titus, Cass, Marion, Bowie, Red River,Trinity, San Jacinto, Polk, Anderson, Van Zandt, Cameron, Collin, Colorado, Grimes,Houston, Webb, Encinal, Hunt, Hopkins, Ellis, Dallas, Rockwall, Denton, Fannin,Henderson, Brazos, Smith, Panola, Gregg, Lamar, Wood, Rains, Limestone, Cooke,Brown, Comanche, Cherokee, Mills, Montgomery, Shelby, Lee, Burleson, Rusk,Lavaca, Milam, Wise, Upshur, Robertson, Camp, Parker, Franklin, Navarro, Karnes,Wilson, Atascosa, Harrison, San Augustine, Sabine, Fayette, Austin, Leon, Madison,Hill, Bosque, Waller, Fort Bend, Washington, Guadalupe, Caldwell, Hays, Tarrant,Johnson, Clay, Montague, Erath, Hood, Somervell, Bastrop, Harris, Harrison,Orange, Jefferson, Hardin, Liberty, Chambers, Newton, Tyler, Jasper, Kaufman,Nacogdoches, Dewitt, Victoria, Jackson, Calhoun, Refugio, Goliad, and Aransasare exempted from the provisions of this chapter.

Approved March 31, 1903.Takes effect ninety days after adjournment.

UTAH.

AN ACT To establish a State board of sheep commissioners, create the office of State sheep inspector,provide for the control and suppression of scab and other infectious diseases in sheep, and to providerevenue to enforce the same.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah:alltn ^ . a a . a „ j . t . . . SECTION 1. That a State board of sheepcommis-Sheep ^mi^MionerB and sheep g i o n e r g a n d t h e o f f i c e o f g t e t e g h i n £ tor ^

Inspector ci eatecl. a n d t h e g a m e a r e h e r e b y c r e a t e d

TomnPTisntioTi Ptr of pom mission Pr* SEC" 2> T h e S t a t e b o a r d o f s h e e P c o m m i 8 "Compensation, etc., of commissioners. s i o n e r g > hereinafter called the board, shallconsist of five members, all of whom shall be experienced wool growers, said mem-bers to be appointed by the governor and to hold their office for two years, or untiltheir successors are duly appointed and qualified. They shall receive for their serv-ices tne amount of (three dollars) $3 per diem and their actual traveling expenseswhile in attendance at meetings of said board, to be paid out of the sheep-inspectionfund hereinafter provided for.

Salary, etc., of sheep inspector. SEC* 3 ' T . h e S ^ t e si\ee? ^ P ^ j ^ho must be° J ' ' ouccp iuopîÂ. a n e X p e r i e n c e d w o o i grower, shall be appointedby the governor, and shall hold office for two years, and until his successor isappointed and qualified. His salary shall be (one thousand five hundred dollars)$1500 per year, and actual traveling expenses, which salary and expenses shall be

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paid from the State treasury. He shall give a bond to the State in the sum of (fivethousand dollars) $5,000 for the faithful performance of his duties.

-D i*« A ,™«io-M™a SEC- 4- T h e board is empowered to make rules and regu-Rules and regulations l a t i o n s f o r g o v e r n i n g i t g e l f a n d f o r the enforcement of the

oi ooara. provisions of this act, and is authorized to adopt on behalfof the State the rules and regulations of the United States Bureau of Animal Indus-try, relating to the control and suppression of diseases in sheep, and to cooperatewith the officers of said Bureau in the enforcement of such rules and regulations.The board shall appoint a secretary, prescribe his duties, and fix his salary, whichshall not exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) per annum. The board shallmaintain an office, which shall also be the office of the State sheep inspector. Themaintenance of such office and the secretary's salary shall be paid from the Statetreasury in the same manner as the salaries and expenses of State officers. Theboard shall fix the rate of tax to be levied as provided for in section 5 of this act,and shall send notice of the same to the county commissioners of the several countiesin the State on or before the 1st day of May in each year. The board shall audit allbills of salaries and expense incurred in the enforcement of this act that may bepayable from the sheep-inspection fund, and, if found correct, shall certify the sameto the State auditor, who shall draw a warrant on the State treasurer in favor of theparty or parties entitled thereto. The board shall make an annual report in writingto the governor on or before the 31st day of December in each year, giving a state-ment of the transactions of the board, and facts relating to the condition of the sheepindustry in the State. The board shall have power to order an inspection or quar-antine of any sheep in the State, compel dipping at such times and as often as itdeems necessary to insure a suppression of scab, and divide the State into such dis-tricts as may be necessary for the enforcement of this act.

"Rate of tax ^EC> ^' ^ e board of county commissioners, at the time of the annual* levy of taxes, must, at the request of the board, levy the rate of tax

recommended by the board, not to exceed four mills (4m.) on the dollar on allsheep assessed in their respective counties, according to the assessed valuation of thesame, said tax to be collected as other taxes and paid to the State treasurer, whomust keep the same in a separate fund, to be known as the sheep-inspection fund.

Duties of iusnector- nav and SEC" 6* T h e State sheep inspector shall have chargew o w p r ^ o f t h e enforcement of the provisions of this act,powers or deputies a n d o f a U r u l e s a n d r e g u l a t i o n g m a d e a n d adopted

by the board. He shall appoint such deputies as may be necessary, by and with theconsent of the board; and said deputies, before entering upon the duties of theiroffice, shall file a bond in the sum of (one thousand dollars) $1,000 for the faithfulperformance of their duties, with and to be approved by the board. Such deputiesshall receive (five dollars) $5 per diem and actual traveling expenses incurred in theperformance of their duty, to be paid from the sheep-inspection fund. The Statesheep inspector and each deputy must keep a book, to be known as the inspec-tion record, in which they must enter their official acts. Such record must showthe name of the owner of every flock of sheep inspected, the time when the samewas inspected, the amount collected from sheep coming in from other States andTerritories, and all orders relating thereto. They shall have the right at all timesto enter any premises, farms, fields, pens, slaughterhouses, buildings, or cars whereany sheep are quartered, for the purpose of examining them, in order to determinewhether they are affected with any infectious or contagious disease.InsDector to renort ^EC' ^' ^ e State sheep inspector shall report to the board in

v ^ * writing as often and at such times as he may be requested bysaid board. The deputy inspectors must report to the State sheep inspector when-ever he so requires.

nf Annul I no SEC- 8- Each deputy inspector must inspect all sheep withinor deputies. t h e d i g t r i c t ^ g n e i t o him, when so ordered by the State

t d t k d i t i f i t bill f h l t h f ll h

^ g , w d by e Statesheep inspector, and must make and issue a certificate or bill of health for all sheepfound free from disease, describing the sheep, with the marks and brands thereon,which certificate shall entitle the owner or agent in charge to pass with such sheepfrom one district to another in the State.

Owner to report infected sheep. ?*f • , 9 \ Whenever any sheep shall becomeF F ' mtected with scab or any other infectious or

contagious disease, the owner or agent in charge must immediately notify the Statesheep inspector.Diseased sheep to be quarantined. g E a 10s When sheep are found diseased, or

r l have been exposed to disease, by havingthem corralled, herded, or grazed in the same place with sheep that have been dis-


eased or quarantined, regulations for their quarantine must be made at once by theState sheep inspector, or one of his deputies, who must define the place and limitswithin which such sheep may be grazed, herded, or driven, and such sheep must beheld in quarantine until pronounced cured from disease by the State sheep inspectoror one of his deputies. The expense of dipping,' hand dressing, spotting, feeding,and taking care of all sheep quarantined under the provisions of this act must bepaid for by the owner or agent in charge of such sheep.

Sheep must be dipped. Formula, ^ gthe board. Such dipping shall be done under the supervision of the State sheepinspector or one of his deputies. The dip used in all cases must be a lime and sul-phur dip, or a sulphur and tobacco dip, the formula of each to be as follows:

1. A lime and sulphur dip made with 8 pounds of fresh lime, and 25 pounds offlowers of sulphur, or 32 pounds of native sulphur, to 100 gallons of water; the limeand sulphur to be boiled together for not less than two hours.

2. A tobacco and sulphur dip made from ''Scab cure," "Black leaf," or "Laid-law and McKill's Tobacco Extract," to be used in such quantities as prescribed bydirections for using such dips, with 16 pounds of flowers of sulphur, or 24 pounds ofnative sulphur, to 100 gallons of wrater. Clean, pure wrater must be used in all cases,and the dip kept at a temperature from 110 to 115 Fahrenheit, the sheep to be keptin the vat from two to three minutes: Provided, That if the formulas required by theBureau of Animal Industry of the United States for dipping sheep shall be changedhereafter, that the board may adopt the same in lieu of the foregoing formulas.

Penalty ^EC ' "^' ^ n 7 P e r s o n o r P e r s o n s owning or having charge of any dipping* vat or vessel in which sheep are dipped, and every owner of sheep or

agent in charge of them, who shall refuse or neglect to dip all sheep in the mannerprescribed in the preceding section, or who shall fail to observe any and all rules andregulations made and adopted by the board in accordance with the provisions of thisact, shall be liable to the fines and penalties imposed hereinafter in this act.

ci « K ^ i»+ : + c+ +« SEC. 13. When any owner or person in charge ofSheep brought into State. g h e e p d e s i r e t f ) b r f ^ s u c h s h e e p

pi n t o t h i s State from

an adjoining State or Territory, they shall notify the State sheep inspector in writingof such intention ten days before entering the State, stating the time and place wheresuch sheep shall enter: Proirided, however, That [owners of] sheep in transit on thecars shall not be required to give such notice unless they shall remain in the State orare unloaded to feed and rest for a longer period than forty-eight hours. The boardis empowered to make rules and regulations governing the inspection and quarantineof all sheep coming into the State in any manner. The inspector inspecting any suchsheep, on which taxes are not paid in this State, as provided for in this act, shall col-lect (five dollars) $5 per diem and actual traveling expenses while engaged in inspect-ing said sheep from the owner or agent in charge of the same. Any sum so collectedmust be paid into the State treasury, to be credited to the sheep-inspection fund.

Permit for moving srnhbv aWn SEC* 1 4 ' I n n o c a s e s h a 1 1 a n y s c a b b y s h e ePrermit ror m<mng scaooy sneep. b e r e m o v e d f r o m ? n e p o i n t t o anot,her withinany district, or from one district to another, without a written permit from the Statesheep inspector or one of his deputies.

Governor mayjrohibit importation ^ ^ ^ ^ l i ^ o Z r ^ Z Zsneep. disease has become epidemic among sheep

in any locality outside this State, or that conditions exist in such localities that ren-der sneep likely to convey disease, he may thereupon by proclamation designatesuch locality, and prohibit the driving, shipping, or transportation of sheep fromsuch localities into this State, except under such restrictions as he, after consultationwith the board and the State sheep inspector, may deem proper.

Payment of deputy inspector, £ • S g :duly approved by the board, setting forth: 1. The name in full of such deputyinspector. 2. The kind and nature of services rendered. 3. The particular localitywhere the work wras done. 4. The length of time employed. 5. The number ofsheep inspected, and the name of the owner or person in charge of such sheep.6. The disease or diseases treated, and the number treated for each disease, and thelength of time of such treatment. 7. The amount claimed for such services. Then,and in such case, the State auditor must draw a warrant in favor of such deputyinspector, payable out of any moneys in the sheep-inspection fund.

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p flif^a SEC. 1T* Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, or.renames. w ^ 0 disregar(fs a n y order or direction made by the board in accordancetherewith, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a finenot exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment not exceeding sixmonths, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 18. This act shall take effect upon approval.Approved March 9, 1903.

VERMONT.

AN ACT Creating a board of cattle commissioners, and to define its powers and duties.

It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:n A. • + K ««/i SECTION 1. The governor shall, in the month ofGovernor to appoint board. D e c e m b e r > A D f902> a p p o i n t a ' s t a t e ho^ o f ^tie commissioners, consisting of three members, who shall be residents of this State,one of whom shall be a practical farmer, who shall be secretary of said board, andthe remaining members shall be graduates of some reputable veterinary college.One shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, one for three years. Theterm of office of each of said members shall commence on the first day of January,A. D. 1903, and the governor shall thereafter annually appoint one member of saidboard to succeed the member whose term shall expire on the first day of Januaryfollowing. The governor shall also fill all vacancies which shall occur in said board.

Tmnortine- animals into State SEC* 2" T h e i m P o r t a t i o n of cattle or other domes-importing animals into Mate. t i c a n i m a l 8 j e x Cep t calves under four monthsold, sheep, and horses not suspected or known to be diseased, into this State is herebyprohibited until the board of cattle commissioners have been notified and the ani-mals shall have been quarantined for such a time as in the judgment of said boardthe public good requires, and examined by a member of said board and tested withthe tuberculin test and pronounced free from tuberculosis or any other contagiousdisease; but nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to a person trans-porting cattle through the State on the cars, or to a person living near the State lineand owning land in adjoining States and who drives the same cattle to and from thesaid land to have them examined or tested.

p | . SEC. 3. Any person bringing cattle or other domestic animals into this^' State contrary to the provisions of the preceding section shall be fined

fifty dollars ($50) for each offense, and such importation of each separate animalshall constitute a distinct offense.

Owner mav notifv board of SEC-4- Any personwho knows or suspects that bovineI S disease tuberculosis, or any other Contagious disease, existesuspecieu uisease. among his cattle or other domestic animals may, at

his discretion, notify the board of cattle commissioners, and the said board shall,-as soonas possible, make a thorough physical examination of said animals, and, if it deemnecessary to a thorough investigation of the case, may apply the tuberculin test, andif the said animals are found to have a contagious disease, shall cause them to bekilled forthwith and the bodies examined and the barns of the owner to be thor-oughly disinfected. The expense of slaughtering and disinfecting shall be paid bythe owner; and further, the said board of cattle commissioners knowing or hearing ofany epidemic contagious disease among animals domestic in the State of Vermont,shall immediately ascertain if any such epidemic disease exists, and if so found shall,in their judgment, quarantine the herds of domestic animals where such epidemicprevails, and shall take such measures for its extermination as, in their judgment,the public good may require; but the foregoing shall not be construed so as to includetuberculosis as an epidemic disease.

* Anm-flkfll nf slninrl.Wfwl nninifllft S E C * 5* T h e v a l u e o f a 1 1 C a t t l e o r o t h e r domCS-

Appraisal of slaughtered animals. t i c a n i m a l s k i l j e d b y o r d e r of t h e b o a r d o fcattle commissioners shall be appraised by two disinterested persons, one to beselected by the member of the board in charge and one by the owner of the cattle,and if these two can not agree upon the amount of the appraisal they shall select athird disinterested person, who, together with them, shall appraise the animals,such appraisal to be made just before killing, and the amount to be as near as possi-ble their actual value, but in no case shall the value of a diseased animal exceed thesum of fifty dollars ($50). The owner of the animal shall receive eighty per cent of


the appraisal and in addition the hide of the slaughtered animal, the carcass of whichshall be buried.

Within sixty days of the date of the slaughter of said animals the amount whichthe owner is entitled to receive shall be paid by the State to the owner of such animalupon the written order signed by the member of the board in charge and counter-signed by the secretary of said board No indemnity shall be paid to the owner ofcondemned cattle or other domestic animals that have not been owned or kept in theState for at least six months previous to the discovery of the disease, unless suchanimal shall have been at the time of importation examined in accordance with theprovisions of this act and pronounced free from disease.

Penalty for selling dim>n*p<1 SEC> 6* I f a n ^ P e r s o n s h a 1 1 s e l 1 o r o f f e r t o s e l 1 anYPenalty torgelling diseased c a t t l e Q r o t h e r d o m e s t i c animals known by him tobe infected with bovine tuberculosis or any other

contagious disease, or any disease dangerous to public health, or shall sell or offer tosell any part or parts of such cattle or other domestic animals, except their skins, heshall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200), or be imprisoned not morethan one year, or both.

Compensation of members of board.

three dollars ($3) for each day actually spent in the performance of his duties underthe provisions of this act, and shall receive also his actual expenses. All accounts ofsaid board shall be audited by the State auditor and paid by the State.

Prosecutions must be made S.EC' 8 ' All prosecutions for violations of the provi-w U h i n d T T m . I L s l o n s °f t n l s a c t s n a 1 1 be commenced within sixwiinin six monins. m o n t h s from the commission thereof, and not after.

Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction of all proceedings under thisact.nA(n,., +rt _.-„-,.+ _ ii SEC. 9. The board shall keep a record of its doings andBoard to report annually r e p o r t t h e g a m e t o t h e goJrnor p r i o r t o t h e fifg,enth

® * day of September annually, unless sooner required.

B , , , SEC. 10. Sections 4809 to 4820, inclusive, of the Vermont Stat-nepeaiin^ clause. u t e g^ a n d a U o t h e r a c t g Q r p a r t s o f a c t g i n c o n s i 8 t e n t w i t n t n i s

act, are hereby repealed.SEC. 11. This act shall take effect from its passage.Approved December 10, 1902.

AN ACT To protect the shippers of cattle from Vermont to Massachusetts, and also butchers slaugh-tering cattle in Vermont.

It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:

Sale of cattle condemned S E C T I O N 1- A person shipping cattle subject to a tuber-hale of ™ttle condemned c u l i n t e g t t o a n y o f t h e t h r e e q u a r a n t i n e gtations, Water-

in Massachusetts. t o w n ^ S o m e r v{n e , or Brighton, or any other city ortown in Massachusetts which does not accept a Vermont test, may, if any of saidcattle respond to said test, and if the Massachusetts board of cattle commissionerscondemn or refuse to accept them, sell such condemned cattle for the highest priceobtainable under the Massachusetts regulations, and report in writing to the boardof cattle commissioners of Vermont within twenty days from shipment from thisState, stating when such cattle were shipped from Vermont, the person or personsfrom whom purchased, the amount paid for the same, the amount received whensold in Massachusetts, the number of each animal as shown by a tag in the ear ofsuch animal, which shall have been placed there before the animal left the State ofVermont, which must agree with a record kept by the person shipping, and suchother information as may be required by said Vermont board of cattle commissioners.

T?™^,I *w™ in- *o i. ++ SEC. 2. Upon the rejection of any cattle by theRecord from Massachusetts M a , s a c h u s

Pe t t s c a t t l e commissioners the cattle com-

aurnorities. missioners of Vermont shall request the cattlecommissioners of Massachusetts to rill out a certificate showing the number anddescription of such animal, name of shipper, and cause of rejection, and return thesame to the board of cattle commissioners of Vermont.

rAn.nfl«fln+jA« +~ «i.«™ ™ SEC. 3. After making a report as provided for in sectionCompensation to shipper. Q n e o f t h i f l ^ t o t h » ^ ^ o / p f the Vermont boardof cattle commissioners, the shipper shall be entitled to receive eighty per cent ofthe purchase price, less the amount received for said cattle in Massachusetts, but inno case shall the eighty per cent be reckoned on a sum greater than fifty dollars ($50).

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T> + , x + « SEC. 4. Any person who slaughters in this State anyButchers to report cases of ^ ^ p u r c ^ e d b v h i m i n tg i s g t a t e w i t h i n t w e n t £

luoercuiosis. d a y g p r e v i o u g t o s u c h siaughter, and finds the sameto be diseased with tuberculosis, may report in writing within five days from time ofslaughter to the board of cattle commissioners, stating when and from whom thecattle were bought, price paid, and such other information as may be required bythe said board of cattle commissioners, and after making such report such person shallbe entitled to receive eighty per cent of the purchase price, but in no case shall theeighty per cent be reckoned on a sum greater than fifty dollars ($50). Cattle founddiseased with tuberculosis under provisions of this section shall be disposed of at theexpense of the owner in accordance with such regulations as the cattle commissionersmay make, but the owner shall have the hides.

Payment to owners within sixty g - £^ with sections one and four of this act, the

amount which the owner of the condemned cattle is entitled to receive under provi-sions of those sections shall be paid by the State to the owner of such cattle upon awritten order signed by the member of the board in charge and countersigned bythe secretary of the board.Penalty for makimr false report S E C ' 6 ' A n y P e r s o n w h o knowingly makesPenalty lor maning raise leport. & ^ l g e r t t o t h e c a t t l e c o m m * S 8 i o n e r s

in any particular in carrying out the provisions of sections one and four of this actshall be fined not less than one hundred ($100) or more than two hundred dol-lars ($200) for each offense. All prosecutions for violation of the provisions of thisact shall be commenced within one year from the commission thereof, and justicesof the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction of all proceedings under this act.

SEC. 7. This act shall take effect January 1, 1903.Approved December 12, 1902.

WASHINGTON.

AN ACT Prohibiting the importation of horses, cattle, and swine, unless accompanied by a certificateof health and permit from some official veterinarian, excepting animals intended for exhibiting;providing for its enforcement, and fixing a penalty for its violation.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington:

irom certain diseases. Q r g w i n e f o r w o r k > f e e d i n g > breeding, or dairypurposes: Provided, however, That shipments of horses, cattle, and swine may bebrought into the State of Washington after said horses, cattle, and swine have beenexamined and found free from the following contagious diseases: Glanders, farcy,tuberculosis, actinomycosis, rinderpest, foot and mouth diseases, contagious abortion,contagious keratitis, scabies, maladie du coit, swine plague, and hog cholera, and a billof health and a permit given by a State veterinarian, an assistant State veterinarian, aveterinarian of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, or by a veterinary actingunder the order or direction of the live stock sanitary board of any State: Provided,That in the case of cattle over six months of age to be used for breeding or dairy pur-poses, the nonexistence of tuberculosis shall have been determined by the tuberculintest and certified to by the veterinary issuing the above-mentioned certificate of healthand permit; the certificate of health and permit given by the above-mentioned veteri-narian shall be given in duplicate, the original of which shall be forwarded to theState veterinarian of Washington and the duplicate given to the railroad or transporta-tion company to be attached to the bill of lading for said animals; and no railroad ortransportation company—which is meant to include boats, ferries, and bridges—shallaccept any such animals for shipment into the State of Washington for work, feeding,breeding, or dairy purposes without the bill of health and permit therein providedfor, and no railroad or transportation company shall accept from its connecting linesany animals shipped in violation of this act.

Animals for exhibition are exempt. f,EC• 2' A n i m ^ l s brought into the State forF the purpose ot exhibition at town, county,

district, or State fairs shall not be subject to above regulations: Provided, however,That in event of sale being made from such exhibition, the animal sold shall be sub-mitted to examination by the State veterinarian or his authorized deputy and therebybe subject to the rules and regulations governing native Washington cattle.


Penalty ^EC* 3* A*1 r a i l r o ad, u v e stock, transportation, and stock yard companies*' and their employees and all other persons are hereby forbidden to bring

horses, cattle, and swine into the State except in compliance with the foregoing regu-lations, and any violation of the same will constitute a misdemeanor and be punishedaccordingly.


WISCONSIN.

AN ACT To amend section 3, chapter 440, of the laws of Wisconsin of 1901, relating to the slaughterand appraisement of animals.

The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact asfollows:

AuiATidniPTit to law nf 1QO1 SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 440 of the laws ofAmendment to law of 1J01. W i s c o n g i n o f 1 9 0 1 i s h e r e b y a m e n d e d b y insertingafter the words "town board," in the 23rd line thereof, "or the State veterinarian orhis assistant, or any member of the live stock sanitary board," so that said section,

r »ml nnnrnW when amended, shall read as follows: Section 3. When-nf «™inP«u e v e r t h e o w n e r s h a 1 1 n o t exercise option and it shall beoi aniinais. deemed necessary by the board to slaughter diseased

animals, written notice shall be given to the owner, his agent, or the person incharge of such animals, and to a justice of the peace in the county in which theanimals may be, of the purpose to order the slaughter thereof, giving the numberand description of the animals, and the name of the owner, if known. Such noticeshall be entered on the docket of such justice, who shall immediately thereaftersummon such owner, agent, or possessor, and also three disinterested citizens of thecounty, not residents of the immediate neighborhood in which such animals areowned or kept, to appraise the value thereof. Such appraisers shall, before enteringupon the discharge of their duties, be sworn by such justice to make a true appraise-ment, without prejudice or favor, of the value of such animals, and they shall certifyin their return that they have seen the appraised animals slaughtered. In makingthe appraisement of diseased animals, the appraisers shall determine their valuein the condition in which they are found at the time of appraisement; but theappraised value of no single animal shall exceed fifty dollars ($50). If such appraisedanimals are slaughtered, said slaughter shall be made under the direction of the localhealth officer, or the chairman of the town board, or the State veterinarian, or hisassistant, or any member of the live stock sanitary board. The owner of slaughteredanimals shall receive no compensation for the same until the live stock sanitaryboard is satisfied that the infected premises have been disinfected in such a manneras to prevent the further spread of disease.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage andpublication.


AN ACT Governing the importation of branded or range western horses.

The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact asfollows:

Range ho ? - eSterinf State must g ^ r f WiK^ taJWo^JSSttbe certified by an inspector. e m h o n j e f l p n l e s s t h e g a m e a r e a c c 0 I S p a n i e d

by a certificate of inspection made by a duly qualified veterinary surgeon who is agraduate of a recognized veterinary college in the United States, Canada, or Europe,which certificate shall show that at the time of said inspection the horses so inspectedwere iree from glanders and farcy, infectious mange, or any other disease of a conta-gious malignant character. This inspection shall be made at the last loading placebelore entering the State, except in the case where animals are driven into the State,when the examination shall be made at the first stopping place within the State.

mr 4.1. ^ #> • *•« + SEC. 2. The inspector shall prepare certificatesMethod of preparing: certificates. i n t r i p l i c a t e j 0 I£ t 0 b e giy%n £0 t h e s h i p p e r 7one to the transportation company hauling said horses, and one to be forwardedimmediately to the State veterinarian at Madison, Wisconsin. Said certificate shallstate that said inspector has carefully examined all such animals for glanders ortarcy, infectious mange, or any other disease of a contagious malignant character,

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and has found the same to be entirely free from all such diseases. The certificatesshall further state the number of the car or cars containing such animals, the initialletters of the railway owning the car or cars, the number of horses in each car, thename of the shipper, and the destination of the car or cars, and the name of the rail-road hauling such car or cars, and shall be duly signed by and sworn to before anotary public or a justice of the peace by the person making such inspection. Theexpenses of such inspection and certificate shall be paid by the owner or shipper ofsaid horses.

Q r p e r s o n i n charge of the same having inhis possession a certificate as provided in section one of this act, showing all suchhorses to be free from such diseases, the local health officer shall immediately quar-antine the yards containing such animals and at once notify the State veterinarian,who shall.immediately authorize an examination of said animals by a competent andduly qualified veterinary surgeon. If, after such examination, the said animals shallbe found to be free from disease, the same shall be released upon payment of theexpenses of such quarantine and examination as herein provided. If, upon suchexamination, said animals, or any of them, shall be found diseased with glanders orfarcy, infectious mange, or any other disease of a contagious malignant character,then and in such event the Wisconsin live stock sanitary board shall quarantinesuch animals or cause the same to be slaughtered, as is provided in chapter 440 ofthe laws of Wisconsin of 1901, except that in no event shall the owner or shipperof such animals receive any indemnity in case such animals are killed under thedirection of said board. The expenses of such quarantine, examination of said ani-mals, and subsequent disinfection of quarantined yards where disease is found present,shall be paid by the owner or shipper of said horses.

Board m a y examine suspected horse, ^ 4thereof as provided in section one of this act, and the owner or shipper thereof shallhave a certificate of inspection as therein provided for, showing the said horses to befree from any such disease, and it shall come to the knowledge of the Wisconsinlive stock sanitarv board that said horses are suspected of being affected by diseasesas specified in this act, then it shall be the duty of the Wisconsin live stock sanitaryboard to fully and carefully examine said horses, and if it shall be found and deter-mined by the said board that the said horses were diseased at the time they werebrought into this State, then the said board shall proceed to dispose of said horsesas provided in chapter 440 of the general laws of 1901. But if the same are killedas therein provided no indemnity shall be paid to the owner of said horses, if thesaid disease existed at the time the horses were brought into this State, and thedetermination of the said Wisconsin live stock sanitary board shall be prima facieevidence upon that question.No inanit ion nocossarv for tpni SEC* 5< I n c a s e h o r s e s b i l l e d f o r points beyondJNo inspection necessary lor tem- t h e g t a t e ftre u n l o a d e d i n t h e g t a t e f o r f e e d i n g

pui ai j »iuppn^e». f i d t di f t i h tg

purposes for a period not exceeding forty-eighthours, it shall not be necessary to make such inspection as above stated.Penalty for nnloading horses not ^

State, which are not accompanied by a cer-tificate of inspection as above designated, except as provided in section 5, shall besubject to a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than twohundred dollars ($200) for each car so unloaded in this State, such penalty to berecovered at the suit of the State, brought by the attorney-general.

Penalty for driving uncertified horses ?EC* [; . A n J Person or persons bringinginto State m e k ranc lec i o r western range

' ' horses that are not accompanied by a cer-tificate of inspection as hereinbefore provided shall be deemed guilty of a misde-meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than onehundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).

SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage andpublication.

Approved May 6,1903.

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