The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-16
An ACT
10 PROVIDE FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF DIS
EASE AMONG ANIMALS IN TIE HAWAIIAN
KINGDOM.

hOh0A I
Whereas, with the importing Of live
stock from foreign countries several dis
eases hitherto unknown In the Hawaiian
Islands have been introduced in this
country which have spread abroad, where
by much valuable stock has been destroyed
and large loss entailed on the owners
thereof, and no specific regulations exist,
or laws provide for protection therefrom;
therefore
Be IT ENACTED by the King and the
Legislative Assembly of the Hawaiian
Islands in the Legislature of the Kingdom
assembled:
SECTION /. The Minister of the interior
Is hereby authorized and directed to estab-'
lish at all the ports of entry in this King
dom quarantine stations for animals.
SECTION 2. The Minister of the Interior
Is hereby authorized and directed to APP
point competent persons, three for the port
of Honolulu and one for each of the
other ports of entry of the Kingdom, who
shall be designated INSPECTORS of Ami
mails" and from time to time when such
Offices for any reason shall become vacant,
to re-appoint competent persons to fill the
same. One of the three appointed for
Honolulu shall be designated as the Ex-
ecutiye Inspector. Such officers, for the
purposes of this Act, shall possess all the
powers, rights. privileges, and immunities
Of customs officers or officers acting under
the Board of Health, and it shall be their
duty to cause the various quarantine sta
tons TO be kept clean and properly fitted
for use.
SECTION 3. The master of any vessel on
which there shall have been shipped live
animals for any port in this kingdom shall,
Immediately upon arrival, notify the Gus
toms officers taking charge of the vessel
of such fact, and said officer shall at once
cause the inspecting officer to be notified,
and shall not permit the landing of such
animals nor of any portion of the food or
water, nor of any effects connected there
with provided for them during the voyage,
until the said inspecting officer shall have
arrived, inspected aud passed the same.
SECTION 4. All live animals, except such
as canary birds ard other small animals as
shall be especially exempted by the inspecting
officer shall be subject on arrival in this King
dom from any foreign port or country TO
be Guaranteed at The expense of the owner
or consignee thereof, in such places as
shall be appointed by the Minister of the
Interior, for a period not less than fourteen
days, and for such longer period as shall be
deemed necessary by the inspecting officer
on account of the presence of some con-
tagious disease or distemper, or because the
port or country whence such animals are
brought is affected with such disease or
distemper, or for any other good and suf-
fcient reason having reference to the pub
lie good. Whenever after careful examin-
alton and attention, the inspecting officer
shall find that such animal or animals are
infected with any disease or distemper Of a
nature dangerous to the live stock of the
country, be shall report the same to the
Minister of the Interior, and if the Minister
shall decide that the public interests re-
quire, he shall require such animal or ami
mails to be utterly destroyed; said Minister
OF the Interior may also cause all the food
and other effects connected with such ami
mails, independently of the animals them
selves, TO be destroyed.
SECTION 5. Live animals passing between
the different islands of the Kingdom may
be quarantined as set forth in Section 3,
either at the port of shipment or delivery,
on good cause shown to the inspecting
officer of the port of entry nearest to the
port of shipment or delivery.
SECTION g.. The Minister of the Interior,
Notwithstanding anything in this Act, may
from time to time by proclamation declar-
lug any port or country to be infected, alb.
~solutely prohibit the introduction of any
animals therefrom until the restriction be
removed.
SECTION z. ALI imported animals, fodder,
fittings or effects landed contary to the
provisions of this Act, or taken or removed
from quarantine until duly discharged,
shall be forfeited to the use of the Hawaiian
Government; and all animals brought into
such quarantine grounds, or placed with
any animals under quarantine, shall be
deemed to come under the provisions
hereof, and shall be subject to all of the
conditions of the same.
SECTION 8. ANY and all persons know
ingly aud w~illfully violating any of the
provisions Of this Act, or assisting in so
doing, or who shall purchase, take and
carry away any animal or animals, fodder,
effects or fittings connected herewith be-
fore the same shall nave been discharged
by the inspecting officer, or shall knowingly
and willfully have in possession any of the
same, or shall impede or refuse to allow
said inspecting officer to perform his duty,
then such person or persons shall be liable
to imprisonment at hard labor for any
period not over SIX months or to a fine not
over five hundred dollars, or both, and all
such offences may be tried before any
police or district magistrate.
SECTION 8. There shall be collected from
the owner or consignee of animals in
spected or quarantined under this Act.
The said inspecting officers shall receive
one dollar per head for all horses and cattle
inspected, Fifty cents for every sheep, and
ten cents for every other animal inspected,
which shall be paid by the owner or con-
signee of such animal of the inspecting off,
Ger IN making original inspection or when
from the nature of the case such inspection
shall be specially onerous or severe any
further sum not to exceed five dollars per
diem In addition, according to the iudg-
ment of the Minister of the Interior, be-
sides the expenses of quarantine as afore-
said. One half of all fines and penalties
collected hereunder shall be paid to the in
or prosecutor. Toe Minister of the