The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-07-29
Diseased Cattle Act.

An Act of much Importance on this
subject is now before the Legislature,
As 1t is of a very stringent nature. and
affects the interests of a great many per
sons, we give below its principle provi-
sions in full. Section l provides for the
appointment of inspectors afterwards re-
ferred to, and the sections which follow
those we republish, provide for penalties
and other details. 1t will be noted that
although it is entitled "an Act to pro-
vide for the suppression of disease among
animals in the Hawaiian Kingdom" it
makes no provision for the case of DIS
ease occurring in animals after their in
PRODUCTION to the Kingdom or among
those now here.
SECTION 2. The master of any vessel
on which there shall have been shipped
live animals for any port in this King
iom shall, Immediately upon arrival. no
tlfy the customs officers taking charge
of the vessel of such fact, and said Off
Ger shall at one cause the inspecting
OTHER to be notified, and shall permit the
landing of no such animals, nOrany Dor
ton of the food or water, nor of any eff
fects connected Herewith provided for
them during the voyage, until the said
inspecting officer shall nave arrived. in
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SECTION 3. All live animals, except
such as canary birds and other small
animals as shall be specially exempted
by the inspecting officer, shall be sub
ject on arrival in this Kingdom from
any foreign port or country to be quar-
antined at the expense of the owner or
consignee thereof, in such places as shall
be appointed by the Minister of the In
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teen days, and for such longer period as
shall be deemed necessary by the in
specting officer on account of the pre-
sence of some contagious disease or dis
temper, or because the port or country
whence such aaimals are brought is
aI1ected with suQb /. disease or distemper,
OF 1of any. OBJ engrossmd--and sufficient
reason havirthe 25th instant. ) the nub-
hc good: 2 bill relating to .Kter careful
sPecIlnS OH sasseds6all find that such
animals alsd infected with any dis
ease or aistemper of a nature danger
GUS 70 the live stock of the coun-
shall report the same to the
80 W. of the Interior, and if the Min
$50 III decide that the public in
1855 eteSoI require, he shall cause such
tnmntn - animals to be utterly DESTROYED
$500" with all food and other effects
oonhec'Sd Herewith.
monn ON 4. Live animals passing be-
J"oon he different islands of the King
Soa4:nny be q~uarantined as set forth in
'e'J1l1n3, either at the port of shipment
- cry, on good cause shown to the
rnspeotng officer of the port of entry
Euar to the port of shipment or de
2hcIloN 5. The Minister of the In
Iertor, Notwithstanding anything in this
clanation declaring any port or country
10 DC Injected, absolutely prohibit the
~mItrHEtIcaon of any animals therefrom
until Ihe restriction be removed.
SECTION g. All imported animals, fod-
uer' nttlngs or effects landed contro-: I.
TO therprovlsiens of this Act o. use OF
removed from uararnment; and all
charged, shsalLit into such quarantine
lhe IIor placed with any animals I'M
an~q6I Giarantine, shall be deemed to come
nder the provisions hereof, and shall
e subject to all of the conditions of the