The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-09-13
Approved thi, 9TH day of August a. D
KALAKAUA REN.
Az ACT
To PE0yIDE T1E THE SUPPRESSION OF Dis
EAsE AMONG ANIMALS IN THE HAWAIIAN
kINEnuu.


KINGDOM.
ITbsreqs, 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
BIZ 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 ,. The Minister of the Interior
is hereby authorized and directed to ap-
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-aPpoiut competent persons to fill the
same One Of the three appointed for
Honolulu shall be designated as the Ex-
ecutive 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 8. 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,
untI the said inspecting officer shall have
arrived, inspected and passed the same.
SECTION 4. All live animals, except such
as canary birds ard other small animals as
shall ESPECIALLY exempted by the inspecting
officer shall be subiecton arrival in this King
dom from any foreign port or country to
be quarautined at the expense Of the owner
or c0usignee 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 whsnce such animals are
brought Is affected with such disease or
iistemPer, or for any other good and suf-
icieut reason having reference to the pub
he 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
nature dangerous to the live stock Of the {
country, he shall report the same to the
Minister Of the Interior, and if the Minister
shall decide that the public interests re-
luire, he shall require such animal or ami
mails to be utterly destroyed; said Minister
IF the Interior may also cause all the food
md other effects connected with such ami
mails, independently of the animals them
selves, to be destroyed.
SECTION 5. Live animals passing between
he different Islands Of the Kingdom may |
'e quarautined as set forth in Section 8, l
.ither at the port Of shipment or delivery, a
in good cause shown to the inspecting
,ificsr Of the port of entry nearest to the t
,ort Of shipment or delivery. t
SECTION g. The Minister of the Interior. f
Notwithstanding anything In this Act, may s
rom tine to time by proclamation declar- v
ng any port or country to be infected, alb /
olutely prohibit the introduction of any t,
uimals therefrom until the restriction be 4
emoved. C
SECTION T. Ali imported animals, fodder, d
things or effects landed coutary to the o
rovisious Of this Act, or taken or removed n
rom quarantine until duly discharged, I
hall be forfeited to the use Of the Hawaiian Il
Government; and all animals brought into p
UGH quarantine grounds, or placed with q
ny animals under quarantine, shall be d.
eemed to come under the provisions D,
ereof, and shall be subject to all Of the al
0ndiuons Of the same. O
SECTION g. Any aud all persons know a.
igly and willfully violating any Of the c.
Of this Act, OF assisting in so N
oing, OF who shall purchase, take and b.
Try away any animal or animals fodder. NJ
fects or fittings connected herewith be- n
re the same shall have been discharged 81
: the inspecting officer, or shall knowingly DC
I'd Wlilfully have n possession any Of the an
me, or shall impede or refuse to allow or
I'D inspecting officer to perform his duty. la
zen such person OF persons shall be liable N
Imprisonment at hard labor for any pc
NOD not over siE months or to fine not tn
-eT i've hundred dollars, or both, and all di.
ich offences may be tried before anv Co
lice or district magistrate. sh
SECTION Q. There shall be collected from
e owner OF cousiguee Of animals in tat
ectsd or quarautined under this Act. CD.
lie sad Inspecting officers shall receive or
e dollar per head for all horses and cattle wi
iPected, fifty conts for every sheep, and pr
q cents for every other animal inspected, prc
lich shall be paid bv the owner or cou- ~,