Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-04-03

! able Quarantine rules and regulations
SEC. 12 Any person who shall knowingly bring
| into this State any lInestic animal which is af
fected with any contagious or infectious disease,
or any animal which has been exposed to any con-
tagious or infectious disease, shall be de med
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
VictiOn thereof shall be fined In any sum not less
than five hundred nor more than five thouS-
SEC. - Any person who owns. or is in posses
sion Of live stock which IS or which Is suspected,
or reported to be, affected with any infec ious or
contagious disease, who shall refuse to allow the
State Veterinarian, or other authorized officer or
officers TO examine such stock or shall hinder or
obstruct the State Veterinarian, other authorized
officer or officers, In an examination of, or in an
attempt to examine such stock shall be deemed
guilty of q misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereofshan be fined in any sum not less than 500
SEC. IA Any person who shall have in his pos
session any domestic animal affected with any
contagious OF infectious disease. know
after having received notice that such
animal is affected, who shall permit such ami
NAL where other domestic animals not affected by
or previously exposed to such disease may be ex-,
posed to its contagion or infection, who shall
sell ship drive, trade, give away such diseased
! animal or animals which have been exposed to
: such infection or cOntag1On, or who shall move or
drive any domestic animal in violation OF any
direction rule, regulation, or order establishing
and regulating quarantine, shall be deemed guilty
of mfsdemeanOr, and upon conviction thereof
| shall be fined in any sum not less than one hum
dred dollars nor more than nYe hundred dollars
for each Of such diseased or exposed domestic
animals which he shall permit to run at large, or
keep, or sell, ship, drive, trade; or give away in
violation of the provisions OF this act: Provided,
That any owner of any domestic animal which
has been affected with or exposed to any contag1-
Gus or infectious disease, may dispose of the
same after having obtained from the State Veter-
marian bill of health for such animal.
.n1 1II T bV order of the C0mm1sCioT If sbs
issue to the owner of the live stock killed Ger
tifcate, showing the number and kind OF animals
killed and tie amount to which the holder is en-
titled, and report the to the Auditor Of State.
And, upon presentation of such certificate to the
Auditor, he shall draw his warrant on the Treas
urer for the amount therein stated payable out OF
any money appropriated for the payment OF such
SEC i6. The provisions of this act shall not be-
construed to include any other than contagious or
infectious diseases; nor shall It be so construed
chapter 14f of the session laws of 1888, Or 10 re-
peal any of the laws now In force relating To live
| stock.
SEC II. The members of the Commission
appointed by the Governor as hereinbefOre pro.
Vided, shall receive five dollars per day TOR the
time by them necessarily employed IN the dis
charge of the duties required by this act And
each member of the commission hereinbefore pro
cling expenses BY him incurred and paid in
discharge of the duties required of him by the
provisions of this act, which said per diem and
expenses shall be drawn from the treasury on the
warrant of the Auditor, to be issued on the filing
in his office of an itemized account Thereon, prop
ery verified.
SEC Is. Whenever the Governor of the State
shall have good reason to believe that any dan
gerOus contagious infectious disease has be-
come epizootic in certain localities in other States
Territories or countries or that there are condi-
tiOns which render such domestic animals from
such infected districts liable 10 convey such dis
ease, he shall, by proclamation, prohibit the I'M
portatiOn of any live stock of the kind diseased
into the STATE, unless accompanied by certificate
of health, given by duly authorized veterinary
inspector and ali such animals arriving in the
State shall be examined without delay by the
State Veterinary Surgeon, and, ii deemed neces-
sary, placed in close quarantine until all danger
of infection is passed. when they shall be releas-
ed by the order of the Veterinary Surgeon or the
Live Stock Commission.
Mo- of QfTn IL lords dol
business in this State, when requested by the Live
Stock Sanitary Commission, shall appoint and
keep constantly in their employ at their expense,
q competent inspector of live stock, whose duty.
1t shall be to daily inspect with care all animals
brought into the stock yards in whose employ any
such inspector may be, and upon the discovery by
such1nspectOr in such yards Otany animal affected
with any malignant, contagious or in1ecuous as
ease he shall direct the manner IN when any such
diseased animal shall be disposed of so as to pre-
vent thespread of any such malignant, contagious
orinfectious disease nd for this purpose may eau
any such diseased animals to be killed, and the
carcasSes to be disposed of at the expense Of the
owner thereof in such manner as will prevent the
spread of any such disease but in no event shall
any such diseased stock be permitted to be driven
or shipped out of any such stock yards, except to
sorne rendering establishment or other suitable
place for killing and dispOsing of such diseased
animals as hereinbefOre provided for, and then
under such regulations and restrictions as may
be necessary to prevent the spread of the disease
condemned Provided. that the owner of any
animal or animals ordered to be destroyed by any
inspector, shall have the right to appeal from any
an of the State Live Stock Sanitary Commission;
and during the tendency of such appeal, the con-
demned animals shall be kept in strict quarantine
al the expense OF the owner thereoI unless the
State Veterinary shall decide such stock is not so
diseased then such expense shall be paid by the
owners of said stock yards. And, provided, fur
Their, that no compensation shall be made by the
State to owners of diseased live stock found in pub
lie stock yards and destroyed as herein provided.
The inspector of live stock in any stock yards in
this State shall, on demand of the owner of any
live stock passing through any such stock var is,
furnish to said owner bill of health for any live
stock inspected as hereinbetore required, and
found to be healthy.
SEC 90 The Commissioners shall have the
power to call upon any Sheriff, Under Sheriff.
Deputy Sheriff or Constable to execute their
orders, and such officer shall obey the orders of
said Commissioners, ana the omcers performing
| such duties shall receive compensation therefore
as is prescribed by the law for like services, to be
paid as other expenses of SAID Commission as
! hereinbefore provided; and any officer may arrest
ON view, and take before any glStrate Of the
county, any person found violating the provisions
of this act, and such officer shall Immediately
notify the County Attorney of such arrest, and he
shall prosecute the person so offending according
SEC. q. Except as otherwise provided in this act
any person who shall violate, disregard, evede or
attempt to disregard or eysde, any OF the proyl-
siOns of this act, or who shall attempt to violate,
disregard or evade any of the rules, regulations,
orders or directions of the Live Stock Sanitary
Commission establishing and governing quaran-
tine shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined III any sum lot
less than $780, nor more than $40 OOo
SEC. %. The provision of this act shall not sp-
ply to sheep and hogs except when affected or eX-
posed to foot and mouth disease or to cattle when
affected by the disease known as Spanish or Ie1as
SEC. e. For the purpose of this act each mem
Der of the Live Stock Sanitary COMMISSION Is
hereby authorized and empowered to administer
Oaths and affrmatiOnS.
SEC. 81 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its publication once IN the onclaI
State paper.
VETERINARY SURGEON BILL.