The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-03

Sanitary Commission can provide and order
suitable quarantine rules and regulations
bring into this State any domestic animal
i which is affected with any contagious or in
| fictitious disease, or any animal which has
4 been exposed TO any contagious or infectious
I disease, shall be deemed guilty of q misde-
| msanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
| fined in any sum not less than $500 nor more
| than 5000.
SEC l3. ANY person who owns, or is in DOS
session of live stock which is, or which is sus-
pected or reported to be, affected with any infec
! tious or contagious disease, who shall refuse
/ to allow the State Veterinarian, or other aii-
| thoriZed officer or officers, to examine such
| stock, or shall hinder or obstruct the State
| Veterinarian. or other authorized officer or
| officers. in any examination of, or in an at
| tempt 30 examine such stock. shall be deemed
guilty of miSdemeanor, and upon convfc-
| ton thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less
than 500 nor more than $500.
| SEC. II. Any person who shall have in his
possession any domestic animal affected with
| any contagious or infectious disease, know
| ing such animal to be affected, or after hay
| ing received notice that such animal Is al
j fected, who shall permit such animal to run
at large, or who shall keep such animal where
| other domestic animals not affected by
/ or previously exposed to such disease may be
! exposed to its contagion or infection, or who
shall sell, ship, drive, trade, give away such
I diseased animal or animals which have been
exposed to such infection or contaglon'
| or who shall move or drive any domes-
| tic animal in violation of any direction. rule
/ regulation, or order establishing and regulat-
| ing quarantine, shall be deemed guilty OF q
/ miSdemeanOr, and upon conviction Thereon
shall be fined in any sum not less than SlOg
nor more than 500 for each OF such diseased
| or exposed domestic animals which he shall
! permit to run at large, or keep, or sell, snip
/ drive, trade or give away in violation of the
! provisions Of this act; Provided, mat any
/ owner of any domestic animal which has been
affected with or exposed TO any contagious or
/ infectious disease, may dispose of the same,
/ after having obtained from the State Neter-
| marian bill OF health for such animal:
! SEC. Is. When any live stock shall be ap-
/ praised and killed by order OF the commission
\ it shall issue to the owner of the live stock SO
| killed certificate, showing the number and
| kind of animals killed and the amount 70
! which the holder is entitled, and report the
| sentation of such certificate to the Auditor,
| ne shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer
| for the amount therein stated, payable out OF
any money appropriated for the payment OIL
| such claims.
SEC. l6 The provisions of this act shall not
be construed to include any other than con-
| so construed as to interfere in any manner
with the provisions of chapter IA of the SEES
/ sion laws of 1883, or to repeal any of the laws
| now in force relating to live stock.
! SEC Il. The members of the commission ap
! pointed by the Governor, as hereinbefore pro-
vided. shall receive five dollars per day for the
time by them necessarily employed in the DIS
! charge of the duties required by this act And
| each member of the commission hereinbefort
| provided for shall receive the actual necessary
| travelling expenses by him incurred and paiC
/ 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 Treas
ury on the warrant of the Auditor, to be issued
on the filing in his Office of an itemized &C
| count thereof, properly verlned-
| SEC. Is. Whenever the Governor OF the
| State shall have good reason to believe thai
| any dangerous, contagious or infectious dis
| ease has become epiZootic in certain Localities
/ nfrrnG
| that there are conditions which render such
domestic animals from such infected districts
| liable to convey such disease, he snail. Dy
| proclamation. prohibit the importation of any
| live stock of the kind diseased into the State
| unless accompanied by certificate or health
| given by a duly authorized veterinary in
| spector, and all such animals arriving in this
| State shall. when ordered by the Live Stock
| Sanitary Commission, be examined without
| delay by the State Veterinary Surgeon, and
| if deemed necessary, placed in close quaran
| tine until all danger of infection is passed
when they shall be released by the order OF
| the Veterinary Surgeon or the live stock
commission. Any person who shall violate
disregard or evade, or attempt TO disregard OF
evade any of the provisions of this act, OF
who shall violate, disregard, or evade, at
| tempt to disregard or evade any OF
the rules, regulations. orders or dlrec
! lions of the Live Stock Sanitary Com
mission establishing and governing quaran
! tine, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
| and upon conviction thereof shall be fined il
any sum not less than 500 nor more thar
| 5000.
| SEC. 49, The owners of any stockyards do
! ing business in this State, when requested by
/ the Live Stock Sanitary Commission, shall ap-
| point and keep constantly in their employ at
! their expense, a competent inspector of live
stock, whose duty it 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 such In
| spector, in such yards, of any animal affected
! with any malignant, contagious or infectious
| disease, he shall direct the manner in which
any such diseased animal shall be dis
! of any such malignant, contagiou!
or infectious disease, and for thi'
purpose may cause any such diseased animals
| to be killed and the carcasses TO be disposed o.
at the expense of the owner thereof, in sucf
manner as will prevent the spread of any Sucf
| disease; but in no event shall any such dis
| eased stock be permitted to be driven OF
| shipped out of any such stock yards, except tC
| some rendering establishment or other suit
able place for killing and disposing of suct
| diseased animals as hereinbefOre provided for
/ and then under such regulations and restric
| lions as may be necessary to prevent the spreac
of the disease on account of which any suct
| animals have been condemned: Provided
| that the owner of any animal or animal:
| ordered to be destroyed by any inspector
| shall have the right to appeal from any de
! cision of such inspector to the State Neterina
| rian of the State Live Stock Sanitary Com
mission; and during the tendency of sucf
appeal, the condemned animals shall be KEEP
in strict quarantine at the expense OF the
owner thereof, 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
further, that no compensation shal De made
by the State to owners OF diseased live st0cl
found in public stock yards and destroyed a.
herein provided. The inspector of live
stock, in any stock yards in this State shall
| on demand of the owner Of any live stoci
passing through any such stock yards, turn
ish to said owner a bill of health for any
| live stock inspected as hereinbefore required
| and found to be healthy.
| SEC. 20. The Commissioners shall have the
power to call upon any Sheriff, Under Sheriff
| Deputy Sheriff or Constable to execute theil
orders, and such officer shall obey the order:
of said Commissioners. and the officers per
forming such duties shall receive compensa
ton therefore as is prescribed by the law FOL
like services, to be paid as other expenses Of
| said commission as hereinbefore provided
and any officer may arrest on view, ana TAKE
| son found violating the provisions OF this act
| and such officer shall Immediately notify tht
| County Attorney of such arrest, and he sinai
prosecute the person so offending according
| to law.
SEC. 81. Except as otherwise provided in thii
! act, any person who shall violate, disregard
| evade or attempt to disregard or evade, AM
of the provisions of this act, or who shall at
| tempt TO violate, disregard or evade any or the
| rules, regulations, orders or directions OF tht
Live Stock Sanitary Commission establishing
anu governing quarantine, onnli I,c sn1..y Va
misdemeanOr, and upon conviction Thereof
shall be fined in any sum not less than 500 no.
more than $1,000.
SEC. p The provision Of this act shall no
! apply TO sheep and hogs except when affected
| or exposed to foot and mouth disease, or Il
cattle when affected by the disease known a
| Spanish or Texas fever.
| SEC. g For the purpose of this act eacf
| member of the Live Stock Sanitary Commits
| sion is hereby authorized and empowered Il
| administer oaths and affirmations.
| SEC. "a. This act shall take effect and be II
force from and after its publication once il
| the official State paper.
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