Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-08
QUARANTINE RULES.
Special Meeting OF the State Sani-
tary Commission and the
Rules Adopted.

The Live Stock Sanitary Commits.
sion, at the instance of the governor
held a meeting Saturday to adopt
rules of quarantine by which cattle
known TO be in good health and not
from infected districts, could be adj
mitted without lying in quarantine
for ninety days or longer. The rules
will be read with interest by all cattle
dealers and shippers:
WHEREAS, His excellency, the gov
ernor OF Kansas. did, by proclamation,
on the 18th day of April, 1885, declare
and establish quarantine against the
introduction of all animals of the boz
vine species ftom the following named
places to-wii:
All the state of Connecticut. ali of
that portion of the state of New
York living south of the north line of
the state OF Connecticut, all of Penn
syivania. New jersey, Delaware.
Maryland, District of Columbia, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Ohio. Illinois,
Kentucky, Tennessee, and The counties
of Galloway, Boone, Audrian and
Montgomery i'll the state of Missouri.
aud did on April 2S, 1885, by further
proclamation, extend said quarantine
so as TO include the whole state of
Missouri, unless all such cattle coming
from the above named localities, are
quarantined at the point of introduce
ton for a period of ninety days, and
retained there until they shall receive
a certificate of health state veterina-
rian of Kansas. and further ibat all
cattle coming into Kansas from the
above named localities be required to
enter the state at A'chison, Learcn-
worth, Kansas City or Fort Scott.
Now, therefore. we, The live stock
sanitary commission of the state of
Kansas. do hereby promalgale the
following rules and regulations gov
erning quarantine aud the admission
of cattle into Kansas, from the above
named localities, to-wit:
First. All cattle coming into this
state from localities qusrantiued
against will be required to furnish the
following evidences that they are free
from disease:
A. Certificate of health. signed by
the state vetei marian of the state
from whence they come, or by a vet
Urinary Inspector of She bureau of
animal industry. or in states where
neither of these offices exist, by vet
Urinary inspector named by the gov
ernor of said state.
Il. Afiidavits of two disinterested
parties thai thy have known the cat
tie in question for aperiod of four
months prior t. the date of shipment:
that they have been healthy aud cx-
posed to no contagious disease, and
that no contagious disease il known or
believed to exist IN the county from
which they came.
{. Certificate OF county clerk of
said county, that parties making such
affidavit are responsible and repu'a-
BILE citizens of the county.
d. Affidavit of owner, made at
point of entry, that his cattle are the
Identical cattle described in foregoing
aflidavits and certificates, thai ship
ment has been direct. and without
unloading, except for feed and water,
and in cleansed and disinfected cars.
E. Afiidavits of owner, that the
cattle will be kept separate and apart
from all cattle belonging TO other par
ties for period of ninety days.
q. On all cattle inspected and re-
ceiving permits for shipment, fee of
so cents a head will be charged.
II. No railway company, doing
business in this state. will receive for
shipment into the state any cattle COM
ing from the quarantined localities
unless accompanied by the aforesaid
permit.
|. Cattle not receiving permits, and
placed in quarantine in accordance
with the governors proclamation,
will be held at the expense of the
owner, subject to such rules and reg
ulations as the commission may pre-
scribe.
8. Chapter ?, section 81, special
laws of 1884 Section 81, except as
otherwise provided in this act, any
person who shall violate, disregard or
eysde or attempt TO violate, disregard
or evade any of the rules, regulations,
orders or directions of the Live Stock
Commission establishing and
quarantine, shall be deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
thereof shall be fined in any
sum not less than one hundred nor
more then five thousand dollars.
By order of the Live Stock Sanitary
Commission.