Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-18
CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.

CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
An Act to Prevent the Spread of Contagious and
Belt Enacted By the Legislative Assembly of the
State of North Dakota:
SECTION l. The governor of the state
is hereby authorized to nominate, and
with the consent of the senate, to appoint
be known as the estate veterinary sur
geon," and on entering on his duties shall
take an oath to we'll and truly perform his
duties as provided by law.
SEC2 2. The duties of said veterinary
surgeon shall be as follows:
First. To investigate any and all cases
Of contagious or infectious diseases among
cattle, horses, mules, asses, and other do
nestle animals in the state Of which he
may have a knowledge, or which may be
brought to his notice by any resident in
it shall be his duty in the absence of
specific information to make visits Of in.
spection to any locality where he may
have reason to suspect that there are con-
tagions or infections. us
SEC. 8. In all cases Of contagious or
infectious diseases among domestic ami
mails or Texas cattle in this state, the state
veterinary surgeon h have authority to
order the quarantine OF the infected prem
ises, and in case such disease shall become
epidemic in any locality in this state, the
state veterinary surgeon shall Immediately
notify the governor of the state. who shall
tlereupon issue his proclamation, forbid
ding any animal Of the kind among which
said epidemic exists to be transferred from
said locality without a certificate from the
state veterinary surgeon showing such
animal to be healthy. The expenses of
holding, feeding, and taking care of all
animals quarantined, under the provisions
of this act, shall be paid by the owner,
agent or person in charge of said stock.
SEC. 4. In case of any epidemic diseases,
where premises have been previously
%quarantined by the state veterinary sur
geon, as before provided, he is further
judgment it is necessary to order the
slaughter of any and all diseased animals
upon said premises. Said order shall be a
written one and shall be mad in duplicate,
and there shall be a distinct order in
duplicate for each owner of the animals
condemned. The original of each order to
be filed by the state veterinary surgeon
with the governor of the state, and the du-
plicate given to said owner.
SEC. 5. The state veterinary surgeon
shall make a report at the end of every
veal to the governor of all matters con-
nected with his work, and the governor
shall transmit to the several boards OF
county commissioners such parts of said
report as may be of general interest to the
also give information in writing, as soon as
he obtains it, to the various boards of coun-
ty commissioners, of each case of suspicion
or fresh eruption Of disease, in each local.
ity, it's cause, and the measures adopted to
check it.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of any per
son or persons who shall have or suspect
that there is upon his or their premises
or upon the public domain, any case OF
contagious or infectious disease among do
nestle animals or Texas cattle, to immedi-
ately report the same to the state veterin-
airy surgeon, and a failure so to do, or any
attempt to conceal the existence of such
disease, or to wilfully or maliciously OBJ
struct or resist the state veterinary surgeon
in the discharge of his duty as hereinbe-
fore set forth, shall be deemed a INSIDE
meanOr, and any person or persons who
shall be convicted of any n of the above
acts or omissions shall be fined not less
than fifty 1907 dollars nor more than five
hundred (500) dollars for each and every
such Offense; and upOn conviction a second
time shall, in addition to h above-named
fine, be imprisoned in the county Jail for a
term not less than thirty days nor more
than six months.
SEC. z. The following regulations shall
be observed in all cases Of disease covered
by this act:
1. 1t shall be unlawful to sell, give
away, or in any manner part with any ami
NAL, affected with, or suspected of being at
fected with contagious or infectious dis
ease, and in cases of any animal that may
exposed to any such disease within
n year prior to such dispos-
al, due notice OF the fact shall be given
in writing TO the party receiving the an
imal.
2. 1t shall be unlawful to kill for butch
er purposes any such animal; to sell, give
away. or use any part of it, or its milk or
to observe these provisions shall be deemed
a misdemeanor. and on conviction shall be
punished by a fine not less than n hun:
bred dollars, nor exceeding five hundred
dollars. 1t shall be the duty of the owner
or person having in charge any animal at
fected with or suspected OF being affected
with any contagious or infectious disease,
place isolated from other animals, and with
all necessary restrictions to prevent dis.
semin ton of the disease until the arrival
of the state veterinary surgeon: The above
regulations shall apply as we'll to animals
in transit through the state as to those res
ident therein; and the state veterinary sur.
geOn or his duly authorized agent shall
have full authority to examine, whether in
car, or yards. or pastures, or stables, or
upon the public domain, all animals pass.
ing through the state or any part OF it, and
on detection or suspicion of disease, take
possession of and treat, and dispose of ami
mails in the said as is prescribed
for animals resident IN the state.
Sec. 8. The state veterinary surgeon
shall receive for his services the sum OF
one Thousand $4,000 dollars per annum,
together with his necessary travelling ex-
penses, not exceeding five hundred dollars
($5OO) in any n year. actually pald, out
when in performance of his duty. These
payments shall be made from any funds in
the state treasury, not otherwise apprOpri-
ated, upon itemized vouchers signed and
sworn, to by him, andgsublnitted to the
state auditor, who shall draw warrants up
on the state treasurer fox the amounts if
found correct, separate vouchers being
made for salary u expenses. No person
shall be competent under this act to receive
the appointment of state veterinary sur
geon who is not at the date Of his appoint
ment either a graduate in good standing of
arecognized college of veterinary surgeons.
or of not less than five years actual prac-
tice as a veterinary surgeon. He shall hold
his Office for two years. He may be re-
moved for cause by the governor, who
shall also have power to fill the vacancy as
hereinbefore provided. Before entering
upon the discharge of his duties he shall
give a bond to the state of North Dakota,
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