Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1891-04-17
The Sheep.Inspection Law.

[senats Bill No. 1871
An act to provide for the appointment of
Sheep Inspectors and to Provide for
the Supervision of Sheep in Case of In
fection.
Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assem-
bly, Of the State Of North Dakota:
SHEEP INSPECTOR - HOW APPOINTED -
TERM OF OFFICE.
Sec. /. The county commissioners OF
any organized county shall upon the pre-
sentation of petition signed by ten
wool-growers of said county, appoint a
sheep inspector who is acquainted with
the diseases to which sheep are subject,
and who shall be citizen of the county
for which he is appointed, who shall hold
his office fer two years, unless soonerze-
moved. Such inspector may appQaas
many deputies as he may deem necesSary.
DUT1Rs OF SHEEP INSPECTORS.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the sheep
inspector, whenever he has knowledge or
information that any sheep within his
jurisdiction have the scab or any other
malignant contagious disease, to inspect
such flock and report in writing the re-
suit of his inspection to the state veterI-
marian, to be filed by him for reference
for the county commissioners or any
party concerned, and, if SO diseased
every four weeks thereafter to reinsH
said flock and report in writing there
suit and treatment, if any, in thea same
manner, until said disease Is reported
cured. -
DUTY OF OWNER OR AGENT or DISEASED
STOCK.
Sec. 8. The owner or his agent of any
flock reported by the inspector to be 50
diseased shall Immediately herd them 50
that they cannot range upon or within
one mile of any grounds accustomed to
be ranged upon by any other sheep, or
shall restrain them from passing over or
travelling upon or within one mile of any
public highway or road, and In case this
cannot be done he shall Immediately re-
move said sheep to locality where they
shall not be permitted, to range within
less than five miles OF any other flock OF
sheep, and said sheep shall continue to
be herded under the restrictions until,
upon inspection, they shall be reported
tree from such disease
sHBEP AFFECTED TO be GUARANTEED.
Sec. 4. The owner or the person in
charge of any sheep which are now or
shall hereafter be affected with the scab
or any other infectious or contagious dis
case shall keep the said sheep securely
within some inclosure, or shall herd them
at distance Of not less than five miles
from all farms. corrals, sheds or other es
tablished headquarters where sheep are
kept or are beng herded. Provided, That
any person owning sheep affected by the
scab or any other infectious or contagious
disease who prior to the passage of this
act established headquarters shall be al
lowed to range such sheep upon the pub
lie domain within five miles in any direc-
tion of such established headquarters.
Provided, further, That such sheep shall
not be allowed to range within three
miles of any other headquarters, unless
the other headquarters be less than five
miles distant, in which case such sheep
shall not be herdcd nearer to the other
headquarters than a distance equal to one.
half Of the distance between the two
headquarters.
OWNERS OF SHEEP MAY EXAMINE OTHER
FLoCKs--wHEN.
Sec. s. Any person owning sheep, or
any one in his employ, shall have the
right to examine any band of sheep that
shall be driven within five miles Of his
headquarters, and any person or persons
In charge of such sheep shall stop them
and allow them TO be examined, and shall \
render the necessary assistance in catch
ing and examining them. II the person
40 in charge Of sheep refuses to render
the assistatce as above required, he shalt
be punished 81 hereinafter provided.
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