The Dickinson press., 1891-04-25
To Promote Stock Breeding.

Sec. l That in order to protect the
farmers in this State against damage
resulting from breeding to sires ad.
vertised with bogus or fraudulent
pedigrees, and to foster the increase
of improved live stock and to secure
to the owners of sires payment for
service, the following provisions are
enacted: That every owner of Il sire
charging II service fee. in order to
have q lien upon the get of any such
sire under the provisions of this act
for service, shall file, IL statement,
verified by oath, to the best of his
knowledge and belief with the Com.
missioner of Agriculture and Labor
giving name, age, description and
pedigree or breeding so far as known
us we'll us the terms and conditions
upon which such sire is advertised
for service.
Sec. 9. The Commissioner of Agri.
culture and Labor upon receipt of the
statement us specified i'll Section l of
this act, and also any certificate of
registry of any sire in any society for
the purpose of registry of sires, duly
verified by affidavit, shall issue II
certificate to the owner Of said sire, a
copy of which certificate shall be
forwarded to the clerk of the district
court in which county or counties
said sire is stationed or located, and
another copy furnished the applicant,
which shall be posted by him in Il
conspicuous place where said sire
may be stationed, which certificate
shall state the name, age, description,
pedigree and ownership of said sire,
the terms and conditions upon which
the sire is advertised for service, and
that the provisions of this act so far
rs relates to the filing of the state.
ment aforesaid have been complied
with.
Sec. 8. The owner or owners of any
sire receiving such certificate by
complying with Section l of this act,
shall have and obtain a lien upon the
get of any suclS sire and upon the
female served, for the period Of two
years from date of birth of get, and
said lien shall have priority over any
OF all other liens chattel mortgages
or other membranes upon the
offspring of the female served: Pro.
vided, Said owner OF owners shall
within eight months of the time of
the rendition of such service by such
certified sire, file for record Il state
ment of account with the register Of
deeds of the county in which such
female was owned at the time of such
service, together with a description
of the female so served.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
register of deeds to file and enter
such statements in the manner re.
quired by law for the filing and enter.
ing of chattel mortgages, and he shall
be entitled to a fee of 10 cents each.
for filing and discharge thereof.
Sec. S. The Commissioner of Agri-
culture shall have the power to charge
for certificates as may be necessary
to cover the expenses of executing
the law [$1.OO.]
Sec. 6. The said lien may be fore.
closed by sale of the property M
braced in said lien upon the notice
and the manner provided by law for
the foreclosure of chattel mortgages,
and the cost and fees of foreclosing
shall be the same; Provided, Said
lien shall not be forecl0sed for Il
period of nine months after the filing
of said lien aforesaid. unless the own.
er of said female shall attempt to
dispose of or remove said female
from the county, or in case said
female should be f%oreclosed on, then
and in that case said lien may be
foreclosed at any time.
Sec. Z. Any person selling, secret.
ing or d~isposing of property covered
by said lien without the written col.
sent of the owner of said lien is guilty
lof a misdemeanor, and upon convict.
IMt6ngthsreof shall be punished by a
kESgtleAs sthan',twenty-five (25)
+, assiaF Athsn FIVE hundred
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