Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-06
The tuberculosis Law.

An Act to Amend Sections 1927, 1922 and
i023 of Revised Laws.
Section l. Section 1927 of the Revised
Laws is hereby amended so as TO read as
| follows
When bovine tuberculosis or any other
contagious disease exists in the state
among cattle or other domestic animals,
\ the Board of Agriculture may quarantine
all infected animals or such as they sup
I pose have been exposed TO the contagion,
I may prohibit any animal from passing on
or over any OF the highways near the
I place OF quarantine, may enter upon any
I premises where there are animals sus-
! peoted to have bovine tuberculosis or any
other contagious disease, may employ
such expert help and means as they deem
necessary to a thorough investigation OF
such diseases, may make all Investigations
and regulations they deem necessary for
/ the detection, prevention, treatment, cure
and extirpation of such disease, but shall
not apply the tuberculin test without the
consent OF the owner OF the cattle, but in
quarantine regulations against cattle inn
/ ported from without the state the tuber-
culin test may be applied, and they may
condemn and order killed any cattle or
other domestic animals believed by said
/ board TO be infected with bovine tubercu-
/ losis or any contagious disease, and may
order the bodies of same buried or burned
Z as III LUtlI tuN GhHt lilhN INlulIGs
may forbid the sale or removal from the
premises OF any dairy product from cows
/ that are believed TO have bovine tubercu
/ losis. Any person who shall knowingly
! violate or refuse TO comply with any order
\ or regulation of such board made under
4 the authority OF this section, shall be
/ fined not more than two hundred dollars
or be imprisoned not more than two years
/ OF both.
I Sec. .. Section 4022 of the Revised Laws
I is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
IL any person shall sell or offer to sell
any cattle or other domestic animal known
| to him to be infected with bovine tuber-
culosis or any contagious disease, or any
disease dangerous to the public health, or
shall sell or offer to sell any part or parts
of such cattle or other domestic animal he
shall be fined not more than two hundred
dollars or be imprisoned not more than
two years, or both.
Sec 3. The value OF all cattle or other
domestic animals, killed by the written
order OF the Board of Agriculture, shall
be appraised by one OF said Board OF Ag-
riculture and a disinterested person Sc
lected by the owner OF the condemned au-
imals, but IL these cannot agree upon the
amount of the appraised value of the ami
mai, they shall select third disinterested
person, who, together with them, shall
appraise the animal, such appraisal to be
health. The limit of'the appraisal of cat.
tie shall be forty dollars. A post-mortem
examination shall be made and If the an
imal be found affected with bovine tuber-
culosis, or anv disease dangerous to the
public health, the owner of the animal
shall receive one half the appraised value;
but if no bovine tuberculosis or disease
dangerous to the public health be found,
the owner of tie animal slall receive the
full amount of the appraisal and in addi
tion shall receive the slaughtered animal.
The amount which the owner is entitled
to receive shall be paid by the state to the
owner of such animal or animals upon
written order, signed by the member of
the board in charge and conntsrsigned bg
the secretary OF said board. No indemnity
shall be paid to the owner of condemned
cattle or other domestic an imals hat have
not been owned and kept in the state for
at least six months previous to the discov-
cry of the disease. Any person who shall
knowingly violate, or refuse to comply
with, any regulation made by such Board
of Agriculture, under the authority and
provisions of this section, shall be fined
not more than two hundred dollars, or
imprisoned not more than two years, OF
both.
Sec. 4. All expenses incurred by the
board under the provisions OF this act
shall be allowed by the State Auditor, up
on the approval of the Governor, and paio
by the state.
Approved November q, 1894: