The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-20


and at the end of twenty days from
such notice the inspector shall examine
said sheep and if upon examination ne
shall find said sheep have not been
treated for such disease OF have not
been kept from contact with all other
sheep that are sound theH the cwner
or lessee of said sheep shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and in case
said sheep have not been treated as
directed the inspector shall immediate
ly take possession of said sheep and
treat them for said disease and all
expense incurred in so doing, includ-
ing the compensation of 50 per day or
part of a day he may be necessarily
engaged III treating said sheep, togeth-
er with 10 cents per mile neceSS 4flly
Travelled, shall become a lien upon SAID
sheep and the inspector may hold sald
sheep until the same is paid; or IL not
paid within ten days after such treat
ment has been completed, he may col
lect the same, together with costs, IN
the manner prescribed by law for col
lecting other obligations. If, however
upon examination at the end of thirty
days from such notice as above men
toned, the inspector shall find that
said sheep have been treated for SAID
disease but are still infected with the
same, then he shall instruct the owner
or lessee of said sheep to treat one or
more times as their condition demands,
as soon as possible, but with an inter
val between the treatments of not less
than ten nor more than twenty days.
And If upon examination at the end OF
thirty days the inspector finds that
said sheep have been treated but are
still affected, then he shall at once
! take possession of said sheep and tre2t
| them as above specified. If however,
! he finds on examination they have not
been treated he shall sieze said sheep
a rs 6ead in
| ton, and the owner or lessee shall be
| deemed guilty of a miSdemeanor;
provided that no band or bands of
ewes or any part of such bands in
which there are ewes with lambs, shall
be required to be dipped at any time
| between the LIST day Of April and the
/ 10Th day of June of each year; but
they must be held in quarantine and
kept separate from sheep that are free
/ from disease and the owner or lessee
| shall be responsible for all damage
done by reason of such disease.
| Section s. The sheep inspectors in the
several counties of the territory shall
receive SO per day for every day or
part of day necessarily spent and 10
cents per mile necessarily travelled in
the performance of their duties, to be
paid for by the owner of the sheep 50
examined as provided for in this act.
Section 8. Any inspector who shall at
1
sheep to travel without having first
examined said sheep, shall be guilty
of miSdemeanor
Section 10. Any person or persons
| owning or leasing any sheep which
have become affected with scab or any
other contagious disease for q period
! of thirty days without treating such
sheep for said disease shall report the
same in writing to the inspector.
| Section IL. In any civil action arising
Iunder the provisions of this act all
persons having any interest in the
sheep or controlling the same against
which such action or proceedings is
| brought shall be deemed the owner of
said sheep and shall be liable severally
and Jointly for violation of any of the
provisions of this act provided the
leasor of any herd of sheep shall not
be liable under the provisions of this
act.
Section u. 1t shall be the duty of
the inspector to keep a. book in which
he shall record as nearly as practica BILE
the date Of inspection, a description of
the marks and brands number of sheep
inspected together with the name of
each owner and his postoffice address,
said book shall be provided by the
county court of each county for the
use of the inspector, and at the expir-
alton OF his term of office he shall turn
lover to his successor all books and pa
perS pertaining to said office
Section Is. If any person or company
herGing or driving sheep in any county
in this territory shall get into their
herd any estray sheep they shall i'm
mediateiy notify the owner thereof if
known or if the owner be unknown he
shall forthwith notify the inspector
of the county giving the number of
sheep together with the marks and
brands and it shall be the duty of the
inspector upon receipt of such notice
to Immediately examine the records of
marks and brands of sheep inspected,
and if the marks and brands mention
ed in said notice appear on said rec
lords he shall Immediately forward to
the person owning such marks and
brands q, copy Of such notice; he shall
also record the description of such
marks and brands and the number of
sheep mentioned together with the
name and address of the person hav-
ing such sheep, in the above named
record.
Section IA. Any person, persons OIL
corporation owning or having in their
possession or under their control any
sheep that is affected with scab or any
other contagious disease shall be held
responsible for all damages sustained
by any other sheep by reason of such
scab or contagious disease; and the
same may be collected as other claims
for damages are collected: provided
that no damage shall be claimed after
twelve months have elapsed from the
. time the cause of action has accrued.
Section 10. Any person violating any
OF the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section l6. All acts or parts Of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of The
: foregoing sections are hereby repealed