The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-17
TO PROTECT DOMESTIC ANIMALS
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.

diseased into the State. unless accom-
panied By certificate of health given
by properly authorized veterinarian,
aud sill such animals arriving in this
State shall be examined immediately
by veterinarian designated by the
board, and II in his opinion there
Ia any danger from contsgion or in
quarantine 40 the expense OF the owner
until such danger Of infection or oonta-
gion is passed, when they shall be re-
leased by order Of the said veterinarian
S. 1t shall be tho duty Of the railway
corporations doing business In tho STATE
TO cleanse and disinfsct the cars used by
them in transporting live stock in or
through this State at such times and
places, aud in such manner as the board
may designate, whenever, In the opinion
OF the board, any such order may be
necessary to prevent the spread of In
fictitious or contagious disease. ANY
such corporation violating the pyovis-
ions of this section shall be liable TO a
penalty of five hundred dollars for each
offence 10 be recovered in q civil action
to bo prosecuted under tho direction Of
the attorney snerat in the name of the
commonwealth Of Virginia.
q. Aay railroad company, navigation
comp ny, or other corporation or com
mon carrier, who shall knowingly or
wilfully violate, disregard or evads any
OF tho rules or direc ions CT tho board
or veterinarian, es "a ollshing or govern
Ing quarantine. or who ehall evade, or
attempts to evade, any quarantine proc
lamsiion OF the governor of this State
declaring quarantine limits, upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not less
than five hundred dollars nor more than
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offence. and shall be liable for sill dam
ages csused to any live stock by lis fail
ure to comply with the requirements Of
this act.
z Il shall be the duty of any owner Or
person in charge Of any domestic animal
or animals, who discovers, suspects or
bas reason to believe thst any of his
domestic animals, or domestic animals
in his charge, are affec ted with any con-
tagious or infectious disease, to imme.
diately report such fact, belief or suspi
cion to the said bosrd of supervisors and
to the chairman Of the board OF super
yisors Of the county in which said do.
mestic animals are found.
8. The board Of supervisors of each
county, whenever any cases OF contk-
glous or infectious diseases are reported
TO them In their county, shnll immedi-
tigation may be by the board O. any
member thereof or oy the employment
OF qualified veterinarian; and should
such investigation show a reasonable
probability that domestic animal is
affected with q contagious or infectious
disease, the supervisors shall immedi-
ately establish such temporary quaran-
tine as may be necessary to prevent the
spread OF the disease. and report all &C
ton taken to the said board OF control
OF experiment station of the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College as
Blacksburg, or some member thereof
and the acts Of the supervisors estab-
fishing temporary quarantine shall have
the same force and effect as though es-
tablished by the board of control Itself
until such time So the said board Of con-
troll shall take charge OF the case or
cases. All expenses incurred BY the gu.
pervisors in carrying out the provisions
of this act shall be paid in like manner
as other expenses incurred by said SUI
pervisors in the discharge Of their off,
cial duties.
3. ANY person who shall knowingly
bring into this State any domestic ami
NAL which Is infected with any conta-
gious or infectious disease, or any ami
NAL which has been exposed to any con-
tagious or infect ious disease, or which
besrs upon its body fever ticks or other
germs or causes of disesse, shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeSnor. and
upon conviction yheYeot ahsll be fne d In
any sum not less Than five hund red nor
more than five Thousand dollars
10. Any person who owns or is In pos
session OF live ssock which is reported
to be affected with any infectious or
contagious disease, with insec g " hioh
may produce disease, who snail refute
to allo" said oard. or any ono acting
under i;e order, to examine such stock,
or shall hinder OF obssruct the ssid
bosrd or apQointee in any examination
OF. or in any ss,empt To examine,
SUCH stock, ebali be deemed gutLv &! =
mtsjemsanoF, aud upon conviction there
OF shall be- fined IN cay sun not less
than one hundred dollars nor more .hsn
five hundred dollars.
Ii. Any psTson who shall have In bis
possession any dom sssic animal aGscse6
with any contagious or in,ectous dis-
case or fever ticka. knowing aucn ami
mals 80 be affected, or who sh.ll permits
such animal to run atlarge. or who shall
keep auch amin al where o'her domes,lc
animals not affected by or previously
exposed to oucu disease may bs exposed
to its contsgion or inf, csiop, o::wuo snail
ship, drive, sell, trade or give away
such diseased animal or animals which
have been expoaed to such infection or
contDgiop, or who shall move or drive
any domestic animal in violation of ANY
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