The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-17
TO PROTECT DOMESTIC ANIMALS
The Act Establishing Quarantine
Lines and Rules.
Provisions of the Bill Empowering the
Board of Control Of the Virginia Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College at
Blacksburx to Protect Domestic AMI
&amaisi From CONTAGIOUS or Infectious
Diseases-Approved February IS, 1896.


&smalsi From CONTAGIOUS or Infectious
Disesses-Approved February IS, 1896.
CHAP. s6a.-:An ACT to provide for the protection
OF domestic animals, and to authorize and EN-.
zeal College at Blacssbufg to establish live stock
prescribe penalties for violating the same.
Approved February 10, 1895.
1. Be IL enacted by the general assem-
bly, OF Virginia, That it ahali be the
duty of the board Of control OF the ex-
pesimens station of tho Virgins ASri-
cultural and Mechanical College at
Blecksburg to protect the domestic ami
malls of this State from all contagious or
infectious diseases OF malignant char.
aoter, whether said diseases exist In the
State or elsewhere, and for this they are
hereby authorized to establish, main-
tain, and enforce such quarantine lines
and sanitary rules and regulations "a
they may deem necessary. 1t shall also
be the duty OF said board to cooperate
with live stock quarantine commissions
ers and officers Of other States and ter
ritorles, and with the United States Sec.
rotary OF Agriculture in establishing
such interstate quarantine lines, rules,
and regulations as shall best PROJECT the
live stock Of this State against the Texas
or splenetic fever. 1t shall bs the dusv
OF said board, upon receipt by it of reli-
aple information OF the existence among
the domestic animals of the State of onv
malignant disease, to cause the velerIn-
a m NIL
tlon TO 90 at once to the place where
any such disease 10 alleged to exist and
make careful examination Of the AMI
mails believed to be affected with any
suoh disease, and ascertain, If possible,
what, II any, disease exists among the
live stock reported to be affected, and
whether the same is contagious or in
| fectious; and II said disease is found 10
be OF malignant, contagious or infec-
tions Character they shall direct and
enforce such quarantine lines and sani-
tary regulations as are necessary to pre-
| vent the spread OF any such disease.
ana no domestic animal infected with
disease, or capable of commune ting
the same, shall be permitted TO enter or
leave the district, premioes or grounds
80 auarantined, except by authority Of
the said board or its veterinarian. The
said board shall also from time to time
give and enforce such directions and
prescribe such rule. and regulations "a
to separating, feeding, and caring for
such diseased AMI exposed animals as
sney shall deem necessary to prevent
the animals so affected with such dis.
ease or Capable OF communicating dis
case, from coming In CONTACT With other
animals not 80 affected. And the said
board and its veterinarian are hereby
authorized and EN- powered to enter upon
any grounds CT premises TO carry GU: the
| provisions Of this sci.
2. When the said board shall have de-
termiued the quarantine lines and other
regulations necessary to prevent the
spread among domestic animals of this
State of any malignant, contagious or
infectious disease found 10 exist among
the live stock CT tbis State or elsewhere,
and given their orders as hereinbetore
| provided, prescribing quarantine aud
! other regulations. they shall notify the
Governor OF the State. who shall issue
MS proclamation. pr0claiming the bound
ary of such quarantine around such dis
easeu stock, and the orders, rules . d
regulations prescribed by the board; and
saio board shall give such notice as TO
IL may seem best to make the ouaran-
tine established by them effective.
8. The said board shall have power to
carry into full effect sll orders BY them
given, as hereinbetore provided, and the
expense incurred by 1t shall be paid out
or the treasury Of the State on warrants
drawn by the chairman OF said board;
provided that no expense shall be in
Cured except such as msy be necessary
to carry into effect the necessary GUAR.
antine and other regulations prescribed
by said board. And said board shall
have the power to direct the veterins-
risn employed at said experiment sta
tion to assist 1t in the investigation of
the diseases amongst the live stock of
this State whenever they may deem his
services necessary; provided that NO
compensation shall be paid said vesey.-
marian other than his actual expenses
while engaged In such duties.
a. When the said board shall have
good reason to believe that the health
OF the live stock Of the State is endau-
gered by the existence of contagious and
Infectious diseases in certain localities
In other States, territories or counties,
or that there are conditions which rem
der such domestic animals from auch
infested districts liable to convey such
disease, they shall notify the governor,
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