Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11
The Cattle Quarantine.

The Cattle Quarantine.
In accordance with recent Acts of
the Legislature Gov. O'Ferrall has is
sued proclamations defining the quar-
antine rules in regard to Texas fever,
a synopsis of which is given below.
All counties in Virginia south of a
line beginning on the boundary line
between Virginia and North Carolina,
at point coinciding with the summit
of the Blue Ridge mountains; thence
| following the summit of said noun
tains northeasterly to the southern
boundary of Bedford county; thence
following the southern and eastern
boundaries of Bedford county to the
James river; thence following the
James river to the southeastern corner
of Charles City county; thence north
erly and easterly along the western
and northern boundaries OF James
| City, Gloucester, Matthews. and Ac-
comac counties to the Atlantic Ocean,
are quarantined against splenetic or
| Texas cattle fever, subject to the fol
| Lowing rules and regulations:
| From the 18th day of February to
the 10Th day of November Of each year
said area south or below said State
Quarantine line above described to
any portion of the State above said
line except by rail OR boat, and then
only for immediate slaughter.
A board of control is created, whose
duty it shall be to prevent contagious
diseases amongst stock. 1t shall be
the duty OF said board, upon receipt
by it of reliable information of the ex-
istence among the domestic animals of
the State of any malignant disease to
cause the veterinarian employed at
said experiment station to go at once
TO the place where any such disease is
alleged to exist, and make a careful
examination of the animals believed to
be affected and il said disease is found
to be of malignant, contagious, or
infectious character they shall direct
and enforce such quarantine lines and
sanitary regulations as are necessary
to prevent the spread OF any such dis
ease.
Any person who shall knowingly |
bring into this State any domestic |
animal which is infected with any con- |
tagious or infectious disease shall be |
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and |
upon conviction thereof shall be fined |
in any sum not less than $500 nor /
more than $1,000.
Any person who owns or is in posses
sion of live stock which is reported to |
be affected with any infectious or con
tagious disease, or with insects which
may produce disease, who shall refuse
to allow said board, OR any one acting
under it's order, to examine such stock,
or shall hinder or ohstruct the said
board or appointee in any examina
ton of or in any attempt to examine
such stock, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor. and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not
less than 500 nor more than $500.
Any person who shall have in his
possession any domestic animal affect
ed with any contagious or infectious
disease, or fever ticks, knowing such
animal to be affected, who shall per
NIT such animal to run at large, OF
who shall keep such animal where
other domestic animals, not affected
by or previously exposed to such dis
ease, may be exposed to it's contagion
or infection, or who shall ship, drive,
sell, trade, or give away such diseased
a animal, or animals, which have been
exposed to such infection or contagion,
or who shall move or drive any domes {
tic animal in violation of any direc-
ton, rule, regulation, or order of the
Board of Control, establishing and
live stock quarantine, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be |
fined in any sum not less than 800
nor more than $500 for each of such t
or diseased domestic animals
which he shall permit to run at large .
Or sell, ship, drive, trade, OR give away,
in violation of the provisions of this
act.
The above constitute the most
salient portions of the law, but there
g a great deal of detail in regard to
cleansing cars, boats, and pens, after
cattle have been shipped or confined
herein, which were diseased. These
lets will prevent diseased cattle from
being brought into the Valley, if their