Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-01-24

lsS " eHdC cV -. t9tS O>'tN - -
Of Virginia, IL
I bat it shall he the duty of the board OF
agriculture c protect the domestic AMI
mails of this State from all contagious OF
inf c,ious diseases of a malignan, chara'-
Ter, whether said diseases exists In the
State or elsewhere, ard for this purpose
thew are hereby authorized and empow
cred to establish, maintain and enforce
such ouarar,i lines and sanitary rules
and regulations as theY may deem neces-
sary. Ii shall also e the duty Of said
board 10 cooperate with live stock q ar
ant,ne COG missiOners of other States ana
re rito'ies, and with the United States
secret airy Of agriculture in establishing
such quarantine Inns, rules and reguia
tions as shall best protect the live STOCK
J industry of this state against Texas OF
splenetic foyer. 1t shall be the duty OF
said board upon receipt by it OF reliable
sinformatioa OF The existence among The
domestic animals Of he State OF any
malignant disease, 10 cause q competent
veterinarian to go al once to the place
where any such disease is alleged to eX-
list and make CAREFUL examination o.
the animals believed to he affected with
any gu n disease, and ascertain, if posi-
t BILE, what, ii any, disease exists among
2 the live stock reported to be Affected,
, and whether the same is contagious or
infectious, and if SAID disease is found 10
be Of malignant, contagious or lhfet-
lious character they shall direct and en-
force such quarantine lines and sanitary
: regulations as are necessary to prevent
y the spread of any such disease. And no
: domestic animal infected with disease,
= or capable OF municating the same
shall he permitted to enter or leave the
> district, premises CT grounds so quaran-
tined except by authority OF the SAID
i board. The sail board shall also fIom
time to time give and enforce such di-
ytctions and prescribe such rules and
) regulations as to separating, feeding and
- caring for such diseased and exposed an
inals AS they shall deem necessary to
" prevent tie animals so affected with sucl
= disease from coming in contact with 9th
er anirals not so affected. And the sa'o
board is hereby authorized and empOw
cred TO enter upon any grounds or prem
ises to carry out the provisions OF this
2. act
Q. When he said boar(, shall h&ye de
y termined the quarantine lines aid othe
III regulations necessary to prevent th
N srread among domestic animals of IeXa
II fever, oil any malignant, contagious
e infectious disease found to exist among
Ut the live stock of his State or elsewhere
and given their orders as hereinbefor
T. provided, prescribing quarantine aud OH
7d or regulations they shall notify the gov
~ .rnor of The state, who shall issue III
We proclamation, proclaiming the boundar
i OF such quarantine around such disease
Ell stock. and the orders, rules and reguls
III tions prescribed by the board; and sal
ne board shall give such n tiCe as to il ma
lie seem best TO make the quarantine estal
lished by them effective
49, 3 The said board shall have power
.rry into full effect all orders by thel
given, as hereinbefore provided, and tn
" expens: incurred by it shall he paid OF
of the fertilizer fund provided by Law
vi under the contrJl of said board; provide
~ that no expense sh Al! be incurred eXcel
i' such as may DC necessary to carry inl
~ effect the necessary quarantine and oth'
10 10 regulations pre- cribed by said board. Al
no SAID board shall have the power to ei
w. plov one or more competent veternal
''' ans to assist it in the investigation OF Il
:, diseases amongst the live stock OF IL
~ State whenever they may deem the Sc
I'll vices of one necessary; provided, that t.
GO compensation of such veterinarian sh;
0o not exceed the sum Of five dollars per q
0OI and actual expenses while so employf
''' and provided further, that the expent
Tres for the compensation of veteri"a
ans sh not exceed five hundr
, dollars in any one year.
~, 4. 1t shall be the duty of the railw
~0O corporations doing business in the Sta
y TO cleanse and disinfect the cars used
W them in transporting live stock in
iei through this State at such times and pl'
'no cs as the commissioners may designa
'iS whenever. in the opinion of the comm
=" sioncrs any such order may be necessa
70. to prevent the spread of contagious
'HV' infectious diseases. Any such c0rpo
~ tions violating the provisions of this 81
~ ton shall be liable to a penalty OF
~ hundred dollars for each otfense, to
- recovered in a civil action to be prosec
~ ed under the direction Of the attorn
~ general in tie name Of the CommonWea
md of Virginia.
IL 1t shall be the duty Of any owner
,a,.s person in charge of any domestic ann
m;s or animals. who discovers, suspects,
~t has reason to believe that any of his
Ais nestle animals, or domestic aLimals
oms his charge are affected with any con
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