The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03

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| enforce the authority hereby given; ana
| caid state board of health is hereby eN-
rressly given authority to regulate or
Prohibit the shipment into this state OF
| any domestic animal which, in the 1udS-
| ment of said board, may endanger the
public health.
| has reason to suspect, the existence or
eny contagious or infectious disease IN
any domestic animal, shall forthWltna
give notice thereof to the local board OF
health of the town, village or city where
such animal is kept Within twenty.
four (24) hours after any local board OF
health shall receive notice that any DO
nestle animal is infected with any such
disease. or has been exposed thereto. IT
shall give notice. thereof in writing TO
the state board of health.
Sec. 3. All rules and regulations adopt
cd by any board of health under the au-
thority of this act shall be entered upon
published in the manner therein provided
All regulations now in force adopted by
any board of health within this state. I'M
der authority of any law existing prior
to the passage hereof relating. to the
matters covered by this act, and not IN
conflict with this law, are continued IN
rules and regulations of such several
boards under this act, until such tunes as
others are adopted.
any of the boards herein mentioned until
it shall first have been adjudged to be m
fected with a contagious or INFECTIOUS as
ease. either by duly authorized agent
of the state board of health, or by
physician or veterinary surgeon selected
by a local board of heath; except that
whenever, in the Judgment OF the STATE
board of health. the control or erad1ca-
ton of a disease renders it advisable 10
dc so. such board may order killed ana
buried. or otherwise destroyed, any 90
nestle animal which has Deen eNposeu
to a contagiou or infectious disease, al
though at the time not injected tnere-
with. ~
in,
state shall not be adiudged infected with
the disease of tuberculosis or condemned
as being so infected except and until such
animal has been subjected to at least two
separate tuberculine tests 20 ascertain the
presence of such disease, and the time
of making such separate tests snail not
be nearer together than two months ana
lot farther apart than three months. IN
all cases to ascertain the presence OF
.uch disease the tests aforesaid snail be
made by duly licensed. veterinary sur.
geon under authority of said board OF
health. And no milk or other products
from such animals shall be sold or offered
for sale.
Sec. s. Whenever a domestic animal
has been adjusted (adjudgeD to be infect
ed with a contagious or infectious disease,
and has been ordered killed by the state
health. the owner or keeper of such
animal, shall be notified thereof and
within twenty-four hours thereaf ter
board be may be s wheh has wt drdered
such animal killed against the Kill
ing. thereof and shall therein state;
under oath, that to the best of his belief
such animal is not infected with any con-
tagious or infectious disease; whereupon,
said animal being kill ed notwithstanding
such protest, a post-mo tenn examination
pointed, one by the board of health. one
by the owner and one by the two al
ready appointed, and if upon such exam
nation said animal shall be found to have
hePn entirely freq from CONTAGIOUS or IN
fictitious disease, there shall be appointed
three competent and disinterested men,
owner of the animal killed, and the third
by the two already appointed, to appraise
it at it's cash value Immediately before
it vas killed and the ne AMOUNT our Oh Suc cf
such animal, one-fifth part thereof by the
town, village or city where the animal
was kept and fOur-fitthS thereof by the
state. All appraisements made under this
act shall be in writing and signed by the
appraisers. and certified to by the local
board of health and the state board OF
the state and to the treasurer of the sev-
eral towns, villages and cities wherein
the animals appraised were kept. When-
ever any such animal which has not
been adjudged to be infected is killed by
order of said board, but not by the own
er or keeper thereof, a post-mortem eX-
perts appointed as aforesaid and if
found to have been entirely free from
any Infectious disease, the value of such
animal shall be determined and paid for
this section expressly provided no COM
pensaton shall be paid for any animal
killed by virtue Of any authority given
Sec G. The expense of the killing and
burial. or destruction, of any diseased
animal ordered killed by either of the
boards aforesaid shall be borne by the
town. village or city where. such animal
was kept. The expense of the quarantine
CT any infected animal, or of any animal
that has been exposed to infection, shall
be paid when tax en- from the, possession
of its owner, or keeper, shall be borne,
one-fifth by the town, village or city
where the e. animal was e Kept ana n0uf
quarantined upon the premises of its
owner or keeper, the expense Thereon
shall be borne by such owner or keerer;
Whenever any animal is quarant1ned
when being shipped into the state, the
expense thereof shall be borne by It's
owner or keeper. Whenever the owner
or keeper of any domestic animal is l1aoie
for any expenses incurred, under this act,
by any board of health in connection
Herewith, such board may have lien on
such animal for such expense, and may
also maintain an action against such
owner or keeper therefor.
Sec Z 1t is hereby made the duty of
the several local boards Of health in this
state to carry out and enforce all orders
and directions of the state board OF health
to them directed, and the state board OF
health may require any two or more local
boards to act together for the purpose OF
enforcing any of the provisions OF TINS
act.
Whenever the rules and regulations OF
the state board of health made under
authority of this act conflict with the
rules and regulations made hereunder by
any local board Of health, these made by
the state board a6, shall, shall supersede those
Sec. 8. The state board of health, or
any duly authorized agent thereof, may
examine or cause to be examined unaer
kr owladge of material facts concerning
the existence or dissemination, or danger
of dissemination. of disease among do
shall have all the powers vested in JUS
tees of the peace to take dispositions and
to compel witnesses to attend and testify.
Sec. .. Any person violating any pro-
vision of this act or eny rule or regula-
ton made by the state board Of health,
or by any local board of health, or any
authority hereof, shall be, guilty of a
misdemeanor and be punished by fine
of not less than twenty-five or more than
one hundred 400 dollars, or by imprison-
than ninety (90) days. Any member of
any local board of health who shall neg
let or refuse to +S garry into effect feet
shall si1a = neglect or refuse to carry out
any directions Of the state board
of health, or who shall neglect or
refuse to enforce any rule or regulation
made by the state board of health, or by
any local board of health, under the au-
thority hereof shall be. guilty of a mis-
denneanor and be punished by a fine Of
not less than twenty-five (25) and not
more than one hundred 900 dollars
and each and every days neglect
or refusal to perform any duty i'm
posed upon him by this act shall
constitute a separate and independ-
ent misdemeanor. Complaints for vioat-
ing the provisions of this act, or for vio-
lott Lott do hxy
any board of health under it's authority,
nay be made by any member or author