The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
LIVE STOCK RULES.
The Change Made by the New SAM
tary Commission.

Office Of the Live Stock Sanitary Com
mission, Topeka, Kansas.
Regarding rules and regulations
adopted by the sanitary commission
for year 1897, will state that rules are
the same as in 1896, except rule vi
which is as follows:
VI. All cattle coming from Arizona
and New Mexico and from that por-
ton of Texas and Oklahoma lying
north and west of the United States
government quarantine line are hereby
prohibited from entering Kansas with
cut special permit from this commits
sion or it's authorized agents. The
owner or manager of cattle to enter
Kansas from the area hereinbefore de-
Scr1bed in this paragraph and the
counties in the state of Missouri men
toned in paragraph must show by
his own and the afhdavits of two relia-
bic disinterested persons, whose relia-
bility is certified to by a county clerk
or notary public who has personal
knowledge of the character of said per-
sons, that the cattle to enter Kansas
are free from cattle-ticks (Boophilus
BOviS), have been exclusively kept ever
since February 1, 1897, north and west
of the quarantine line designated in
paragraph I, and that the cattle have
not come in contact with southern cat
tie or a trail made by them since Feb
ruary 1, 1897. Also give number, kinds
and brands or marks of cattle. All cat
tie originating south of the $3.50 thirty
fifth parallel of north latitude in the
territory of Arizona and that portion
Oh 1eXaS north ana west OF the quar-
anime line must be inspected by an
authorized agent of this commission,
and if the cattle are found to be in
fected with the Texas fever cattle-tick
(Boophilus Bovis), said cattle will not
be permitted to enter Kansas except
under the provisions of rule I. But be-
fore any cattle from the above de-
scribed territory shall be admitted into
ject to an actual inspection by an
authorized agent or inspector appoint
ed by the live stock sanitary commits
sion of Kansas, and if upon such in
spection they are found free from Tex
as fever cattle-tickS (Boophilus Bovis),
as described in the affidavit hereto
fore made by the owners of or parties
in charge of such cattle, then, upon
payment to said inspector of a fee of
two cents per head, and surrendering
to the inspector the affidavit heretofore
made by said owners or persons in
charge of such cattle, the inspector shall
isue a permit for all cattle so inspect
ed one copy of said permit must be
attached to the bill of lading or
freight expense bill ACCOMMODATING such.
cattle so inspected, and the owners or
parties in charge of said cattle so in
Spected shall also be furnished with a
copy or said permit. The inspector shall
keep copy of same, which CODY shall
be filed in the office of the live stock
sanitary commission. For any viola
ton of this rule by owners or parties
in charge or railways carrying such
cattle from within the described ter
ritory without first having fully com
pied with this section, the same pen
atty shall attach in section 81, chap
ter ?, session laws of 1884
A. B. Moore, inspector for the south,
is located at Amorilla, Texas, and Lee
r. Wright, inspector for the west is
located at La Junta, Col. Either in
spector or the sanitary commission
will furnish copies of rules and reg11la-
tons upon application
FRANK WEINSHANK
Sec'y, Rochester, Kan.