The Dickinson press., 1897-05-08
Dates Of the District Veterinarian.
The duties of district veterinarian

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l. To investigate in person any
or all cases OF contagious, infectious
and epidemic dis Asses am0ag cattle,
horses, mules, sheep, asses and other
domestic animals within his district
of which he may have knowledge. AMI
which may be brought to his notice
by any resident, or any other person,
in any locality within his district
where such disease may exist. and it
shall also be his duty in the absence
of specific information to make visits
Of inspection to any locality within
his district where he may have rea-
son to believe that there are conta-
gi0us or infectious diseases exist ny
among such domestic animals.
2. To seize and inspect at the state
line bordering on his district. or at
any point within his district. any
horses. mules, cattle, asses Or sheep
which may be driven into or unlo.dcd
at any point within such district to
Craze or run at large upon any of the
lands within this state, and for such
seizure and1 inspection such veterina-
rian shall collect the fees fixed by
law, together with all costs and ex-
penses of seizing and holding such
animals, and such fees and costs shall
become q lien upon such animals,
which if not paid within Eve days af.
ter such seizure and inspection shall
be completed, may be foreclosed by
such veterinarian in the same man
ner as other liens upon personal prop
erty, and until such inspection shall
be fully completed and such animals
released by such veterinarian. they
must be confined by the owner, agent
or person in charge of such animals.
to a reasonable space to be designated
by such veterinarian; provided, how
ever, that such veterinarian shall be-
co me satisfied by an examination of
health certificates issued by Il duly
authorized veterinarian or examiner
of the state from which such animals
were shipped, that such animals are
in good health and have rot been ex-
posed to any contagious. infectious or
epidemic disease, such veterinarian
may allow such animals to Craze or
run at large within such state, upon
payment to him of mileage at the
rate of ten cents per mile for each
mile actually and necessarily travelled
by him to make such inspection, and
I've dollars per day for each day nee
essarily spent by him in going to the
place of such inspection.
3. To examine in person, so often
as he may deem reasonable, all pens,
Enclosures and ears within the dis
ttrict within which domestic animals
may be confined or transported, and
to require the owner, agent or person
in charge of all such pens, Enclosures
and cars, to keep the same in proper
sanitary condition.
4. To require in person, the owner,
agent or person in charge of all pens,
Enclosures and cars within which do
nestle animals may he confined or
transported to cleanse, fumigate and
d~isinfect the same within two days
after written notice when, in his
opinion, such cleansing, fumigation
and disinfection shall be necessary
for the prevention of the spread or
outbreak of any contagious or infec.
ti0us disease among the animals.
S. To seize and inspect all domes.
tic animals coming into and remain.
ing within his district without a GER
tificate of the health of such animals
from a duly authorized state or dis
trict veterinarian or examiner Of the
state from which said animals have
been shipped, or which he has reason
to believe have contracted contagious
disease or have been exposed thereto,
tied to charge therefore the per diem
and mileage prescribed in subdivi-
sion 2 of this section and enforce col.
lection thereof as therein provided.
But where the owner is a resident of
this state importing such ANIMALS for
breeding purposes or the ordinary
purposes of husbandry and has mott:
fed the district veterinarian of the
time and place where the same may
be inspected, and they are found free
from any infectious or contagious
disease, the inspection shall be made
free of fee. per diem or mileage to
the owner.
Sec. 2. That section 1890 of the
Revised Codes be amended to read as
follows:
Sec: 1899. Whenever any domestic
animals ri seized and inspected un.
der the provisions of this article by
the district veterinarian while such
animals are being transported in cars
or shipboard or brought into the state
in any other manner the district vet
e%rinarian making such SEIZURE and
inspection shall require the owner,
agent or person in charge of such ami
mails to pay five cents each for the in.
spection of sheep, fifteen cents each
for the inspection of cattle, and one
dollar each for the inspe ction of
horses. mules or asses. One half of
the money so collected shall be i'm.
mediately transferred to the chief
state veterinarian, together with q
detailed report of the seizure and in
spection, and it shall be the duty of
the chief veterinarian to transmit
monthly all money collected as in
epection fees under the provisions of
this article to the state treasurer who
shall receipt to the chief state veteri-
marian. All such fees shall be paid
by the state treasurer into the gem
eral fund and one.half shall be Gimme
ldiately transferred to the county
treasurer of the county in which the
inspection vas made and the county
treasurer shall place all money SO re-
ceived in the general county fund
and the county treasurer shall receipt
to the district veterinarian; provided
that no inspection ch... &c made by
any district Veterinarian of any do
nestle animals IN transit through the
state without special instructions
from the chief state veterinarian
where the owner, agent or person In
charge thereof shall produce certif.
Gates of health of such animals from
q duly authorized veterinarian or ex-
aminer of the state from which such
animals have been shipped.
DUTIES OF SHEEP INSPECTORS.
Sec. I. It 10 hereby made the duty of sheep
ipspectors Of this state to cause 70 be dipped az