, 1899-03-06
SESSION LAWS, 1899.
CHAPTERS 80.
E INSPECTORS.
Senate File No. 16.

An Act to amend Chapter Fifty-seven of the Session Laws of 1897.
approved March LIST, 1897, in relation to sheep inspectors and to
repeal Sections four, five, six, seven, eight, eighteen and twenty
of said Act.
BE it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. That Section one of Chapter %Fifty-seven of
the Session Laws of 1897, approved March LIST, 1897, be and
the same is hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows: "Sec. 1. The Board of Sheep Commissioners must,
upon request of any organized wool growers association in
the State, or of any three sheep owners in any County, or
upon the request of the State Veterinary Surgeon. appoint a
capable person as Sheep Inspector in such County, who
shall hold his Office during the pleasure of the Board. and
who shall, under the direction of the said Board and the
State Veterinary Surgeon, perform all the duties imposed
upon Sheep Inspectors by said Chapter Fiftyseven of the
Laws of 1897, or as may be imposed upon him by the said
Board OF Sheep Commissioners or by the State Veterinary
Surgeon. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed
as to prohibit said Board from appointing one person who
shall perform the duties aforesaid in the manner aforesaid
in several Counties of this State at the same time, if, in their
Judgment, such course will best advance the enforcement
of the provisions of this Act"
Sec. ,. That Section two of Chapter Fiftyseven of the
Session Laws of 1897, be, and the same is hereby amended
and reenacted so as to read as follows: "Sec. 2. Such
Sheep Inspector shall, before entering upon the duties of
his Office, take the oath required by the Constitution for
other officers and shall give a bond to the State of Wyo-
ming, in the sum of Five Thousand Dollars, with good and
sufficient sureties which shall be approved by the President
OF the Board OF Sheep Commissioners and which bond shall
be conditioned that such Sheep Inspector shall we'll and
faithfully perform the duties of his Office"
Sec. 3. That Section Three of said Chapter Fiftyseven,
of the Session Laws of 1897, be, and the same is hereby
amended and reenacted so as to read as follows: "Sec. 3.
Such bond with the oath endorsed thereon, shall be recorded
and filed in the Office of the Board of Sheep commissioners
and such bond may be sued upon by any person injured by
the unfaithful performance of duty by such Sheep Inspector,
Provided, that no suit shall be instituted after twelve
months have elapsed from the time the cause of such action
accrued"
Sec. A. That Section Eleven of Chapter Fiftyseven, of
the Session Laws of 1897, be, and the same is hereby amend
ed and re-enacted so as to read as follows: "Sec. II. When
ever the Governor of the State shall have good reason to be
lieve that any disease covered by this Act has become cpl
demic in a certain locality in any other State or Territory,
or that conditions exist that render sheep liable to convey
disease, or whenever the Board of Sheep Commissioners or
the President thereof shall certify, in the manner provided
by law. to the Governor that conditions exist that render
sheep likely to convey disease, the Governor shall forth
and prohibit the importation from them of any sheep into
this State, except under such restrictions as he may deem
proper, or as may be provided by this Act. Any person,
company or corporation, who, after the publication of such
proclamation shall knowingly receive in charge any sheep
from any of the prohibited districts and transport, convey
or drive the same within the boundaries of any County of
this State, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
further, shall become liable for any and all damages and
loss that may be sustained by any person or persons by rea.
son of the importation or transportation of such prohibited
sheep; Provided, however, that nothing herein contained
shall prohibit the transportation of sheep from such district
through the State by railroad train under such restrictions
and regulations as may be prescribed by law, or by the regu-
lations of the Governor or by the Board of Sheep Commits
sioners or either of them.
Sec. 5. That Section Twelve of said Act, be, and the
same is hereby amended and re-enacted SO as to read as fol-
lows: "sec. -. That any person, company or corporation
intending to bring or cause to be brought from any other
State or Territory any sheep into the State of Wyoming,
in any manner, except by shipping the same through the
State by railroad train, whether any proclamation shall
have been issued by the Governor as provided in the last
preceding Section or not, shall, before crossing the State
line, notify the Board of Sheep Commissioners of such pro-
posed action, which notice shall set forth the number of
sheep, the brand thereon, the name of the owner thereof
and the locality from which such sheep came and through
which they have been driven. The Board of Sheep Com
missiOners or the President or a Committee thereof, as
by the regulations of the Board may be provided, shall
thereupon make such investigation as they may deem neces-
sary, and, if in their Judgment, it shall be necessary, shall
cause said sheep to be inspected by the State Veterinary
Surgeon or a Sheep Inspector, and, upon the conclusion
of such investigation, they shall make an order in writing,
signed by the President of the Board and which order shall
either permit such sheep to enter the State of Wyoming or
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the Board or its agents, at the State line, for such period as
the said Board shall deem necessary, which period shall be
specified and set forth in such order. If, at the end of the
from disease and can safely be brought into the State, the
said Board shall, by an order made by the President and
under it's seal, permit the same to be brought into the State
and thereupon the said sheep shall become, in all respects,
subject to the Sheep Inspection law of this State. Any
sheep in transit through this State, upon any railroad train,
shall not be unloaded from such train for any purpose, ex-
cept at such points as shall be designated by the Board of
Sheep Commissioners, and when so uDloaded at such points,
shall be held in the feed yards at such point and shall not
be allowed to leave the same, except such sheep are con
signed to some point in this State, which last mentioned
sheep shall in all respects be treated as is hereinbefore pro-
vided, for sheep brought from without the State, except
that such sheep may be held, as hereinbefore provided, at
the point Of destination instead of at the State line. All
expenses of enforcing the provisions OF this Section shall
be paid by the owner of the sheep. If any person shall be
guilty Of a violation or evasion Of the provisions of this Sec
ton, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by impris-
onment in a county Jail not more than sixty days or by a