Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-06
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
PROTECTION OF SHEEP INDUSTRY

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spread of disease among sheep and to
further protect the sheep industry, is a
very important and much needed piece
of legislation. The bill provides that a
sheep sanitary board shall be organized,
Differed by a president, vice president
and secretary. who shall call meetings
in June and December of each year for
the transaction of necessary business.
The members of the board shall not
receive any compensation for their
services, except their actual necessary
expenses in attending the board. The
board is authorized to appoint, and at
pleasure remove, sheep inspectors, who
are to receive a salary fixed by the
board. They will prescribe methods
for dipping sheep, the best adapted to
prevent the occurrence and spread of
disease, and to dictate and prescribe
quarantine and sanitary measures and
summarily order the %quarantining of
any t1ocks or tlockS of infected sheep.
In all matters relating to the improper
handing and dealing of sheep, registra-
ton of owners, record of marks and
brands and records of all sheep entering
or leaving the territory, the board shall
have full power.
ANY person intending TO orlhg sheep
into the territory shall give notice OF
his intention 4s hours previous to the
proposed day of entry, stating in the
notice the day and place, when and
where, he desires to bring said sheep in.
Upon receiving the notice the inspector
shall Immediately go to the place named
and inspect the sheep and deliver a
certificate OF inspection to the owner or
person IN charge OF the nock' II Tree
from sean or other ln1ectious II con
taglous diseases. Inc provision does
not apply TO sheep loadeo on railway
cars whlch are oelng transported 10
another section outside OF the territory,
and which are not to be unloaded eX-
ceept IN quarantine pens Tor the purpose
OF feeding and watering, ana Tor a
period not TO exceed "a hours: Inc
person IN charge OF the sheep inspect
ed, MI pay 5 cents per head for sheep
inspected. IN case the owner OF the
sheep refuses 10 pay the Inspection lee,
the inspector shall o dellver Inc IN
spectlon certlllcate ana snail refuse TO
allow the sheep TO enter the territory.
Injected sheep are to be placed IN quar-
antlne n dipped according to lnstruc-
lions from the inspector. Sheep that
are brought into the territory without
the payment OF the Inspection Zee shall
De taken IN charge Dy the inspector,
who shall also institute legal proceed
lngs against the owner, including the
cost OF the care OF the sheep while IN
MS possession, ana Inc costs OF SUIT.
ANY person who shall bring sheep In
the territory without complying with
the provisions OF the act, shall be flned
by a justice OF the peace or district
more thar $loo, n at the dlscreSlon OF
the court. imprisoned not to exceed 80
oays. na.lule ~ vhe omnel VI peison ii
onaise u .ho sheep " plouuoo " oei.ln-
e".o y, na"oi' 'n". 10 .aA1n 40 phina
Laoio o' n1enSo tnav ;4 . "one
mha u oiantesna .noo .ne .oia,toi!.
= ne ~ Jug 'nt .ho abaoe oud "sS upe,".e US
. G ~ ~ .no sneoP amo WY u" uo
s;dad NV ~ ,om "G for tha so1o 30 n no"sano1
,u y! ,"n xaa;o" a. pmoni"a
pnupeao' " ta Az. n oaaI4ioS
aLlsrhs iiom Vne nles anu penalOles
sn"n oonsv'Su'o " P"iV 'no sheep
Ta"n NV. ul .ou,..
,. n1eiy sheeP owhef ~ Sne 'elf''oIy
sna.l ieeoiu WIN Sns seolesary oi 'he
ooaiu vle MAINS anu u!aius Which, ~ he
may use ~ mainfmg ms smeep. d ame
se .n,S ."a io ,,h;a, W noIo o"a any
, niarhs VI olanus Mnach may naye Pre-,
sousy oeen leo ~ %a. ~ - da"lul
~. any peison w nav n,oiI Vnan one
saa lnaiA VI 50! u eai maihs w. hiarh
uiheieno sheep ~ ~ 'ooA VI nocNs. lss
10 also unn" VIZ i" "nyono ~ ouo ot
nole Vnan nan vi one VI ooyh ours u
sneep. any pelsoh louhu WIN sneep
having noIe shah un To- vi one or
eaIh our ouI ol Shali w uee"eu sui''y
having 'ooion Il eneep'
Persons 0 to ship sheep out OF the
territory must first have the same in
spected and must exhibit authority to
ship or drive such sheep, by proof OF
ownership. Five mills per head is
charged for such inspection n the
inspector may then give a clearance.
Railroad companies are prohibited from
taking sheep for SHIPMENT unless salts
factory clearance is shown. The rail-
roads are held liable in the sum of 5
cents per head for all such sheep taken
for shipment.
The Inspector IS required to report to
the secretary OF the board all sheep in
spected by him, which report shall show
destination, number of sheep shipped,
their marks. brands. and sanitary con-.
dition and the date of shipping, to-
gether with the name or names Of any
former owners and the substance of the
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