The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1900-11-22
MUST SHOW THE HIDES.

Ranehers in the habit of slaughter
ing their own beef cattle for market
will do well to study carefully the pro-
visions of the following law passed by
the last Legislature.
SECTION /. 1t shall be unlawful Tor
any person to sell any slaughtered DO
vine animal to the keeper ofany butch
er shop or meat market in this state,
without having, and upon request eX-
hibiting. to such keeper, the hide OF
such animal. Any person so offending
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof shall be lined not
less than fifty dollars more more than
five hundred dollars, or imprisoned IN
the county Jail not less than thirty days
nor more than two hundred and nifty
DAYS, or by both such fine and impris-
onment.
SEC. 2.-It shall be unlawful for the
keeper of any slaughter house, or per
sons engaged in slaughtering cattle Tor
sale in this State, TO purchase any eat
tie for slaughter, or any slaughtered
bovine animal, without having exhlb-
tied to him the hide OF such animal,
and examining the brand and other
marks upon such hide, and making ana
entering in a book kept for that pur-
pose description of such brand and
marks, together with the name OF the
person from whom the purchase was
made aud the date OF such purchase.
Said book shall be kept at the slaught.
er house or business Office OF the person
engaged in slaughtering cattle, and shall
be open to the inspection OF the hide
inspector or the owner of any cattle in
this State during business hours. Any
person violating the provisions OF this
section shall be guilty OF u misdemean-
| or, and on conviction thereof shall be
/ fined not less than fifty dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or inn
prisoned in the county Jail not less than
/ thirty days nor more than two hundred
and fifty days or by both such fine and
Imprisonment.
| SEC. 8. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person peddliDg the meat of a bovine
animal, who is not the keeper Of any
shop or meat market, to sell such meat
without having in his possession, then
and there, and upon request exhibiting,
| the hide of such animal containing the
brand and other marks thereon. Any
person violating the provisions of this
section shall be guilty OF misdemean-
or, and on conviction thereof shall be
| fined in any sum not less than fifty dol
| lars nor more than five hundred dollars,
or imprisoned in the county jail not
less than thirty days nor more than
Two hundred aud fifty days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
SEC T. 1t shall be the duty of every
keeper of any slaughter house, and en-
gagged in the business of Strengthening
any bovine animals, TO keep at his
| slaughter house, or place of business, a
book or record, in which shall be re-
corded and pr served description ol
the brand and other marks upon the
| hides of each slaughtered bovine ami
NAL, together with the name of the per-
son from whom the animal was pur-
chased, when such name can be ascer
tanned, and the date of such purchase
Said book shall be open to the inspec
ton of the hide inspector or the owner
of any cattle during business hours
Any person violating the provisions oi
this section shall be fined not less thar
| fifty dollars, nor more than five
hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the
county jail not less than thirty days
nor more than two hundred and fifty
days, or by both such fine and impris-
onment.