The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-09
INSPECTION OF SHEEP
New Rules Decided Upon by the
State Board of Sheep
Commissioners.
INSPECTION EXPENSE
TO Be Borne by Sheep OWNERSHIP
spectOrs Allowed SO a Day.
Dip to Be Used.

A subject that has received careful
consideration at the hands of the stat
sheen commissioners at their recen
meeting was that Of compensation to b
allowed the different county inspector
for performing their duties Of inspect
ing sheep believed to be affected will
any disease. and If scab. to order tn
animals dipped. There seemed to b'
difference Of opinion as to the name;
Of paying the expenses thus incurred
whether it should be borne by the owne'
of the sheep or the state. Quite a nun
Der Of inspectors who had charged tht
bills up to the state had the misfortune
to find that the state was not always Of
the opinion it should pay them. Com
missioner Lindsay Of Dawson, Folsom
Of Meagher, O'Donnell of Yellowstone,
and others carefully considered the
matter and came to the conclusion that
definite rules should be decided upon
and the inspectors ordered to obey
them. These rules were adopted by
the state board after they had been pas.
sed upon by Attorney General Nolan,
who, besides being the states legal
adviser, is also a member Of the state
board of examiners which passes upon
such bills. As soon az Mr.. Nolan's ap.
proval was secured the rules were or.
dered printed.
The following are the rules that have
been promulgated:
In making inspections the inspect.
or must ascertain from what state, ter
ritory or foreign country the shipment
originates.
2-If the sheep inspected are import.
ed into the country from outside Of
Montana the inspector must collect all
charges and expenses Of inspection. dip.
ping, etc., from the owner. agent, or
person in charge Of such sheep as pro.
vided in Section 303S of the Political
Code. Such inspection charges are
lien upon the sheep under the law, and
the failure Of the owner or person in
charge to report such sheep for inspect.
ion is also punishable by law.
3-If the sheep inspected have been
permanently located in Montana, the
charges for all necessary inspections,
including final inspection and release
from quarantine are the only proper
! items ohargeable against the state fund.
In such cases all other expenses includ-
ing those for dipping and supervising
the dipping Of such sheep are charge
able to the owner, agent, or person in
charge Of the sheep as provided in Sect
ion 3033 Of the Political Code.
Asleep going from one county to
another within the state should be ac-
oompanied with clean bills Of health
from the inspector in the county in
which they originate.
5-Inspections are to be made only
upon reliable information or order Of
the sheep commissioner for the county
where the sheep to be inspected are 10.
Gated.
6-Bills Of health issued for Mon.
tana sheep being shipped out of the
state are to be given without charge to
the owner il the inspector knows such
sheep to be free from disease without a
personal inspection. If the inspector il
required to make an inspection to issue
such bill Of health the owner must pay
for it.
7-Inspectors will be allowed COM
pensatinn at not to exceed $S per day
for the time actually employed in the
performance of their duties, which sum
must cover all travelling and other ex.
penses.
S-Inspectors are required to report
to the sheep commissioner Of the coun.
ty of all sheep inspected for export, the
time spent in inspecting the same, aud
the fees received for such inspection.
9-Bills against the sheep inspection
and indemnity fund should be made out
on the blank forms provided by the
board which will be furnished by the
secretary upon application. 1t is re-
quired that such bills be sworn to be-
fore a notary public and that they have
the approval Of the sheep commissioner
for the county before submission to this
state board. Bills against the state are
passed upon but once in each month
the third Monday of the month.
Dip to ISe Used.