Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-29
A WARNING IS GIVEN.
Cattle Owners Warned
On An Important
Matter.
THE LAW is QUOTED.
Manifesto in kingsbury County
of Interest Over the
State.

Owing to the presence of contagious
and infectious diseases of cattle in diff
ferent parts of the state the food and
dairy commissioner made some inquiry
as to the provisions of the law in GER
tain cases, and as a result States Attor-
ney Whiting prepared the following
warning to cattle owners which your
correspondent thoughs good enough for
wider circulation than in this county
alone.
Complaint has been made to me that
there are quite a number of cattle hav-
ing contagious and infectious diseases
scattered through the county, princi-
pally having what is known as 'lumpy
jaw
Medical authorities hold that this
disease is infectious as soon as the lump
is above the size of an egg or az soon as
the lamp begins TO soft al and that as
soon as it begins to run or in case of it's
breaking internally OF as soon as the
lump reaches any large dimensions, it
then becomes contagious. 1t would
therefore appear that neither the milk
or the meat would be proper for food.
"As farmers seem to be laboring
under the impression that these Jumps
do not effect the product of the cattle,
either the meat or the milk, / desire TO
call attention to the above fact and also
call attention to the following provi-
sions of u statute. Section 1928 of
the Compiled Laws Of South Dakota
reads as follows:
Sec. No. 1898. The following regu-
lations shall be observed in all cases of
disease covered by this act:
Il. 1t shall be unlawful to sell, give
away or in any name part with any
animal affected with or suspected of
being affected with contagious or infec-
tious disease; and in case of any animal
that may be known to be affected with
or exposed to any such disease within
one year prior to such disposal, due
notice of the fact shall be given in
writing to the party receiving the ami
NAL.
-. 1t shall be unlawful to kill for
butcher purposes any such animal TO
sell, give away or use any part of it, or
its milk, or TO remove any part of the
skin, A failure to observe these provi-
sions shall be deemed a misdemeanor
and on conviction shall be punished by
a fine not less han one hundred dollars
nor exceeding five hundred dollars. II
shall be the duty of the owner or per
son having in charge any animal
affected with OF suspected of being
affected with any contagious or infec-
tious disease, to Immediately confine
the same in a safe place, isolated from
other animals, and with all necessary
restrictions to prevent dissemination Of
the disease until the arrival of the vet
Urinary surgeon. The above regula
tions shall apply as well to animals il
transit through the territory as to thos,
resident therein; and the veterinary
surgeon o his duly authorized agen
shall have full authority TO examine
whether in car or yards OF pastures O
stables or upon the public domain, al
animals passing through the territor.
or any part of it, and, on detection o
suspicion of disease, take possession o
and treat and dispose of animals in th
same manner as is prescribed for ami
mails resident in the territory"
In connection with the foregoing j
might be well to add a few words TO
the information of creamery managers
patrons and buttermakers and | quot
from the food and dairy law.
Section 10 of the food and dairy lay
reads:
mo person shall keep cows in
crowded or unhealthy condition for tn
production of milk for market, or TO
sale or exchange, or to be manufacture
into articles of butter or cheese, or fee
cows ON food that produces impure
unhealthy, diseased or unwholesome
nor sell any such milk to any person Q
persons, nor deliver milk from disease
cows to any creamery or cheese factory
No person shall manufacture froi
impure, unhealthy, diseased 9
unwholesome milk, or cream from tn
same, any article Of butter or chees'
whatsoever violates the provisions I
this section shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor aud shall he furnished .
hereinafter provided"