The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-05-29
WAR On DISEASED CATTLE
State Live Stock Sanitary Board De.
cides Upon Course to Pursue.
From Friday's Daily.


The new live stock sanitary board, in
cooperation with local boards of health
, will begin Immediately to condemn and
, kill COWS effected with tuberculosis. The
board will commence on 10 animals now
under quarantine by order of the health
authorities of st. Paul and NIinneapo-
lis, in the vicinity of the twin cities.
This was decided on at meeting of the
board held yesterday morning, after
noon and evening. Health Commission
ers Ohage of st. Paul and Hall of Mime
apolis were present and urged the board
to assist in graduating tuberculosis from
the twin cities
The health commission pointed out
that from so to 90 per cent of the milk
used in the twin cities is brought from
the country. Unless the tuberculosis
cows are killed, the entire population of
the cities is threatened with disease.
Since the health commissioners of st.
Paul and Minneapolis have no jurisdic-
ton outside the cities, the inspecting and
condemning has to be done by authority
of the state board.
The members of the board, on the
other hand, explained that they would
have to $50 light" on killing COWS since
the annual appropriation amounts to only
$4,000 of which not more than $4,000
may be expended in condemning animals.
Under the new law the state is obliged
to pay three-fourths of the cost of the
animal. Members of the board say that
if it should kill all animals affected
with contagious diseases, an appropria-
ton of from $4,000 to $4,000 would be
necessary.
State and city health boards finally de-
cided to cooperate as far as possible
IL Graduating bovine tuberculosis. The
state board will deputize one of the
health authorities of st. Paul and one
in Minneapolis to inspect the animals
under quarantine. The expenses of the
inspection will be paid by the Twin
Cities. Drs. S. H. Ward and Brimhall
with assistants will examine animals
throughout the state.
1t was agreed that the local boards
shall have authority to condemn diseas-
ed animals within the precincts of the
city without the approval of the state
board. 1t was also agreed that the state
board has right to condemn animals
in any part of the state without the APP
proval of the local boards.
The sanitary board adopted code of
rules regulating the quarantine and care
of diseased animals. Copies will be sent
to the local boards of the state. The
rules require the local boards to notify |
the state board within twenty-four hours !
after an animal is condemned. No ami |
NAL can be condemned unless adiudged !
tc be affected with contagious disease by |
agents of the state or local boards, ex- !
eept In cases OF epidemic when the stare |
board may require exposed animals to
De killed.
The owner must be notified within
hours after the animal has
been condemned. He may file a protest
within the next twenty -four hours. In
hat case three eXperts-one to be APP
pointed by the state board, one by the
'erson filing the protest and the third by
he two former-will conduct postmor-
EN- examination and if the animal is
ound to have been free from disease.
hree appraisers are to be appointed in
he same manner as the experts are APP
'ointed to estimate the value of the ami
nal. The state must pay the owner the
ntire amount-St. Paul Pioneer Press.