Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-02-25

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eases. The full text OF the law Is as
follows:
AN act to enable the secretary of
Agriculture to more effectually SUD-
press and prevent the spread of con.
tagious and infectious diseases of live
stock and for other purposes.
BE II enacted by the senate and
house of representatives Of the United
States in congress assembled. That
in order to enable the secretary of ag-
riculture to effectually suppress and
extripate contagious pleuro-pneumo-
monia. foot and mouth disease, and
communicable diseases in cattle and
other livestock, and TO prevent the
spread OF such diseases, the powers
conferred on the secretary of the
treasury by sections four and five of
an act entitled An Act for the Estab-
lishment of a Bureau of Animal In
dustry. to prevent the expectation of
diseased cattle and provide means
for the suppression OF pleuro-pneu-
monia and other contagious diseases
among domestic animals. approved
May 30. 1884 (23 u. S. 81, are here
by conferred on the secretary Of agri-
culture. to be exercised exclusively by
him. He is hereby authorized and di-
rected. from time to time, to estab-
lish such rules and regulations con-
cerning the expectation and transpor-
tation OF livestock from any place
within the United States where he
may have reason to believe that such
diseases may exist into and through
any state or territory including the In
dian Territory and into and through
the District OF Columbia and to for
eign countries, as he may deem neces-
sary. and all sucn ules and regula-
tions shall have the forceof the law.
Whenever any inspector or assistant
inspector of the bureau of animal in
dustry shall issue a certificate show
ing that such officer had inspected
any cattle or other livestock which
were about to be shipped driven or
transported from such locality TO an
other, as above stated. and had found
them free from Texas or spleIetic
fever infection. pleuro-pnennonia.
foot or mouth disease, or any other
infectious. contagious or communi-
cable disease, such animals 50 in
spected and certified. may be shipped.
driven or transported from such place
into and through any state or terri
tory including the Indian Territory
and through the District OF Columbia,
or they may be exported from the
United States without further inspec-
tion or the exaction of fees OF any
kina. except such az may at any time
be ordered or enacted by the secre-
tary OF agriculture; and all such ami
mails shall at all times be under the
control and supervision of the bureau
of animal industry or the agricultural
department for the purpose Of such
inspection.
Section 2. That the secretary of
agriculture shall have the authority
to make such regulations and take
such measures as he may deem
proper TO prevent the introduction OF
dissemination Of any contagi1I2. in
fectious. or communicable disease OF
animals from foreign country into
the United States or IRON one state
or territory of the United States or
the District OF Columbia TO another.
and TO seize, quarantine ant dispose
of any hay. straw. forage or similar
material, or any meats, hides or other
animal products coming from an in.
fcctcd foreign country to the United
States, or from the state or territory
or the District Of Columbia in transit
to any other state or territory or the
District of Columbia whenever in his
judgment such action is advisable in
order to guard against the introduc'
tion or spread oi such contagion.
Section 3. l'nat any person, COM
pany. or corporation knowingly vio-
lating the provisions of this act or the
orders or regulations made in pur.
suance thereto shalt be guilty of Of
misdemeanor and on conviction shall
be punished by a fine of not less than
S1O0 nor more than 81 1000. or by i'm
prisonment not more than one year.
or both such fine and Imprisonment"
NOW JUSTICE DAY.