The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-27
SANITARY
COMMISSION
Makes New Rules and Quaran-
tine Regulations.
FOR ADMITTING CATTLE
From South of Thirty Seventh
Parallel of Latitude.

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| live stock sanitary commission today
| prepared some new quarantine regula-
| tons to take effect on April l. The new
rules apply against itch or mango as
we'll as Texas fever. They follow:
| Rule /. That part of the stock yards Of
Kansas City west of the Kaw river, and
known as the quarantine division" to-
gether with all chutes and approaches
| thereto, is hereby set apart for the re-
ception and handling of southern" cat
| tie and such other cattle as arrive at
the Kansas City stock yards in violation
| of the sanitary rules and regulations OF
| this commission.
| Rule 2. Each car carrying cattle, and
| carrying the same in the course of trans
| portation from said infectious area into
or through the state of Kansas. must
have a placard firmly attached, stating
| in bold letters, This car contains south
ern CATTLE" and the way-bill of the said
car shall have marked plainly on the face
| thereof the words, Southern cattle
| Rule g. On unloading southern cattle
at points of destination or for feed water
| or rest, at any stock yards in Kansas,
certain chutes, alleys and pens must be
! set apart for their exclusive use; and
whenever any southern cattle that have
been unloaded in Kansas shall be re-
shipped to other points of destination,
the cars in which said cattle are to be
reloaded must be placarded and way-bills
thereof marked plainly Southern cat
1 tie"
| Rule 4. Cars that have carried southern
/ or infectious cattle shall be thoroughly
disinfected before being loaded with nom
| infectious cattle. All litter and manure
| taken from the cors, when disinfected
| must be stored where no cattle can come
| in contact with it. or so treated as to
| destroy all means of infection.
| Rule 5. Where a pasture lies on both
sides of the quarantine line all of said
| pasture shall be treated as being south
of or below said quarantine line described
in the governors proclamation. In pas
lures or upon ranges where ticks (Bo-
| ophilus bovis) are known to exist, and
! where, in the judgment of this commits
| sion, said ticks, owing to favorable con-
| ditions. are likely to live through the
winter season. said pastures shall be
placed in quarantine and no cattle allow
| ed to run in said pasture from the first
day of April until the first day of Octo-
| Der. The pasture may be used, however,
for the range of other animals.
Rule 6. The laws of 1901 expressly for
bid the introduction of cattle into the
| state of Kansas from any point south OF
| the south line Of the state of Kansas (be-
ing the 37th parallel of north latitude)'
without inspection, except for immediate
slaughter, and then only under such rules
and regulations as may be prescribed by
this board. Therefore all cattle intro
duced or brought into the state for any
| other purpose than immediate slaughter
must be first carefully inspected by
member or inspector of this board, and a
| certificate Of health issued by such in
| spector or member of this board, show
ing that the cattle have been inspected
and found free from fever ticks (Boophi-
lus bovis), or a disease known as itch
| or mango, that the inspection fee pre-
| scribed by law G cents per head has
| been paid, the name of the owner and
the person in charge of said cattle, and
the point of origin and place of destina-
ton And such certificate shall be evil
dence that the owner or person in charge
of the cattle therein described has right
and is authorized to bring such cattle In
to the state of Kansas. One copy of said
certificate must be attached to way-biil
stub accompanying such cattle, one copy
given TO the owner or person in charge
of the cattle, and one copy sent TO the
secretary of this commission.
Rule l. All cattle from west of the
lend meridian lines being the west line
of Kansas, are prohibited from entering
the state by railroad or trail. unless they
have been inspected and found free from
a disease known as itch or mango And
all railroads and transportation COM
| panies are hereby notified that If they
carry cattle with such disease they shall
! carefully disinfect such cars that have
been so used before they are offered FOL
! the use of healthful cattle. the same as
| cars that have been used for tn carrying
OF cattl infected with Texas fever
Rule S. Any person desiring to avail
themselves of the passage Of cattle foi
slaughter purposes from points south OF
the south line OF Kansas. without in
| spection and the payment Of fees, may &c
| so by consigning them 10 the quarantine
| pens Of whatever market they may be
destined but under no condition shan
| they be unloaded in native chutes o.
native pens of Kansas unless they art
accompanied BY a certificate Of health
issued By a Kansas inspector Also cat
| tie destined for points beyond the limit;
OF Kansas may unload and feed and rest
without state inspection on payment Of
fees at the shipping yards on line Of road
on which they are being shipped. pro
vided each and every shipment Is accom-
panied by a certificat. Of health ISSUED
bv an agent Of the Bureau OF Animal In
dustry: otherwise shall De accompanies
by a certificate issued By a Kansas in
spector.
Rule :. II shall be the duty Of th'
managers or persons in charge Of AM
: stock yards IN Kansas 70 keep the SAX
Ssr,ss in r,roper sanitary condition fo'
the protection Of the health OF the Nv
stock entrusted 20 their care ard .
cleanse and disinfect all yards and pens
. ehutes and alleys. at such times and =
such manner as may De deemed necessar,
by this commission OF its AUTHORIZED
agents
Rv,le 10 The townships OF Garden
| Lowell. and that portion Of Spring Nsiiel
I described as follows. to-Hit- Al q town
! ship * and sections :. q >. > - eI''
Is OF toxnship -. range "a east al
! Cherokee county. Kan. are hereby 50
-sziiy Guaranteed. and 10 cattle sn@s
BE admitted TO other parts % Kansas q
| the state OF Missouri from TIE above
named townships except they shall Srs
= | b4 inspected By an agent or Inspector Q
? ! this commission and found 20 BE fire.
! from fever ticks sBoophslu= bcvisl- az