Williams news., 1903-06-20
OUR LIVE STOCK
 SANITARY BOARD
Rules and Regulations for Inspect. ors, Stock Owners and
 Transportation Cos.

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 1. No cattle can be imported into the territory of Arizona from points in the United States below the federal quarantine line except between December 1st and Febru- ary 1st, and then only under spec ial rules and regulations to be is- sued by the Live Stock Sanitary Board.
 2. Cattle will be admitted from Sonora, Mexico, on a clean certii- cate of health by United States inspector of the B. A. l. at all seasons.
 8. Cattle in transit through the territory of Arizona, that come from below the U. s. quarantine line, may be unloaded for feed and water in quarantine corrals only unless accompanied by a clean certificate of health from a federal inspector. Provided that in all cases the trans portation company transporting such stock must notify the board of all such shipments, their point of origin, destination and date of shipment at least A hours before such shipment enters the territory.
 4. Live stock (except swine) originating in healthy district, and destined for points in the ter ritory of Arizona, will be admitted if accompanied by a clean bill of health from a government or state veterinarian.
 Shippers and transportation com panies must notify the Live Stock Sanitary Board at Phoenix, Ari- zona, of all such shipments in ad- vance, their origin, destination, by whom certificate of health is signed and date of shipment.
 Live stock that may be offered for entry, originating in a healthy district, may be admitted on the filing in the office of the board of written opinion of the territorial veterinarian that no danger of in- lection exists. If the veterinarian cannot give such opinion, the sec retary of the board shall direct him to proceed to examine such stock at the nearest practicable point, the expense of the trip to be paid by the owner or person in charge of such stock.
 5. Common carriers and others are notified not to accept any swine consigned to points in Arizona without presentation of permit from the Live Stock Sanitary Board over seal, signed by its secretary. Secretary is instructed to direct the territorial veterinarian to proceed to inspect all such importations of swine as enter the territory, when necessary, and impose the neces- srry quarantine regulations for the prevention of their coming in con- tact with native swine until such time as all risk of possible contag- ion is passed.
 6. The board holds that as the inspection of sheep for health, properly belongs to the functions of the territorial veterinarian, and such inspections made will be done under the orders of the board and no additional per diem will be charged over his salary, the pro- visions of Sec. 3O54, Title AZ not withstanding.
 '. The territorial veterinarian is instructed to refer all original official communications addressed to him to the office of the board for action and reply.
 s. No original papers will be al lowed to leave the office of the board after being received.
 9. Transportation companies and others are prohibited from transporting or driving through the territory any livestock except they be accompanied by permit from the Live Stock Sanitary Board oyer