The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

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Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved April 81, 1908.
CHAPTER 352H. F. NO. 61e
AN ACT to establish the state live stock
sanitary board Of Minnesota and to
PROVIDE for the suppression and control
OF dangerous. contagious and infectious
Be it enacted by the legislature of the
SECTION 1; That a board is hereby es-
tablfshed to be known as 1.-THE State
Live, Stock Sanitary Board" This board
appointed by the governor of the State
of Minnesota. Each member Of said
board shall! be qualified elector of the
said board. shall be persons who are
financially interested in the breeding and
maintenance Of live stock in the State
OF Minnesota. and two members of said
BOARD shall be competent and qualified
veterinary surgeons who are graduates Of
some regularly organized and recognized
veterinary colleges practicing in the State
OF Minnesota.
Sec. 2. In making the first appoint
Tnents to said state live stock sanitary
board, the governor shall divide the ap-
polntees into i've classes: the term Of
office Of each Of the first appointees shall
commence ON the first day Of April. 1903;
one Of said appointees shall hold his Of
nee nee, Tor r. term Of one year; one for the
three years; one for the term of four
years; and one for the term OF five years;
and at the expiration of the term Of office
OF each of the first appointees, a sue
cessor shall be appointed VINO shall hold
his office for term of five years, so that
the term Of office Of one member Of said
of the death, resignation or removal of
any member Of said board during his
term of Office. the governor shall appoint
a successor to serve the unexpired por-
ton of the Term 0f 0ff7no nf
sec. 3. Immediately after the appoint
ment Of the first board hereinafter pro-
vtded for the members thereof shall meet
at the city of st. Paul, and from their
own number shall elect a president and a
vice president. They shall also elect,
from outside their number, a secretary,
larly organized and recognized veter-
mary college, who shall be the executive
officer of said board, and who shall re-
ceive such compensation as said state
live stock sanitary board may deter
mine. His term Of office shall be one
year. and he shall hold his Office until
his successor is elected and qualified. The
said board may also, If It deem expedient
elect field Veterinarian, Psychologist
and an attorney for said board, which
said officers, If elected, shall also hold
of1ee for the term Of one year, and shall
receive such compensation as may be de-
termined by said state live stock sanitary
board. The said state live stock sanitary
board shall also have the power to ap-
pO1AL buCn nelp as
1t may deem necessary and expedient for
carrying into effect the powers and duties
conferred on said board by this act.
Sec. 4 No member Of said state live
stock sanitary board shall receive any
compensation for any services he may
render, either as member Of said board,
or to said board, under the provisions
of this act. save and except that the
members Of said board shall receive their
actual expenses necessarily paid or in
CURED In the discharge Of their duties as
members Of said board
Sec. D. The said state live stock SAM
tary board shall hold quarterly meetings
in the city Of st. Paul, on the Friday
after the second Tuesday in January,
April, July and October of each year.
The annual meeting Of said board for
the election Of officers shall be on the
Friday after the second Tuesday in
April Of each year.
state live stock sanitary board to protect
the health of the domestic animals Of the
state; to determine and employ the most
efficient and practical means for the pre-
vention, suppression, control and eradi-
cation Of dangerous, contagious. and In
fictitious diseases among the domestic
animals of the State Of Minnesota, and
for these purposes 1t Is hereby authorized
and empowered to, make all such rules
and regulations for the conduct of the
business of said state live stock Sanitary
board as 1t may deem expedient
Sec. T. 1t is hereby made the duty Of
the several local boards Of health of the
towns, villages, and cities of this state
to cooperate with and assist said state
live stock sanitary board in all matters
and things pertaining to the prevention,
suppression, control and eradication Of
dangerous, contagious or infectious dis
eases among the domestic animals Of the
state, whenever directed so to do by said
state live stock sanitary board or the
executive officer thereof, and in such
manner as directed by said state live
stock sanitary board.
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the state board Of health by any law Of
the State of Minnesota concerning the pre-
vention CONTROL suppression or eradica-
ton Of contagious or infectious diseases
this state Is hereby taken from said state
board Of health and conferred upon said
state live stock sanitary board. The
proviso at the end Of section four ~
(233) of the laws Of Minnesota for the
year 1897, is hereby repealed
SEQ 8. Authority is hereby given to
the state 1.-Two stock sanitary board and
the towns, villages and cities Of this
state, to take all steps they may sever
ally deem necessary to control, suppress
and eradicate any and all contagious
domestic animals in this state. and to
that end, said boards are hereby severally
empowered, within their respective juris-
dictions, to quarantine any domestic ami
disease or which has been exposed to in
lection therefrom; to kill any animal
so infected, and, whenever deemed nee
essary by the state live stock sanitary
board, to kill any animal which has been
exposed to the Infection Of any such dis
ease: to regulate or prohibit the arrival
| In or departure from this state, or the
arrival in or departure from any Of the
towns. villages and cities thereof, of any
such exposed or infected animal, and at
the cost Of the owner thereof, to detain
any domestic animal found in violation Of
any such regulation or prohibition; to
adopt all such rules and regulations as
| may be by such several boards deemed
authority hereby given; and said state
live stock sanitary board Is hereby ex-
pressly given authority to regulate or
prohibit the shipment into this state or
any domestic animal which IN the Judg-
| ment Of said board may indure the health
neither said state live stock sanitary
board nor any local board Of health shall,
by any rule or regulation thereof pro-
hibit the sale, disposal or removal of
any domestic animal Of any person or
persons from any place when such ami
| NAL has no disease or has not been ex-
| posed to any contagious disease, and the
| fact that animals are upon the same
premises with other animals having a
contagious disease shall not Of itself nee
essarily be construed as evidence of ex-
| posture to such a contagious disease as is
| had by said other animals.
Sec. 10. Any person who knows Of or
! has reason to suspect the existence of
any contagious or infectious disease In
| any domestic animal in the State Of Min
| Of to the local board of health of the
| town, village or city wherein such ami
| NAL is kept. Within twenty-four hours
after any local board Of health shall re-
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