The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-24
Horse Dipping Order.

OFFICE Of BOARD Of STOCK COMMISSIONERS,
HELENA, Mont, April 81, 1905.
To all owners or persons in charge OF horses.
mules and asses in ChOuteau county:
In accord with and by authority OF can Act to
provide for the prevention and eradication Of
approved by the governor February 6, 1895, you
are hereby notified that the western half Of Chou
teau county is by the Board of Stock Commission
er> declared q dipping district infected with horse
mango or scab.
You are hereby ordered to at once gather all
horses, mules and asses on the public range IN the
western half OK Chouteau county, and at once
treat the same by hand treating or dipping in Il
vat under the supervision of an inspector APP
pointed by this board
Chouteau county shall for the purposes of this
order be regarded as Il local dipping district, and
roundup outfit within the western half Of Chouteau
county, or owner or person in charge OF all horses,
mules and asses to give due and sufficient notice
when ready to treat or dip such animals, to the
board of stock commissioners or state ~yeterina-
rian, when Il duly authorized deputy will h. de.
tailed to supervise the dipping or treating of all
such horses, mules and asses in western half of
Chontean county: provided that where horses,
mules and asses in the western half of Chouteau
county are kept within enclosures or pastures and
are not affected with or have not been exposed to
scab, scabies or mango, then such horses, mules
and asses need not be dipped or treated, but must
be examined by All inspector duly authorized by
this board to examine and treat such horses. mules
and asses, who shall issue therefor a certificate OF
health stating the above facts; but all horses,
mules or asses under pasture conditions or IN
enclosure in this county that are affected with OF
have been exposed to scab, scabies or mango,
must be dipped or treated rs are the range horses.
mules or asse. above described.
Lime and sulphur dip may be used in treating
such horses, mules or assoc. but this board par
ticularlv either Beaumont oil or
extra dynamo oil containing : per cent of sui.
phur. either of which may be applied by hand
treating, all such treatment to be supervised by an
inspector duly authorized by the board of stock
commissioners.
The dipping of horses. mules or asses III a val
provided for this purpose, plans OF which Will be
furnished by this board, is feasible, but IN many
instances such dipping and suhmerging of horses
mules and asses is attended with considerable ia
tally: therefore when handtreating is efficiently
done under the supervision of an inspector duh.
OF will be as aforesaid and will he deemed by this
board sufficient.
No horses, mules ar asses must be moved ou'
Of or into the western half of Chouteau count,
during the continuance of this dipping order, eX
cept when accompanied by Il health certlicate OF
the state veterinarian, deputy state Veterlnariah
or all inspector duly authorized by the hoard OF
: stock commissioners.
If, thirty days after the completion of the pub
LEGATION Of this notice, all scabby horses. mules
or asses, or those exposed to this disease. are no
properly treated or dipped under the supervisor
of an inspector duly authorized by TINS BOARD. thei
by authority of law the board OF stock commis
siOners will seize all such horses, mules or asee.
not so dipped or treated. the same to be gathered
treated or handled at the expense OF the owner.
Publication of this notice will expire on thu
, JOHN T. MURPHY,
President Board Of stock Commissioners
". u. PREClTT,
Secretary Board Of Stock Commissioner