The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10
Horse Dipping Order.
OFFICE or BOARD OF Srock COMMISSIONERS. ,
HELENA, Mont, April Il, 1915.

FfNE " BOARD OF STOCK COMMISSIONERS. !
., HELENA. Mont, April II, 1895.
10 az owners or persons in charge of horses,
mules and asses in Chouteau county:
IN accord with and by authority of "An Act to
provide for the prevention and eradication of
scabies among horses, mules. asses and CATTLE
approved by the governor February Il, 1908, you
teaI county is by the Board of Stock Commissions
rrs declared a dipping district infected with horse
You are hereby ordered to ut once gather all
horses, mules and asses on the public range IN the
western half OF Chouteau county, and ut once
treat the same by hand treating or dipping in IL
pointed by this board
Each roundup district in the western half of
order be regarded as a local dipping district, and
it is the duty of each fo. eman Of each and every
roundup outfit within the western half of Chouteau
mules and asses to give due and sufficient notice
when ready to treat or dip such animals, to the
board or stock commissioners or state ~yeteri,a-
RAN, when Il duly authorized deputy will be de-
tailed to supervise the dipping or treating of all
sMch horses, mules and asses in western half of
wm1mteam county; provided that where horses,
county are kept within enclosures or pastures and
are not affected with or have not been exposed to
and asses sea" "e. d moi %" ls i insa s nr trsn a"rses h !, mules mules
be examined by All inspector duly authorized by
this board to examine and treat such horses, mules
ana y ses, who shall issue therefor Il 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 or
nave ntel exposed to eCub, scahies or mango.
must te dipped or treated as are the range horses,
mules or ASSES above DIES ribbed.
Lime ana sulphur dip may be used in treating
silci horses, mules or asses, but this board par.
ticnlarly recommends either Beaumont oil or
extra dynamo oil containing : per cent of sui.
phnr, either OF which may be applied bv hand
treatit'S, all such treatment to be- supervised BY All
inspector duly authorized by the board of stock
commissioners.
The dipping of horses, mules or asses in "A vat
provided Tor this purpose, plans of which will be
furnished by this board, is feasible, but in many
mules and asses is attended with considerable ia
tnIity; therefore when handwriting is efficiently
zone under the supervision of an inspector duly
authorized by this board, the requirements there
OF Will bt us aforesaid and will be deemed by this
board sufficient.
No horses, mules or asses must be moved out
OF or INTO the western half of Choutenu county
ourihS the continuance" of this dipping order, eX-
| c,ept when accompanied by IA health certificate of
the stat" veterinarian. deputy state veterinarian,
or an inspector duly authorized by TIL. board of
stock commissioners
1t, thirty days after the completion of the pub
LEGATION OF this notice, all scahby horses. mules
or asses, or those exposed to this disease, are not
properly treated or dipped under the supervision
OF I'M inspector duly authorized by this hoard, then
ny authority OF law the board of stock commits
siofers will seize all such horses, mules or asses
Lot SO dipped or treated, the same to he gathered,
'Tr , or handled at the expense Of the owner.
Publication of this notice will expire Oh the
3lst day of May, 1905.
JOHN 4. MURPHY,
President Board of Stock Commissioners
W. q. rHErITT,
secretary Board of Stock Commissioners