The Greeley tribune., 1905-04-06
T0CONTRoL
LAWGOVERNING DIPPING OF
LIVE STOCK
State Board of Stock Inspection
Commissioners Given Full
Power by New
Measure.

The following bill which became
a law before the legislature adjourned
is reprinted in full for the benefit Of
the stock men Of this section. 1t
was known as House Bill No. 225
and reads:
"A BILL for an act to empower
the State Board of Stock Inspection
Commissioners to compel the dipping,
spraying or other sanitary treatment
of cattle or other domestic animals
infected with, or exposed to, mango,
scabies or other. infectious or conta-
sious diseases, to seize and treat the
same and to sell the same for the costs
and expense of such seizing, treamentt
and sale and to call upon county
Peace Officers to assist in maintain
ing quarantine.
BE it Enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Colorado:
Section |. Whenever it shall be-
come known to the State Board Of
Stock Inspection Commissioners that
a disease known as mango, itch or
scabies. or other infectious or contag-
ious disease, is prevalent among cat
tie, sheep, horses or other domestic
animals of any county, district or
section of the State. it shall be the
duty of the said State Board of Stock
Inspection Commissioners to take such
steps as will prevent the spread of
said disease within the State, and
said board shall have the power, as
Il sanitary measure, to inspect and
compel the dipping, spraying or other
sanitary treatment as may be deter
mined by said board, of all such ami
mails in the State of Colorado or in
any county, district or section of said
State, under such rules and regula-
tions as the said board may adopt,
and said board may order the ownel
or owners or persons in charge OF
such animals, to dip. spray or other
wise treat all or any part of such ami
NAL as said board may find to be in
fected with. or to have been exposed
to. mango or scaoies, or other infec-
tious or contagious disease. If the
owner or owners or person in charge
of such animals so ordered treated.
shall, after reasonable notice to be
determined by said board, fail to dip,
spray or otherwise treat such ami
mails as ordered by said board. then
the said State Board of Stock Inspec-
tion Commissioners is hereby author
lied to seize, or cause to be seized,
dipped. sprayed or otherwise treated,
such animals. and to hold and sell
the same, or such part thereof as
may be necessary, to pay all cost of
said inspection, seizing, caring for,
dipping, spraying or other treatment,
together with cost of sale, and such
Sd lie shall be made at such time and
place, and in such manner as may be
prescribed by said board after not
less than three days nor more than
fifteen days notice of the time,
place and purposes of such sale has
been given by said board to the own
ers or persons in charge of said ami
mails, and in case personal service of
such notice can not be had within
the county in which the animals are
being held by such board, then such
notice may be given either by per-
sonal service outside of said county,
or by advertisement in the official
State live stock paper: Provided,
however, That the owner or owners
of such animals so seized and held,
may, at any time prior to such
sale, recover possession of the same
upon the payment to the State
Board of Stock Inspection Com
missioners of the amount of the
costs incurred by order of the
board against such animals: and,
Provided, further, That any sum
realized from the sale of such animals
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