The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-04
NEW QUARANTINE RULES.
j. B. Baker, New Sanitary Commits
sioner, Issues His Regulations.

J. 3. Baker, the new live stock sani-
tary commissioner, who takes the
place Of the commission abolished by
the recent legislature, has just issued
his first quarantine regulations, or
rather has just had Governor Hoch
issue a proclamation setting forth the
regulations.
1t guarantees against Texas fever
and mango, and shuts out all cattle
from south or west of the state ex-
cept under the rules set forth. Cattle
from the special quarantine district
Of Oklahoma and the Texas Pan
handle" which are north of the fed
eral quarantine line, are admitted on
certificates of health from the federal
inspectors.
The mango quarantine which was
established during Governor Bailey's
administration which included the
counties in the western quarter of the
state, is again established. The old
law was abolished along with the old
board. so it is necessary to re-estab-
lish the quarantine.
The regulations for admitting cattle
from outside the state are as follows.
Rule 1. All cattle which come di-
rectly or Indirectly from any terri
tory which now is or may hereafter be
guaranteed by the secretary of agri-
culture of the United States as in
fected with Texas, splenic or Spanish
fever, or from the west tier of town
ships in Jasper and Newton counties,
in the state of Missouri. shall be desig-
mated as southern cattle excepting,
however, that part of Oklahoma and
the Panhandle of Texas, known as the
special quarantine district situated
north and west of the regular United
States cattle quarantine line. Cattle
coming from such district shall be adj
mitted into the state of Kansas if ac-
companied with a certificate of health
issued by the bureau of animal in
dustry.
Rule ?. All public stock yards
where southern cattle are received,
and all other yards where such cattle
are received for feed, water, rest, or
any other purpose, shall maintain a
division to be known as the 'Quaran-
tine division which shall either be
separate and apart from yards used
for other cattle, or shall be separated
from the pens used for other cattle
by a space Of not less than ten feet
wide, having on each side q tight
board fence not less than five feet
high, and have posted thereon a sign,
These pens for southern cattle.
Rule 3. All cars while carrying
southern cattle in Kansas shall bear
or both sides printed manila. placards
not less than 3 II Ks inches in size, the
letters of which shall be plain and not
less than I u inches in height, to be
affixed by the railroad company haul
ing the same stating that said car
contains southern CATTLE and each of
the waybills, conductors manifests
and bills of lading of such shipments
by cars shall have a note plainly
written or stamped thereon with a
similar statement
"Rule 4 Cars used to transport
Southern cattle shall at the point of
destination and before being used, be
thoroughly disinfected, all litter and
manure shall be removed from the same
TO place where no cattle can come in
contact with it. or shall be treated in
such manner as is now or may hereaf-
ter be approved by the department of
agriculture of the United States, so as
to destroy all means of infection.
Rule 3. All cattle introduced OF
brought into the state from any terri
tory other than that mentioned in Rule
1, for any purpose, other than mined
late slaughter must be first inspected
by an agent Of the bureau of animal in
dustry of the United States, or by the
state live stock sanitary commissioner
or his deputy, and a certificate of health
issued by the person making such in