The Cook County herald., 1905-07-01
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Wisconsin Stallion Law.


tne service Of stations has Just been
passed by the legislature of Wisconsin
and has been signed by the governor.
1:ne Dill was drafted by DR.. A. s.
alexander, Professor of Veterinary
science and Horse Breeding in the
college OF Agriculture, and is the first
legislation Of its kind in the United
States. The passage of this act is
an important step in a propaganda re-:
Gently commenced by the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture for the advance
ment OF horse breeding in Wiscon-
sin. The purpose of the act is to en-
courage the use of good stations and
discourage the use of poor ones. 1t
Will not prevent any man using the
station he desires to use, but will
compel the owner of each stallion to
disclose to his customers the true
breeding of his stallion. The act will
take effect the first day of next year.
The law provides that the owners
or stations shall cause the name, de-
scr1ptlon and pedigree of each stallion
to be enrolled by the department of
morse breeding of the agricultural col
lege and procure certificate of such
enrolment, which shall be recorded in
the county where the stallion is kept
or used for public service.
Section 2. In order to obtain the
license certificate herein provided for,
the owner of each stallion shall make
oath before a notary public that such
stallion is, to the best of his knowl-
edge, free from hereditary, contagious
or transmissible unsoundness or dis.
ease, or, in lieu thereof, may file GER
tlhcate OF soundness, signed by a duly
qualified veterinarian, who shall be a
regular graduate of a recognized vet
Urinary college, and shall forward this
aHdavlt, or veterinarians certificate
together with the stud book certificate
OF registry of the pedigree of the said
stalllon and other necessary papers re
lating to his breeding and ownership
to the department of horse breeding OF
the college of agriculture.
Section s. The officers of the de-
partment of horse breeding of the said
college OF agriculture, whose duty il
snail be to examine and pass Upon the
merits OF each pedigree submitted
shall use as their standard for action
the stud books and signatures of the
duly authorized presidents and secre
tarles respectively of the various horse
pedigree registry associations, socie
ties or companies recognized by the
department of agriculture, Washing
ton, d. c., and shall accept as pure
bred, and entitled to license certifi
cate as such, each stallion for which
a pedigree registry certificate is fur
nlshed. bearing the signature of the
president and secretary of O. govern
ment-recognized and approved stud
book.
Section 4. The owner of any stal
lion standing for public service in this
state shall post and keep affixed, dur
ing the entire breeding season, copies
OF the license certificate of such stall
hon, issued under the provisions o1
the next succeeding section, in a con
splcuous place both within and upor
the outside of the main door leadine
into every stable or building where
the said stallion stands for public
service.
Section provides forms for pure
bred, cross-bred and no-breed stal
lions.
Section 6. Every bill, poster, or ad
vertlsement issued by the owner o.
any stallion enrolled under this act n,
used by him for advertising such stal
lion, shall contain a copy of it's Ger
tificate of enrolment.
Section z. A fee of $500 shall bt
paid to the horse breeding department
OF the college of agriculture, univer
slty OF Wisconsin, for the examina
tion and enrolment of each oedigref
and for the issuance of license cor
tificate in accordance with the breed
ing OF the. stallion, as above provided
Section provides for transfer ~
certificate with sale of stallion. fee fo,
same being so cents. Section 9 nro
vides that violation of the act shal
be punished by a fine of $50.
Buying the Feeder.
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