The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-07
STATE LIVESTOCK COMMISSION.
ERs ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
MUST KEEP OUT DISEASE
Governor Asked to Issue ProcIama-
ton Regarding Immigrant Cattle
Must Construct Watts.

If the resolutions adopted by the
state board of livestock commission
ers are carried out the presence of
scabies among the cattle of Montana
should soon be memory only. The
boards action in this respect is about
as strong as it well could be- Not
only will complete eradication of the
disease among the herds now in the
state follow, but it's introduction by
imported cattle will also be pre-
vented
Governors Aid Asked.
The board called on Governor Toole
and submitted for his approval a dip
ping proclamation prepared by it
Recommendation was also made for
the issuing of a proclamation against
tuberculosis against all Of the states
and territories in breeding and dairy
stock, and against swine for hog chol
era.
Relative to the dipping of cattle the
board adopted the following resolu-
tion:
BE it resolved that the governor
be requested to issue proclamation
to prohibit the Importation into this
state of all bulls and all emigrant
cattle accompanied by bulls, except
ing under the following restrictions:
That all such bulls to be imported
into this state from any other state,
territory, or foreign country, and
other cattle accompanying the same,
be dipped or sprayed, or treated with
Beaumont oil complying with the
specifications required by this board,
or in Golden Yellow or Extra-Dynam
Parafine oil to which must be added
two per cent of flower of sulphur"
when such cattle are dipped as
above specified, then they need not
be placed in quarantine, but if such
cattle are dipped in lime or sulphur,
or other liquid dip, then they must re-
main in quarantine 60 days, or until
released by order of the state veteri-
marian. All such dipping, spraying or
treatment of such cattle, must be un-
der the supervision of the state veter-
marian or an inspector, duly author
lied by this board, at the expense of
the owner or owners.
Committee to Enforce Law.
BE it resolved, that it is the sense
of this committee that the president
of the board of stock commissioners,
the secretary, and the state veteri-
marian and Messrs Fratt and Miner
be delegated by this board for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions
of the s'cab law, in addition to which
this committee shall perform all du-
ties prescribed by the board of stock
commissioners, and that they be en-
powered to act, when the board is not
in session.
Duty of Commissioners.
BE it further resolved, that each
of the several commissioners through
out the state shall determine the seab
infected localities in his county, and
upon his recommendation, to the exc
cutive committee, it shall be their
duty to send the state, or deputy
state veterinarian to investigate the
existence of such disease, and il he
finds said disease existing, then upon
the recommendation of the state vet
the executive committee
must establish the quarantine dis
trict
Roundup District Vats.
''Be it further resolved, that the
owners of the cattle in each roundup
district shall construct a vat or watts
sufficient in number to dip all the in
fected and exposed cattle within said
district, the expense of such construc-
tion shall be borne by the owners of
the cattle in such district, proportion
ate to the number of cattle owned or
controlled by him, this applying 10
districts wherein watts are not now
constructed.
To Instruct inspectors.
Further resolved. that owing to
the strenuous methods edopted by the
government for the eradication OF