The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
Horse Dipping Order.
OFFICE OF BOARD or STOCK COMMISSIONERS. +,
HELENA. MODt. Auril II. lMl5 [

OFFICE OF BOARD OF STOCK COMMISSIONERS !
=. HELENA, Mont, April Fl, 1905.
To all owners or persons in charge of horses,
mules and asses in ChOuteau county:
IN accord with and by authority Of can Act TO
provide tor the prevention and eradication of
scabies among horses. mules, asses and cattle :
approved by the governor February 6. 1905, Won
are hereby notified that the western half of Chou
feau county Is by the Board of Stock Commission
ts declared a dipping district infected with horse
mango or scab.
You are hereby ordered to at once gather all
horses, mules and asses Oh the public range IN the
western half OF Chouteau county, and at once.
treat the same by hand treating or dipping in Il
pointed by this board
Each roundup district in the western half Of
Ch"ntean county shall for the purposes Of this
order be regarded rs Il local dipping district. and
1t Is the duty of each foreman Of each and every
roundup ontiit within the western half of Chouteau
county, or owner or person in charge of all horses,
miles and asses to give du" and sufficient notice.
when ready to treat or dip such animals. to the
board of stock commissioners or state yeterina-
riaii, when II duly authorized deputy will b. de-
tailed to slp"rvis. the dipping or treating of all
such horses, mules and asses in western half Of
'hontcai, county: provided that where horses,
mules ana asses IN the western half of Chouteau
county are kept within enclosures or pastures and
ar" not affected with or have not been exposed to
soap, scabie, or mango, then such horses, mules
ana asses need not be dipped or treated, but must
b" examined by All inspector duly authorized by
tils BOARD to examine and treat such horses. mules
and Asses, who shall issue therefor "A certificate of
i'talth stating the above. facts: but all horses.
mules or asses under pasture conditions. or in
enclosure IN this county that are affected with or
haN' t""li exposed 10 scab, scabies or mango,
must 10" dipped or treated rs are the range horses,
mules or a->"- ahov. described.
LIN" aud sulphur dip may b" used in treating
-it'i horses, mules or assoc, but this hoard par
teulhrly recommends either beaumont oil or
"Atra dynamo oil containing , per cent of sui
lhHr, either Of which may be applied by hand
treating. all such rratment To be supervised by an
inspector duly authorized by the board of stock
commits toners.
III" dipping of horses, mules or asses in a vat
provided tor lhi. purpose, plans of which will be
furnished by this board. il feasible, but in many
Instances such dipping and sUbmerging of horses,
ibtiI'- ana a~N''- l. attended with considerable IA
'ality therefor" when handtr"ating j. efficiently
doii" under TIA" supervision of an inspector duly
authorized by this board, the requirements there
OF VII b" AZ aforesaid and will h. deemed by this
board sufficient.
70 horses, mules or asses must be moved ont
1i or INTO the Western half of Chout.au county
""fihI the continuance" of this dipping order, .x-
..''i'' " men accompanied by "A health certiiicat" of
'"' s'A'" f"f"riiarian, deputy state veterinarian,
or an inspector duly authorized by the board of
-intk commissioners
~, thirty days after tn. completion of the pub-
li'a'i"I oil this notice, all -cnbby horses. mule.
vi "ose,,o or tho>" exposed to this disease, are not
properly treated OF dipped under the supervision
u an Inspector duly authorized by this board, then
bS authority Of law the board Of stock commits
sioh"r> VIII ,"l>" all such horses, mules or asses
not -" aipt"d or tr'tated, tn" same to BE- gathered,
'ra,,H or handled u, the "Npens" of the owner.
iubli'h'ion of this notice viii .Xpir. on the
3lst day of May, 1893.
JOHN 7. MI RpUY,
-, PRESIDENT Board of stock Commissioners
W. q. fEluirr,
Secretary Board of Stock Commissioners.