Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-06-08
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Wisconsin Stallion Law.


A most important law relative to |
the service Of stations has just been
passed by the legislature of Wisconsin
and has been signed by the governor
The bill 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 it's kind in the United
States. The passage of this act is
an important step in a propaganda re-
Gently commenced by the Wisce nsin
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
stallion 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
OF stations shall cause the name. de.
scription and pedigree of each stallion
TO be enrolled by the department OF
morse breeding of the agricultural col.
iege 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 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 a Ger.
tificate of soundness, signed by duly
qualified veterinarian, who shall be a
regular graduate of recognized vet.
Urinary college, and shall forward this
affidavit, or veterinarians certificate.
together with the stud book certificate
OF registry of the pedigree of the said
stallion and other necessary papers re.
lating to his breeding and ownership
to the department Of horse breeding OF
the college of agriculture.
Section 3. The officers of the de
partment of horse breeding of the said
college of agriculture, whose duty it
shall 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'
taries 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 a license certifi.
cate as such, each stallion for which
a pedigree registry certificate is fur.
nished bearing the signature of the
president and secretary of govern
ment-recognized and approved stud
book.
Section 4. The owner of any stall
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
lion, issued under the provisions Of
the next succeeding section, in con
| spicuous place both within and upor
| the outside of the main door leading
| into every stable or building where
| the said stallion stands for public
| service.
Section 5 provides forms for pure
| bred, cross-bred and no-breed stal
| lions.
Section 6. Every bill, poster, or ad
vertisement issued by the owner o.
any stallion enrolled under this act, OF
used by him for advertising such stall
lion, shall contain copy of it's Ger
tificate of enrolment.
Section Z. A fee of $500 shall be
paid to the horse breeding department
| of the college of agriculture, univer
| sity of Wisconsin, for the examina
ton and enrolment of each pedigree
| and for the issuance of license Ger
| tificate in accordance with the breed
| ing Of the stallion, as above provided
Section provides for transfer O,
| certificate with sale of stallion, fee fol-
| same being so cents. Section 9 pro
| vides that violation of the act shall
| be punished by fine of $50.