Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-12
QUARANTINE
PROCLAIMED
Governor Toole Issues It Against For.
et0n Sheep on recommendation
Of the Commissioners.
THE CONDITIONS As IMPOSED
Animals Imported into Montana From
Any Other state or Canada Must
Undergo Inspection.

Helena, April 8.-Acting under au
thority of an act of the last legisla
ture and upon the recommendation
OF the state board of sheep commits
sioners, made at it's meeting in Hell
ena last week, Governor Toole yes
terday issued quarantine .proclama.
ton governing the importation of
sheep into the state of Montana from
practically all the states and terri
tories in the United States and the
Dominion of Canada The entire
country Is placed under suspicion, and
shippers must subscribe to the condA
tons named.
In making his proclamation, Gov
ernOr TOole outlines the legislative
act giving him the authority which he
exercises, whereby it is made his duty,
when he shall have reason to believe
that any of the diseases mentioned
In the act. or any contagious or in.
fictitious disease has become enzootic
or epizootic in certain localities in
any other state or territory, ETC., to
designate those localities and prevent
further importation of sheep from
them except under certain conditions.
Regulations in the Future.
Hereafter, sheep imported into the
state of Montana must be shipped to
point of starting, there placed in
properly disinfected cars and shipped
to their point of destination, where
they will be quarantined and treated
by sheep inspector, under the direc.
ton of the state veterinary surgeon.
When sheep are trailed into the state,
the procedure will differ only in so
far as is necessary to meet the diff
ferent conditions. In his prOclama-
ton the governor says:
These Are Under Ban.
Whereas, have reason to believe
that conditions exist in the following
named localities which render sheep
when brought into this state likely to
convey the disease known as "scab"
and other contagious or infectious
diseases, it is hereby oruered that all
sheep imported into the state OF Mon.
tana from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona
Arkansas, California. Colorado, Con.
necticut Delaware, Florida, Georgia.
Idaho. Indiana, Indian territory, Iowa.
Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota. Mississippi Missouri, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey. New Mexico, New York, North
Carolina. North Dakota, Ohio. Penn.
sylvania, Rhode Island, South Saro.
lima. South Dakota. Tennessee, Texas,
Utah. Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
West Virginia. Wisconsin, Wyoming
and the Dominion of Canada, must
when shipped into the state of Mon.
tana. be loaded at point of starting
into properly disinfected car or cars
and be shipped in such properly dis
infected car or cars into this state,
where. upon arrival at point of rail-
road destination in this state, such
sheep must be Immediately placed I'M.
der the supervision of sheep inspec-
tor or deputy sheep inspector and
by him be properly dipped, treated
and quarantned under the direction
OF the state veterinary surgeon.
Duties Of Onwers.
When sheep are driven or tariled
into the state of Montana. then the
owner or person in charge thereof
0ndl give uue anu SuulClent nOtlCe
Of the expected arrival of such sheep
at the state line and the point there
on must be designated in the notice
given to the state veterinary surgeon,
and all such sheep must be dipped
at the state line or point of entry into
the state of Montana. as the state
veterinary surgeon may direct.
THE provisions of this prOclama-
ton shall only apply to sheep intend.
ed for detention or ownership within
the state OF Montana. and shall not
apply to sheep in transit through the
state by railroad when such sheep
are accompanied by health certifi.
cate issued by an inspector of the
federal bureau of animal industry.
II hereby warn and direct all per
sons. companies and corporations i'm
porting sheep into the state of Mon
tana to give due and sufficient notice
TO the state veterinary surgeon of the
time Of expected arrival of any such
sheep into the state of Montana. which
notice must be in the office of the
state veterinary surgeon at least five
days before such expected arrival"