The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-09
STOCK MUST BE
WELL CARED FOR
Full Text of the 28-Hour Law
Passed by Congress at
Last Session.
EXTENSION IN SOME CASES
LAW APPLIES TO STOCK IN
TRANSIT.
EXTENSION IN SOME CASES
(Special to The Herald.)

Washington, d. c.. July S.-There has
been much discussion in relation to what
is known as the MISREPRESENTATION law,
recently passed by congress. The new
law is of general interest to stockmen,
and the text is as follows
AN act to prevent cruelty to animals
while in transit by railroad or other
means of transportation from one state
or territory or the District of Columbia
into or through another state or territory
or the District of Columbia, and repeal
ing sections 1886, 43S7, 43SS, 1889 and 1890
of the United States revised statutes.
Time Fixed at 20 Hours.
BE it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States of
America in congress assembled, that no
railroad express company, ear company,
common carrier other than by water, or
the receiver, trustee or lessee of any of
them, whose road forms any part or
line of road over which cattle, sheep,
swine or other animals shall be conveyed
from one state or territory or the District
of Columbia into or through another
state or territory or the District OF Co
lumbia, or the owners or masters OF
steam, sailing or other vessels carrying
or transporting cattle, sheep, swine or
other animals from one state or territory
or the Distinct of Columbia into or
through another state or territory or the
District of Columbia, shall confine the
same in cars boats or vessels of any
description for a period longer than
twenty-eight consecutive hours without
unloading the same in a humane manner,
into properly equipped pens for rest,
water and feeding. for period OF at least
five consecutive hours, unless prevented
by storm or by other accidental or I'M
avOidable causes which cannot be antIcl-
pated or avoided by the exercise of due
diligence and foresight
May Be Extended.
Provided, that upon the written re-
quest Of the owner orr person in custody
of that particular shipment, which writ
ten request shall be separate and apart
from any printed bill of lading, or other
railroad form, the time of confinement
may be extended TO thirty-slX hours. In
estimating such confinement. the time
consumed in loading and unloading shall |
not be considered, but the time during
which the animals have been confined |
without such rest or food or water on
connecting roads shall be included. it
being the intent of this act TO prohibit
their continuous confinement beyond the
period of tWenty-eight hours, except upon
the contingencies hereinbefore stated;
Provided that il shalInot be required
that sheep be unloaded in the night time,
but where the time expires in the night
time in case of sheep the same may con-
tinue in transit to suitable place Tor
unloading, subject TO the aforesaid llml-
tdtlOu VI -SIA uOU4S'
Must Have Good Care.
Sec 2. That animals SO unloaded shall
be properly fed and watered during such
rest either by the owner or person having
the custody thereof. or in case of his de-
fault in so doing, then by the railroad,
express company, car company, common
carrier other than by water, or the re-
ceiver, trustee or lessee OF any or them,
or by the owners or masters of boats or
vessels transporting the same at the
reasonable expense of the owner or per-
son in custody thereof, and such railroad,
express company, car company, common
carrier other than by water; receiver,
trustee or lessee of any of them, owners
or masters. shall in such case have lien
upon such animals for food, care and Gus
tody furnished, cOllectible at their desti-
ma ton in the same manner as the trans
portation charges are collected and shall
not be liable for any detention of such
animals, when such detention is of rea-
sonable duration, TO enable compliance
with section l of this act; but nothing in
this section shall be construed TO prevent
the owner or shipper of animals from fur
nishing food therefor, if he so desires.
Penalty Provided.
Sec. s. That any railroad, express
company. car company, common carrier
other than by water, or the receiver.
trustee or lessee OF any of them, or the
master or owner of any steam, sailing or
fails TO comply with the provisions of the
two preceding sections shall for every
such failure be liable for and forfeit and
pay a penalty of not less than one hum
dred nor more than five hundred dollars:
provided that when animals are carried
in cars, boats or other vessels in which
they can and do have proper food, water,
space and opportunity to rest the pro-
visions in regard TO their being unloaded
shall not apply.
Sec. 4. That the penalty created By
the preceding section shall be recovered
by civil action in the name of the United
States in the circuit or district court
holden within the district where the vio- |
lation may have been committed or the
person or corporation resides or carries
on business; and ii shall be the duty of
United States attorneys to prosecute all
violations of this act reported by the sec
rotary of agriculture, or which came to
their notice or knowledge by other means |
Sec g. That sections 1885, 1887, 1888, 1889
and 1890 of the revised statutes of the |
United States be. and the same hereby
repealed.