The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-25
Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.

No. 333.) AN ACT. ts. 1855. To establish a State Live Stock Sani-
 tary Board and the office of State
 Veterinarian in order to further
 protect live stock from contagious
 and infectious diseases and provide
 for eradicating and excluding such
 diseases from Alabama.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, that from and after the passage of this act, the com missioner of agriculture and indus tries of the State of Alabama, the State health officer of Alabama, the profes- sor of animal industry and the pro- lessor of veterinary science, of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute shall. ex-officio, constitute a board to be known as the State Live Stock Sani tary Board. The commissioner of ag riculture and industries shall be chair man and the veterinarian on the board shall act as secretary of the board. The State Live Stock Sanitary Board shall have full power to make or enact such rules and regulations as they may deem necessary for governing the movement, transportation or disposi- tion of live stock that may be quar- antined as hereinafter provided, on &C., count of being affected with, or ex- posed to, a contagious, or communica- ble disease or on account of being
 
 or the carriers of the cause or the causes of 6 contagious. infectious or communicable disease of live stock.
 Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that the professor of veterinary science of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, shall act as State veterinarian of Alabama. The State veterinarian 1hall nominate, and the state Live Stock Sanitary Board shall elect. as many assistant state veterinarians and State live stock inspectors as they may deem necessary and as the funds at their disposal shall permit.
 Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted. That the-state veterinarian iS authorized and directed to quarantine a stall, lot, yard, pasture. field. farm, town, city, town ship, county, or any part of the State of Alabama when he shall determine the fact that live stock in such place or places are affected with a eontag- ious, infectious. or communicable dis ease, or when said live stock are in tested or infected with the carrier or the carriers of contagious, infeo- tious or communicable disease. The State veterinarian or an assistant State veterinarian shall give written or printed notices of the establishment of said quarantine to the owners or keepefs of said livestock, and to the proper officers of, railroad, steamboat or other transportation companies do- ins business ip or through the quar- antined part or parts of the State.
 Sec. 4 Be 1t further enacted, That no railroad company, or the owners or , masters of any steam or other vessel or boat shall receive for transportation or shall transport livestock from any auarantined part into any other part of Alabama except as hereinafter provid- ed. No person, corporation or company shall deliver live stock for transpor- tation to any railroad company or sail ing or steam vessel or boat in quar- antfned part of Alabama, except as hereinafter provided. No person, com pany or corporation shall drive or cause to be driven live stock on foot. or transport live stock in a private conveyance, or cause live stock to be transported in a private conveyance from a quarantined part to a non auarantined part of Alabama except as hereinafter provided,
 Sec. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That live stock may be moved within the limits of a quarantined part or from A uuarantined part of Alabama only under and In compliance with, the rules and regulations of the State Live stock Sanitary Board. 1t shall be un- lawful to move or to allow to be moved, any live stock from one place to an other within the limits of a quaran- tined part or from a quarantined part to a -quarantined part of Ala bana. in any other manner or method, or under any conditions other than pre- soribed by the rules and regulations of the state Live Stock Sanitary Boerd.
 Sec 6. Be 1t further enacted, That all live stock, except such live stock as are to be used for immediate slaugh- fer. when brought into Alabama by a nerann. company corporation, railroad