The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30
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the cost of killing the same and disposing of the
carcass thereof as aforesaid.
Sec. 9. That whenever any animal or live stock
shall be killed by the owner thereof pursuant 70
the orders of said State Health Officer under the
provisions of this Act the owner of such animal OF
live stock shall be entitled to be paid for such an
ima5 or live stock by the State Board of Health in
the following manner:
The owner of the animal live stock shall appoint
one appraiser. the State Health Officer shall ap-
point another. and the Veterinarian of the State
three appraisers so appointed shall. upon taking
oath, render true and just appraisement of such
animal or live stock proceed to appraise the value
thereof. taking into consideration their actual
value and condition at the time of such appraise-
ment, and such appraised price shall be paid
by the said State Board of Health in the same
manner as its other expenses are paid; Provided.
That no more than seventy-6ve (t7S.oo) dollars
shall be paid for any horse or mule. and no more
than fifty (Sso.oo) dollars shall be paid for any
other domestic animal which shall be condemned
and killed in the manner hereinabove provided;
and Provided further, That no animal or live
stock shall be paid for by said State Board OF
Health. unless the owner thereof shall hrSt make
Il appear to the satisfaction OF the State Health
Officer:
CD That said animal or live stock shall have
been owned and kept IN the State OF Florida one
year previous to its condemnation
(20 That said animal or live stock contracted
the disease for which it had been condemned while
IL the State of Florida; and
(3) That no person shall be paid for more than
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Sec. 10. That the State Health Officer. Veter-
marian of the State Board of Health. or any au-
thorized representative or agent OF the State
Board of Health, shall have the right at all times
10 enter any premises, farms. yards, fields, pens,
abattoirs slaughter HOUSES cars or vessels where
any domestic animals or live stock are at any time
gathered or kept, or wherever the carcass OF any
such NAV be and TO determine in such way as may
be deemed necessary whether said hive stock are
or were suffering from or the subject OF any such
CONTAGIOUS or infectious disease.
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violate any provisions of this Act or any rule or
regulation of the State Board of Health adopted
hereunder or who shall unlawfuiiy interfere with
the State Health Officer, Veterinarian of the State
Board of Health. any agent or representative OF
said State Board Health, or State Health Ofhcer
appointed under this Act, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and. upon conviction thereof.
shall be punished by hne not exceeding one
thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceed
ing one year or both IN the dlscreton OF the Oours
this State shall have the power to enforce any OF
the provisions of this Act and any rule OF SAID
State Board of Health hereunder. and to issue
writs of Injunction upon the application OF the
State Board .of Health against any person who
shall violate attempt to violate any OF the pro.
visions of this Act, or any rule or regulation OF
said State Board of Health made hereunder.
Sec. IS. The provisions of Section of this Act
shall be retroactive and shall apply to any and all
animals killed in Florida, in compliance with the
laws of the State of Florida within two years next
prior to the passage OF this Act.
Provided (rl, That the value of all animals so
killed in compliance with the laws OF the State OF
Florida within the two years next prior to the
passage of this Act, shall be appraised as of the
time when the owner of said animals received from
the State Health Officer notification of their dis
eased condition. () That it shall not be necessary
for the owner of such animals to make it appear
that said animals so killed were in the State OF
Florida one year previous to nothcauon OF their
diseased condition; ID That any person may be
paid for any number of animals killed within any
one year when such animals were killed within
two years next prior to the passage OF this Act
Sec. IL. Ali laws or parts of laws inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed. and this Act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved June s, 1909.