The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-22
REIMBURSEMENT FOR
TUBERCULAR COWS
Pertains to Tubercular Cattle Only
Cattle Affected By Other Dis
eases May Be Ordered Killed With
out Refunding Money to Rightful
Owner.

Since the passage of the law in the
recent legislature. providing for re-
imbursing farmers for their cattle.
which are killed by order of the state
veterinarian, because they are tuber-
cular, considerable Misunderstanding
has arisen among the farmers as to the
provisions in the bill for reimburse
ment. To add to the confusion H. E.
Barnard of the state pure food and
drug commission was quoted as saying.
In order that the owner may collect
from the state under the law the ami
NAL killed must have been free from
sub disease at all times previous" If
this were true it has peen argued that
there could be no reimbursement for
tubercular cattle, and the farmers
would be no better off now than he
was before the bill became law
Law Is Very Plain.
In answer to this, Attorneys w w.
Mcmahon and Joseph Conroy. who
drafted the bill in it originality and
worked hard for it's passage, say that
there is ample protection thrown
| around the farmer. The law very plain
| ~ provides that the stock owner shall
be reimbursed for cattle ordered killed
by the state veterinarian, because the
animal is infected with tuberculosis.
The law, however. has number Of
provisions under which there will be
no reimbursements and study of them
/ will show them to be very good ones
That section in which the farmers
OF Lake county are most interested in
reads as follows:
Section Providing Reimbursement.
Section /. That when it shall be
| deemed Necessary to kill any animal OF
animals, or to destroy any property
| to prevent further spread of disease
or to protect the health of the public
by the slaughter of animals infected
with tuberculosis, the state veterin-
arian, or his agent. may adjust the
claim with the owner or his agent
Provided, the amount to be paid is less
than $25; If the claim exceed $25. oil
an agreement cannot be made with tht
owner or claimant for the amour,
thereof, three appraisers. who shall bt
free holders in the county, shall BIZ
appointed, one by the state veterinari
an, or his agent, one by the owner O.
laimsnt and a third by the two ap
pointed. as aforesaid. who shall unde
oath or affirmation appraise the ami
NAL. animals or property, taking int,
consideration their or its actual vaIu,
at the time of appraisement and tn
amount OF such appraisement shall b.
paid out of the state treasury wit
the approval of the state veterinarian
on warrants of the auditor of the state
I Provisions Against decentralization.
Provided, the right to indemnit
= shall not exist and the payment of sue
| shall not be made in the following
r cases: For animals belonging to tn
r United States; for animals belongin
. to the state; for animals brought int
n the state contrary to the rules an
n regulations of the state veterinarian
+ for animals found to be diseased G
that are destroyed because they hav
e been exposed to disease before or a
the time of their arrfvaI in the state
for an animal which was previousl
e affected by any other disease, whic
e from its nature and development we
incurable and rily fatal: for a
u animal which the owner knowingly {
Willingly purchased affected with dis
ease, or from a place where contagiol
disease was known to exist: for an an
NAL brought into the state within or
: year prior to such slaughter"