Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15


bursements made In connection with such
shipment shall be returned to the secretary
of the board and such net proceeds be by
the secretary Immediately transferred TO
the secretary of state who in turn shall
pay the same to the state treasurer.
6. If any such appraised animals be
slaughtered on the premises such slaughter
shall be made under the direction OF local
health officer or the chairman of the town
board, or the state veterinarian, or his as
sistant, CT any member OF the state i've
stock sanitary board.
7. TIE owner of slaughtered animals
shall receive no compensation for the same,
unless said sanitary board Is satisfied tnat
the infected premises have been disinIected
In such manner as to prevent the further
spread OF the disease.
Section 14o2c. l. Whenever the state
live stock sanitary board shall have reason
to believe that there is danger OF the In
Production INTO this state or any contagious
or infectious disease prevailing among do
menfic animals. in any district, outside TINS
state or it's dissemination from one dis
tpict in tn S state to another, 1t shall In
vestigate the existing conditions, and II it
conclude that danger exists to the live stock
interests of this state therefrom, II may,
with the advice. and consent OF the COVER
nor, prohibit the importation OF an mails OF
this kind diseased from the infected dis
trct. into this state. or the moving OF
them from one part of the state 10 another,
except under such regulat lions as the board
may establish.
2. 1t shall be the duty of eyrey person
who shall have reason to suspect that there
is upon his premises, or upon the premises
occupied by him, or under his control, any
domestic animal having contagious or IN
fictitious disease to Immediately report the
fact to the local board OF health, or some
member Of the same, who shall immediately
report such case to the state veterinarian,
or the secretary of the board. The Doard
or state veterinarian may require the owner
of suspected stock to employ at his own ex-
pense qualified veterinary surgeon, or
sosne other competent person authorized by
law or by the state live stock sanitary
board, to examine such stock and determine
whether, In his opinion, the disease exists:
3. This board or any member Thereon
may enter upon any premises or go into any
building or place, where ne mas season a,, .9
examine the same and may call to MS aid
II accessory the sheriff or any constable or
the county, IN which such animals Gay DC
located, and all such officers when SO caiieo
upon. shall assist such board or member
thereof In the enforcement Of the provisions
Of this act
4. Animals In transit in tina state arc
hereby declared to be under the provisions
OF this act
Section 1920. 49,
l. From and after July LIST, 1909, all
claims against the state arising from tne
slaughter Of animals as above provlQeo,
shall be made by filing with the secretary
Of state a copy Of the. state veterina ran
notice to the justice Of the peace, and the
which notice and return shall be certified
By such justice, together with a sta teu,ent
of the person under whose inspection sucn
animals were slaughtered, giving the name
and place Of residence of the owner, the
date on which such animals were siaugh.
tered, the tag number or each animal. ana
showing whether tnbercnlar LESSONS were
found in the carcass OF any snch amman
and stating whether such carcass was
passed for food or condemned the secretary
Of state shall examine such statements and
If satisfied that the amounts at which sucn
animals were appraised are just ana that
the owner Of such animal or ANIMALS
slaughtered Is entitled to indemnity. shall
Issue his warrant for the full sum named In
such return for all an mails ordered siangn.
tered by the proper authorities on account
OF reacting to the tuherculin test upon
whose carcass the inspector failed to dis
cover tubercular LESSONS at the slaughter
thereof and for three-fourths or the suIn
named in such return for all other animals
40 slaughtered.
3. The right to indemnity shall not exist,
nor shall payment be made In either the
~ For animals owned by the
United States. this state or any county,
city. town or village La this state
this ss eon reF to tas p Do1VEds Of
this act, or where the owner Of the animal
or the person claiming compensation has
failed to comply with the provisions OF tho
{3) When the owner or claim
ant, ut the time Of coming Into possession
Of the animal, knew or had good reason to
believe it to be afflicted with contagious
or infectious disease.
"a When the animal s,augh-
tered was diseased at the time OF ita ar
rival In this state 49,. Ri, ,.r.
been guilty Of negligence, or has wllfuiiy
exposed such animals to the influence OF
contagious or infectious disease.
(6) When the animal siaugh-
tara chan hr0u4ht
state within one year prior TO such slalgh'
ter, unless the o%ner or person In charge
shall produce the certificate OF duly guam
fed veterinary surgeon who Is graduate
OF a reputable veterinary college. issued
within ten days Of the date Of importation,
showing such animal to be free from tuoer-
culosis at the time Of tts arrival In the
state.
Section 2. There ia added to the statutes
a new section to read Section i4a2d--1.
From and after December 1. 1910, 1t shall
be unlawful to sell or otherwise transfer
and bull, COW or heifer OF the bovine family
, over six months old, for other than tempo
rary feeding purposes or to be exported from
the state or slaughtered. unless the same
has within two years prior TO such sale or
transfer been tubercalin tested By some coIn-
petent person, approved by the state live
stock sanitary board, and been found to be
free from tuberculosis, the same to be shown
by the temperature sheets of such test, one
copy Of which shall be delivered to the pur-
chaser at time OF sale, and another at tne
same time shall be sent by mail to the state"
live stock sanitary board; and no person
shall purchase any such animal except as
above provided unless the same has been
tuberculin tested, and the evidence OF such
test as provided in this act accompanies the
animal, and no person shall Mt any time or
In any manner apply tuberculin TO any AMI
NAL unless sucn application be reported to
the state live stock board.
e ANY person who violates the provisions
Sal ts1v% hall ho a7ttf fy- ~ n
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fne Of not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one hum
dred dollars, or by Imprisonment In tha
county Jail not less than ten days nor more
than sixty days
Section 8. Sections 1494--71, i494-72
and 1494-7T Of the statutes are amended
to read: Section 1494--21 /. The IN
portation of cattle into the state for
other purposes than TO be slaughtered with
la ten days subsequent to such importa ton
is hereby prohibited excepting when such
cattle are accompanied by certificate OF
inspection made by duly qualified veteri-
nary surgeon who Is a graduate of recog-
nized veterinary college In the United States.
Canada or Europe. Such certificate shall
show that at the time OF said inspection
and within six months prior to shipment.
said cattle bad been subjected to tuberculin
test and were free from tuberculosis or any
other contagious disease OF a malignant
character or In lieu OF such an inspection
certificate as above required, cattle shall
upon request OF the owner be shipped In
quarantine to their FIRST destination within
the state, there to remain In quarantine IN
der the direction OF the local health officer
until properly examined, at the expense OF
the owner, by an inspector duly appointed
by the state live stock sanitary board.
g. In case OF the shipment into the state
of cattle for purposes OF Immediate slaugh-
ter such consignments being made to per