The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-07-29
cHAPTER 5s33-fNo, 64).

An Act TO Provide for the Prevention,
Suppression and Control OF Dangerous,
Contagious and Infectious Diseases IN
Domestic Animals and Live Stock,
and to Impose Certain Duties and CON,
fer Certain Powers on the State Board
Of Health for Such Purposes.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Florida: -. ..
the State Board OF Health 81 the State QI
Florida to protect the health Of domestic
animals and live stock OF this state ana
to determine and employ the most err
cent and practical means Tor the pre-
vention, suppression, control and eradlca-
ton OF dangerous, contagious and infec-
tious diseases among such animals ana
live stock. That CHAMBERS, anthrax black
Pneumonia, or lung plague, Of cattlei
rinderpest, OF cattle plague; hemorrhagic
or septcaemia; foot and mouth disease,
cattle fever, or Texas fever, sheep scao,
mango Of cattle or horses; hog, cholera,
or swine plague; rabies, or hydrophoola )
maladie de colt, or eldurine, Of horses;
advanced or generalized tuberculosis or
tuberculosis OF the udder; and all other
diseases Of domestic. animals or live STOCK
which shall, by rule OF the sala aaSs, iatd9
and declared to be contagious or infec-
tious and dangerous to, the NE OF otheT
domestic animals or i've STOCK, or 70
human beings, are hereby declared to be
Sec &c ?. That it shall be the duty Of all
practitioners Of veterinary medicine, ana
OF the owner OF any animal or live stock
afflicted with or suffering from any OF the
diseases mentioned in Section l OF this
Act, or pronounced, defined or .declared
pursuant to the provisions OF said Sec
ton /, Immediately upon gaining intorma-
ton Of the existence OF any such disease
in or among such domestic animals or
State Health Officer Of the State OF Flor-
ida All such reports shall be IN writing
live stock and shall give the name and
/ address Of the owner or person in charge
thereof, and the place where the same are
Sec. 8. That no person who has knowl-
edge Of the existence Of any OF the con-
tagious OF infectious diseases IN or among
/ domestic animals or live stock enumer-
/ nounced, declared and defined by said
/ state Board Of Health as aforesaid, OF
who shall have knowledge that any suct
animal or live stock is afflicted with OF
suffering from any such disease. shall
| conceal or attempt TO conceal such DIS
eased animal or live stock or ,knowledgt
/ from the State Health officer or the Vet
/ erinarian OF the State Board OF Health
| or any other officer representative OF
/ agent OF said State Board OF Health, OF
| shall remove or attempt to remove sucf
] animal or live stock from the reach, care
| or control of such State Health Otticer
/ Veterinarian OF the State Board Of Health
said State Board Of Health.
/ Sec 4. That II shall be unlawful fol
/ any. person 10 move upon or across any
public highway, or to expose TO contact
] with other animals, or to take, carry OF
| leave in any public place any animal OF
! live stock known to be suffering or az
flicted with any Of the contagious or in,
/ fictitious diseases enumerated in Section
] hereof, or pronounced, declared and de-
| fined by said State Board Of Health az
| aforesaid, except by and with the writer
/ permission OF the said State Health OF,
| fcer, Veterinarian Of the State Boart
/ OF Health, or some other officer, agen
| or representative OF SAID state Board o
Sec. 8. That said State Board Of Healtl
| shall have the power TO employ a skiheC
! veterinary surgeon, az salary 70 De ,i niNe'
| marian Of the State Board Of Health
who shall have and discharge such dutie
as may from time 70 time be imposes
/ upon him by said Board or said Stat
Health officer, and 10 employ agents an'
representatives Of said State Board o
Health and Of said State Health Office
to perform any duties in connection will
/ the administration OF this Act that ma!
be imposed upon them by said stat
/ Board OF Health or said State Health Oh
ficer from time 20 time. $50
Sec 6. That the State Board Of Healt
is hereby authorized and empowered Z
establish, maintain and enforce sucl
quarantine and other measures relating Z
the care and movements Of animals an
live stock suffering from or atfllcte'
with any such contagious or infectlou
disease, and to make adopt and enforc
from time to time such rules and regula
/ tions as may be necessary or proper 10
the enforcement OF this Act, and to carr
out the purposes thereof.
Sec Z. That the state Board. OF Helt
shall BY rule provide for a safe ana et
fectual manner for the disposal and de
] struction OF the carcasses OF domestl
animals or live stock which shall nav
died from or while afflicted with any o
. the contagious or infectious disease
] enumerated IN Section ! Of this ACT, o
I pronounced defined and declared by sal
State board Of Health. in such manne
as to prevent the continuance or spreoi
! OF such contagion or injection.
] CO. q r1hof A. shall he the duty OF tn