The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-07-29

suspected
# any case Of contagious or infeciiHcss,
disease in any domestic animal ~ 'l19ns
stock enumerated In Section / OF this AHlEse
or pronounced, defined and declared ~
said State Board Of Health under me ny
visions Of said Section /, TO cause said w
NAL or live stock to be examined hy suis
Veterinarian OF the State Boayd Sall
tive OF said State Board OF Health 9iba asaa
State Health officer and II, after S sae
fcer shall declare said animal or live st ~
TO be infected with any such contagioTs
or infectious disease, the said ststs
Health officer shall have the pov,Sr Y
place such animal or live stock. ana NJ
other animals which have been exposed al IN
said cOntagion or infection, in uuaranttno
during such length OF time and under s,,st
circumstances as said State Health AZ
ficer may determine to be proper ,rSa,
said State Health Officer shall have ~
power ,, 60 soh Ra mn any animal or live
infected with any such contagious or IN.
fictitious disease, and thereupon IL sbsu
be the duty Of the owner or person In
charge Of such animal to kill the same
forthwith, and make such disposition y,
the carcass thereof as may be PROVIDED H.
the rule Of said State Board OF Heath
/ hereunder, That II the owner or person
in charge Of any such animal OF live stool
shall refuse to kill said animal or iIve
stock when hereunder required by saH
Of the State Health officer to order ~
Sheriff, or any Deputy Sheriff, In ~
county In which said animal or live STOCK
may be, to kill said animal or live stool
Immediately and dispose Of the caressS
thereof in the manner prescribed by such
rules, and In such case the State Board
Of Health shall have the right TO recover
owner or person In charge Of such animal
or live stock, the cost Of killing the same
and disPosing Of the carcass thereof as
Sec. 3. That whenever any animal or
live stock SHALL be killed by the owner
thereof, pursuant to the orders Of saij
State Health officer under the provisions
Z Of this Act, the owner Of such animal IN
| live stock shall be entitled to be paid for
such animal or live stock by the State
! Buard OF Health in the following manner
The owner OF the animal live stock shall
/ appoint one appraiser, the State Health
/ officer snail appoint another, and thu
| Veterinarian Of the State Board OF Health
shall constitute third, and such three
| appraisers so appointed shall, upon tax
/ ing oath, render true and Just appraise-
ment 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 apprase-
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-five (S75.00) dollars shall be paid
! for any horse or mule, and no more than
| fifty 1850 OO) dollars shall be paid for any
/ other domestic animal which shall be con-
! demned and killed in the manner herein
above provided; and Provided further
fer by said State Board OF Health, unless
the owner thereof shall first make II APP
pear to the satisfaction Of the state
d That said animal or live stock shah
have been owned and kept in the State Of
Florida one year previous to its condem-
(2J That said animal or live stock con-
tracted the disease for which II had been
condemned while in the State Of Florida
and
(3) That no person shall be paid for
more than ten qO) animals in any one
year.
Veterinarian Of the State Board Of Health,
or any authorized representative or agent
Of the State Board Of Health, shall have
the right at all times to enter any prem
ises, farms, yards, fields, pens, abattolrs,
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 may be, and 70
determine in such way as may be deemed
!. necessary whether said live stock are or
were suffering from or the subject Of any
such contagious or infectious disease.
Sec II. That any person or persons who
shall violate any provisions Of this ACT
or any rule or regulation OF the state
Board OF Health adopted hereunder, OF
. State Health Officer, Veterinarian OF the
State Board OF Health, or any agent o.
! representative OF SAID state bOdlu "
, Health, or State Health Officer. appointed
. under this Act, shall be deemed guilty u
a misdemeanor and, upon convicto,
! thereof, shall be punished by a fine ro
! exceeding one thousand dollars or by i'm
, prisonment not exceeding one year, Of
both, in the discretion Of the Court q.
Sec, -. That the Circuit Courts II
, Chancery Of this State shall have th'
power to enforce any OF the provision,
OF this Act and any rule Of said Stat
! Board Of Health hereunder, and to is ssh,
: writs Of Injunction upon the application
Of the State Board OF Health against an!
: person who shall violate or attempt Y
4 violate any OF the provisions Of this ACT
= or any rule or regulation OF said stau
J Board Of Health made hereunder,
Sec. 10. The provisions Of Section 3 o
, this Act shall be retroactive and shall ap
ply to any and all animals killed in Flor
= ida, within two years next prior 10 th
: Provided Is, That the value Of al
: animals so Killed in compliance with th
: laws Of the State Of Florida, within IN
two years next prior to the passage
I this Act shall be appraised as Of tn
time when the owner of said animals r.
r ceived from the State Health Officer not,
, fication Of their diseased condition. "
Z That II shall not be necessary tor "
, owner Of such animals to make II appea
I that said animals so killed were IN " w
: State OF Florida one year previous 70 NOV 5S,
= fication Of their diseased condition W
/ That any person may be paid for an
number Of animals killed within any ~
9 year when such animals were killed VIZ
Il IN two years next prior TO the passage
4 Sec IL. All laws or parts OF laws a
( consistent herewith are hereby repeaiy5i,,
Z and this Act shall take effect immediaYep
Approved June 8, 1903.
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