DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-08-13
CHAPTER S0SS-- NO. Of.


APPROVED Iurc =, 1909.
cHaP1sR soS5- NO. Of.
AN ACT e. Provide fer the Prevention, Surrros.
.ior and CcntIo. 81 Dangerous Cou'aWous and
,ni'cDouS Diseases IN Domc tic Animal. ard
Live Stock, and 70 Impose Certain Uuiic. and
Csn,or Certain iowc,s on the State Board c!
iNalth for such Purposes.
Be it Enacted b, IN, Legislature OF the State Of
Florida:
Section ]. That il shall tc the duty OF the State
Board Of Health Of the State OF Florida to rrotoc,
iho h,ath Of domestic animals and live stock O.
/ this state and 10 determine and employ the mos,
ciiIccnt ard PRACTICAL means for the proven ton.
/ suppression, control and eradication Of dangerous
eon'"Wous and infectious diseases among such
animals and live stock. That CHAMBERS, anthrax
tlackIcG, or hackQuartor, contagious pcuro.
ynoumona, or lung plague. of cattle; rindcrpcst
| or cattle plague; hcmorrhaGic or soptcacma
loot and mouth disease, or APT nous fever Of cat
TIE, southern cattle fever, or Texas fever sheep
tcat, mango OF cattle or horses hog cholera, or
swine plague; rabies. or hydrophnlia maadic de
colt, or cldurnc, Of horses, advanced or general.
i2cd tuberculosis or tut orCulosis Of the uddc and
all other diseases n domestic animals or live stock
WhCh shall 10y rule Of the said State Board OF
Health he pronounced, defined and declared TO be
contiguous or infectious and dangerous TO the life
Of other domestic animals or live stock, or to
human lcimps, are hereby declared TO be nuisarces
Sec :. That il shall he the duty Of all rracti.
TONERS Of veterinary medicine and Of The owner Of
any animal or live stock afflicted with or suffering
from any of the diseases mentioned in Section OF
lI'IS 2tI' u I1'luuICtu, ucUfcu or GtCMftp by
rule o sad state Board Of Health pursuant to the
provisions OF said Section l. Immediately upon
, gaining information OF the existence Of any such
disease in or among such domestic animals or live
stock, TO report the same to the State Health
Ofcor Of the state OF FLORIDA. All such reports
shall be III writing and shall describe the diseased
animal or I'VE STOCK, and snail give the name and
address &! th, owner or person IN charge horoof,
and ne place where tn, same are kept.
sec, y That no person who has knowledge e
TIC existence Of any Of the contagious or jricc
tcut diseases, IN or among domestic animals or
1--we stock enumerated III Section OF this Act, or
urouoUrc'd, declared and defined ly sad state
Board Of Health as Aforesaid, or who shall have
HrO".cdgc that any such animal or live stock is
afflicted with or suffering from any such disease,
snail conceal or attempt to conceal! such diseased
anma. or 1--we stoch or knowledge Of such diseased
OF 'hc Veterinarian Of the state Board Of Health,
az any other oiiiccr. rcult,cuiauvc or agent Q!
'ad state Board Of Health or snail remove or at
tenn, 20 remove such animal or live stock from
the reach. care or control oi such State Health
o"tcr Veterinarian az the state Boar. OF Health,
Or any officer representative or agent oil said
Sta, fudrG OF Health.
Sec, & That II shall lie unlawful tor any person
to move uIon or across .ry Iuhnc highway, or 10
t%vOso e. contact with Other animals, or to talc,
carry %: Icay' IN any public place any amin al @
ave s'9ok known 10 Dc suffering OF afflicted with
any Of &c contiguous or INFECTIOUS diseases cnu.
u.'fattd ~ S,cuor hereof or PRONOUNCED, de-
cared and defined ny 'a'G stat, Board Of Health
MISSION Ct me sad state liCaNh Oitocr, \c'ri.
roran a th' State Board NJ Health. or some Other