Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21

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.
u. II any such appraised animals be
slaughtered on the premises such slaughter
snail be made under the direction OF local
health officer or the chairman OF the town
board, or the state veterinarian, or his as
sistant, or any member Of the state live
stock sanitary board.
Z. The owner. OF slaughtered animals
snail receive no compensation Tor the same,
unless said sanitary board Is satisfied that
the infected premises have been disinfected
In such manner as to prevent the further
spread of the disease.
Section 1492e. /. Whenever the state
live stock sanitary board shall have reason
to believe that there is danger of the in
PRODUCTION into this state of any contagious
or infectious disease prevailing among do
mentic animals, in any district, outside this
state, or Its dissemination from one dis
trict in this state to another it shall in
vestigate the existing conditions, and if it
conclude that danger exists to the live stock
interests of this state therefrom, it may,
with the advice and consent of the COVER
nor, prohibit the importation of animals of
this kind diseased from the infected dis
trict, into this state, or the moving of
them from one part of the state to another,
except under such regulations as the board
may establish.
2. 1t shall be the duty of evrey 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 a contagious or in
fectious 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 board
or state veterinarian may require the owner
OF suspected stock to employ at his own ex-
pense, qualified veterinary surgeon, or
some other competent person authorized by
law or by the state live stock sanitary
board to examine such stock and determine
whether, in bis opinion, the disease exists.
q. This board or any member thereof
may enter upon any premises or go into any
building or place, where he has reason to
suspect there may be diseased animals, and
examine the same and may call to his AID.
4 necessary the sheriff or any constable OF
the county, In which such animals may be
located, and all such officers when so called
upon, shall assist such board or member
thereof In the enforcement Of the provisions
Of this act.
hereby declared to be under the provisions
Of this act.
Section 1924.
/. From and after July list, 1909, all
claims against the state arising from the
slaughter of animals as above provided.
shall be made by filing with the secretary
of state copy Of the state veterinarians
return of the appraisers to the justice,
which notice. and return shall be certified
by sush Justice, together with statement
animals were slaughtered, giving the name
and place of residence Of the owner, the
date on which such animals were slaugh-
tered, the tag number of each animal, and
showing whether tubercular LESSONS were
found in the carcass OF any such animal
and stating whether such carcass was
passed for food or condemned ,; the secretary
of state shall examine such statements and
II satisfied that the amounts at which such
animals were appraised are just and that
the owner of such animal or animals
al nrrisf t.Ad i3 Ant IN
issue his warrant for the full sum named In
such return for all animals ordered slaugh-
tered by the proper authorities on account
OF reacting to the tuberculin test upon
whose carcass the inspector failed to dis
cover tubercular LESSONS at the slaughter
thereof and for three-fourths OF the sum
named In such return for all other animals
2. The right to indemnity shall not exist,
nor shall payment be made In either the
following cases
% For animals owned by the
United States, this state or any county,
city, town or village In this state.
t2) For animals brought into
this state, contrary to the provisions OF
or the person claiming compensation has
failed to comply with the provisions OF the
same. 80
ant, at the time of coming into possession
OF the animal, knew or had good reason to
believe it to be afflicted with a contagious
(4j When the animal slaugh-
tered was diseased at the time OF Its ar
rival in this state.
(5l When the owner shall have
been guilty of negligence, or has wilfully
exposed such animals to the influence OF
contagious or Infectious disease.
(6) When the animal slaugn-
tered shall have been brought into the
state within one year prior to such slaugh-
ter, unless the owner or person In charge
shall produce the certificate OF duly quail
fed veterinary surgeon who is graduate
of reputable veterinary college, issued
within ten days of the date of Importation,
showing such animal to be free from tuber-
culosis at the time of its arrival In the
state.
Section 2. There Is added to the statutes
q new section to read Section 1492d--1.
From and after December 1, 1910, it 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 OF
transfer been tuberculin tested by some con-
petent person, approved by the state i've
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 puf-
chaser at time of sale, and another at the
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 at any time or
in any manner apply tuberculin to any ami
nal unless such application be reported to
the state live stock board.
g Any person who violates the provisions
of this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one hun
dred dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail not less than ten days nor more
than sixty days.
Section g. Sections 1871. 1494--72
and 14a4-TT of the statutes are amended
to read: Section 1871. l.. The I'M
portation of cattle into the state for
other purposes than to be slaughtered with
liz ten days subsequent to such importation
IS hereby prohibited, excepting when such
cattle are accompanied by certificate or
inspection made by a duly qualified veterf-
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 had been subjected to tubercuiin
fest 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 shali
upon request of the owner be shipped in
quarantine to their first destination within
the state there to remain In quarantine I'M
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.
In case of the shipment into the state
of cattle for purposes of immediate slaugh-
ter, such consignments being made to per-
sons or firms engaged In the slaughter of
animals for human food, the live stock SAM
tarv hoard is hereby authorized to establish
rules governing such importations that may
prevent unnecessary delay to parties or
Arms In effecting such slaughter, and In
case such cows, heifers or bulls are shipped
g. .+a%n &c foadars fhev shall be in