The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-07

commonwealth OF Pennsylvania,
State Livestock Sanitary Board
President, John X. Tener, Governorf
vice-president, James Foust, Dairy
and Food Commissioner; treasurer,
N. B. Critchfield, Secretary of Agri-
culture; secretary, c. j. Marshall,
State Veterinarian.
Regulations Governing the Driv-
ing or Shipping of Dairy Cows and
Such other Cattle as are for Breed
ing Purposes into Pennsylvania.
AN ACT
To protect the health of the domes-
tic animals of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
Section l. Be it enacted, ETC.,
That the importation of dairy cows
and neat cattle for breeding pur-
poses into the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania is hereby prohibited,
excepting when such cows and neat
cattle are accompanied by certi-
f1cate from an inspector, whose COM
potency and reliability are certified
to by the authorities charged with
the control of the diseases of do
mestic animals in the State from
whence the cattle came, certifying
that they have been examined and
subjected to the tuberculin test and
are free from disease.
Section 2. That in lieu of an in
spection certificate as above requir-
ed, the cattle may be detained at
suitable stock-yards nearest to the
state line on the railroad over
which they are shipped and there
examined at the expense of the own
er, or cattle as above specified from
points outside of the, State may, un-
der such restrictions as may be pro-
vided by the State Livestock Sani-
tary Board, be shipped in quarantine
to their destination in PENNSYLVANIA.
there to remain in quarantine until
properly examined at the expense of
the owner, and released by the State
Livestock Sanitary Board
Section 3. The State Livestock
Sanitary Board is hereby authorized
and empowered to prohibit the i'm
portation of domestic animals into
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
whenever in their Judgment such
measures may be necessary for the
proper protection of the health of
the domestic animals of the Com
monwealth, and to make and enforce
rules and regulations governing
such traffic, as may from time to
time be required
Section 4. That if any person,
firm or corporate body shall by
himself, herself or themselves, or by
his, her, their or it's agents or SER
wants, violate any of the provisions
of this act, every such person, firm
or corporate body, and his, her,
their or its agents or servant, shall
forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dol
lars which shall be recoverable,
with costs, by any person suing in
the name of the Commonwealth, as
debts of like amount, are by law
recoverable; and justices of the
peace and aldermen, throughout this
Commonwealth, shall have jurisdic-
tion to hear and determine all ac-
tions for the recovery of said penal
ties: Provided, however, That either
or both parties shall have the right
to appeal to the court of common
pleas of the proper county, as pro-
Yided by existing laws in suits for
the recovery of penalties. In addi-
tion to the above penalty, every per-
son, firm or corporation, and every
off1cer, agent, servant and employe
OF such person firm or corporation,
who violates any of the provisions
of this act shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof in any court of quarter ses-
sions of the peace of the proper
county, shall be sentenced to pay
the costs and fine of not less than
fifty dollars, and not more than one
hundred dollars, for each and every
ofense, or be imprisoned for not
less than ten days nor more than
thirty days, or both, or either, at
the discretion of the court. In all
prosecutions for a misdemeanor, un-
der this section, the magistrate be-
fore whom the complaint is made
shall have authority in case the de-
fendant admits the commission of
the omense or requests the magis-
trate to hear and determine the
complaint, to impose and receive
the costs and fine, as provided here
in. All penalties, fines and costs
recovered for the violation of any
of the provisions of this act shall
be paid to the Secretary of the State
Livestock Sanitary Board, or to an
authorized agent of the said Board,
and by him be Immediately covered
into the State Treasury.
Sec. 3. The State Livestock Sani-
tary board is hereby charged with the
enforcement of this act, and is au-
thorized to see that it's provisions
are obeyed, and to make, from time
to time, such rules and regulations as
as may be necessary and proper for
its enforcement.
Section 6. That this act shall go
into effect January first, one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety
eight.
DANIEL H. HASTINGS.
Approved-The 26th day of May,
A. ID. 1897, and as amended by
the act of April 5, 1905.
RULES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT