The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-11-07
WHAT LEGISLATURE
DID FOR PROTECTION
OF STOCK INDUSTRY
LAWS CITED THAT GO TO PRE-
VENT AND CONTROL CON.
TAGIOUS DISEASES.
The APPRAISAL PRICE IS FIXED
An Appropriation of $4,000 Is Placed
at the Disposal of the Agricultural
Department for Hog Cholera Ser
UNI Plant in Statee.

(By Geo. R. White, M. D., D. V. s..
State Live Stock Inspector.)
All animal husbandmen and other
well Nformed people thoroughly APP
preciate the Importance Of develop
ing the live stock industry by pro-
tecting it from the ravages of conta-
gious diseases which must be done
by the enactment of adequate laws,
and their strict enforcement by quail
flied, honest and conscientious Off
Gals.
That the Importance of this class
Of legislation was not entirely over
looked by the 5Sth General Assembly
the following will attest:
Chapter 16, Acts 1914. Senate Bill
No. 46.) This Act provided for the
change of the title of State Live
Stock Inspector to State Veterinar-
ian. The passage of this law puts
live stock Sanitary Control work on
higher plane and will be 1nstru-
mental in securing more recognition
of our efforts by officials of other
states engaged in the same class of
scientific work State Veterinar-
ian" is now a uniform title we'll re-
cognized and fully understood in all
states of the Union
Chapter 5, Acts 1918 SENATE Bill
No. L. This Act changed the ap-
praisment feature of Chapter 1856,
Acts 1901. 1t protects the counties
by placing a maximum price limit at
which diseased animal may be ap-
praised before being killed. Under
the provision of this Act, $65 for
horse and $25 for COW is as much
as an owner can receive out of the
County treasury, when the animal is
slaughtered by the State Veterinar-
ian for the purpose of protecting
health of other animals in a COM
munity AS much as 500 may be
paid for pure bred and registered
animals when the pedigree is proven
by certificates of registry from the
herd of record books where register
ed
Chapter 6, Acts 1913 SENATE Bill
No. 15) Is an Act regulating the
distribution, sale and use of viruelnt
blood from Hog Cholera infected
hogs or Virus" This Act will MINI
mize the danger of the spread Of
Cholera from the indiscriminate sale
and use of Cholera Virus in that it
makes it necessary for persons sell
| ing and using Virus" in this state
| to first obtain a written permit from
| the State Veterinarian. The passage
of this Act did not in any manner af-
| feet the sale and use of Anti Hog
Cholera Serum, as there is a distinct
difference between Virus" and SER
um
Chapter Is, Acts 1913, Senate Bill
No. 37) This Act changed the per-
iod of notice to be given owners Of
tick infested cattle to disinfect them,
from Is days to days. 1t also gives
recognition to the Standard Arseni-
cal Solution in tick eradication work.
The passage of this law was largely
Instrumental in freeing several
counties from tick infestation and
caused the quarantine to be raised
and the whole state of Tennessee
placed above the Federal Quarantine
Line.
In addition to passing the above
General Live Stock Sanitary Control
Laws the 5Sth General Assembly
placed an appropriation OF $4,000 at
the disposal Of the Agricultural De-
partment for the purpose Of estab-
fishing an Anti Hog Cholera Serum
Plant for the purpose Of manufacture
ing Serum and distributing it to tho
swine owners of Tennessee at actual
cost Of production.